As we mark Pride Month, LGBTQI+ communities worldwide celebrate the achievements and resilience of our movements while recognizing the ongoing challenges our communities face. Despite the challenges of these times when our existence is more at risk, we choose to…
The International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT) is a global occasion that highlights the importance of addressing discrimination and promoting equality for the LGBTI+ community. Despite the challenges of these times, we choose to remain hopeful. Continuing the…
On November 14, 2023, the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) mechanism of the UN Human Rights Council held its fourth periodic assessment of the human rights situation in Azerbaijan. The Azerbaijani delegation was led by Samir Sharifov, Deputy Minister of Foreign…
Azerbaijan’s human rights record will be examined by the UN Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Working Group for the fourth time in November of 2023. From the point of view of advocacy, this UN mechanism is an important…
On the 26th of July 2023, the police raided a birthday celebration, primarily a group of individuals who identified as queer, taking all to the Yasamal district 26th police station. Subsequently, they were subjected to forced medical examinations under the…
The present report is prepared for the 4th cycle of the Universal Periodic Review of Azerbaijan to take place at the 44th session of the United Nations’ Human Rights Council, 6-17 November 2023. The report was submitted jointly with Eurasian…
As we mark Pride Month in June, this month, LGBTQI+ communities worldwide celebrate the achievements and resilience in our movements, while recognizing the ongoing challenges our communities face. Nafas stands in solidarity with the LGBTQI+ community globally and we reaffirm…
“I am deeply concerned by new reports that LGBTI people and activists defending their rights in Azerbaijan have again been targeted by police officers,” said Christophe Lacroix (Belgium, SOC), General Rapporteur of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe…
Javid Nabiyev, an LGBTQI+ activist has revealed a harrowing account of mistreatment and abuse endured at the hands of the Azerbaijani police on his Instagram post. He spoke out about his personal experiences of discrimination and violence, shedding light on…
After the detention of LGBTI+ human rights defenders in front of the 37th Police Department in Baku, new information about their legal situation has been released. According to the information provided by journalist Nurlan Libre, Javid Nabiyev, Ali Malikov and…
