The host country for climate conferences is usually chosen. Candidate countries are drawn up many years in advance. To have time to prepare and plan long-term, but Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry spokesman Aykhan Hajizadeh said that Baku is well prepared to host this meeting.
Azerbaijani government uses COP29 to gain legitimacy?
The civil society sector also came out to raise its voice. Azerbaijan has a poor human rights record. It is based on the Freedom Index, which is compiled and ranked by a US-based non-governmental organization. With Azerbaijan getting 9/100 points
One case that was raised to discuss the legitimacy of the Azerbaijani government in its treatment of its citizens is Ebadoglu Bayramova This man is a human rights activist. A professor at the London School of Economics was arrested while returning to visit his family in the country.Azerbaijan With accusations of having extremist political ideas
From 2013 to 2019, Ebadoglu served as a civil society representative for the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI), an organization that publicly supports the management of oil, gas and mineral resources.
This arrest made the governmentAzerbaijanExposure to criticism and the US State Department came out with various organizations in Europe to denounce and call for an investigation into this arrest.
“We cannot allow Azerbaijan to use COP29 as a tool to absolve itself of suppressing freedom of expression and human rights,” said Joe Bardwell, spokesman for Publish What You Pay, the organization that created the EITI.
Human rights issues in Azerbaijan
Human Rights Watch information indicates that in 2022, human rights violations will be a problem in the countryAzerbaijanMore than 20 citizens were arrested on political charges, and 30 others were unjustly imprisoned. Because of his public criticism of the government
Azerbaijan has a number of laws that prevent NGOs from operating freely, including brutal torture in detention. And eliminating freedom of the press.
In addition, it was also mentioned Police officers bring drug chargesPoliticians who are active in criticizing the Azerbaijani government after the release of some citizens came out and said that they were coerced and brutally tortured while in captivity.
Rashad Ramazanov Bloggers and Political Prisoners This man was a man who strongly criticized the government on his social media and was arrested. He said: The police had beaten him. And force him to confess to drug possession. Until he was finally convicted and spent 6 years in prison before being released in 2019.
The Dubai Climate Conference ends on December 12, 2023, but there are still issues being hotly debated every day. Including the issue of Azerbaijan hosting the meeting. Conference of the Parties 29 This will also be held in 2024 in Baku. Even after receiving all the support, there are still many sectors that do not agree to this. He came out to criticize her harshly
“What will COP29 mean? When the host country is Azerbaijansaid Zala Bayramova, Ebadoglu Bayramova’s daughter.
Do you think human rights and climate issues are the same thing? Or what can the arguments of many sectors tell us?
source: Reuters
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