The UN Human Rights Committee considered The Fourth Periodic Report of Azerbaijan expressing concerns about harassment and discrimination against members of the Armenian minority in Azerbaijan.
“The Committee is concerned about allegations of harassment and discrimination against members of the Armenian minority and the reluctance of Azerbaijanis of Armenian origin to self-identify as such, as well as about reports that foreigners with Armenian surnames have been prevented from entering the State party regardless of their nationality,” the reports reads.
The Committee called upon the Azerbaijan authorities to take all the necessary measures to prevent and combat the harassment of and discrimination against members of the Armenian minority and to ensure that foreigners with Armenian surnames are not denied access to the country on arbitrary and discriminatory bases.
The Committee also expressed concerns about consistent reports of torture and ill-treatment, including of journalists, human rights defenders and youth activists, restrictions on the exercise of the right to peaceful assembly and freedom of expression.
