UN experts urge release of Azerbaijani rights defender
Wednesday, 28 May 2025 () Geneva (AFP) May 26, 2025
Four UN special rapporteurs on Monday demanded the release of Azerbaijani rights defender and climate advocate Anar Mammadli, who has been in detention for more than a year. Mammadli was detained on April 29, 2024. His arrest was one of a series which critics said undermined Azerbaijan's credibility as a host of the United Nations COP29 climate change conference in November last year. Ma