Human Rights Watch criticized Baku for denying its representative, Georgy Gogia to enter Azerbaijan. On March 30 Baku had barred Gogia from entering Azerbaijan and took away his passport. He had arrived in Azerbaijan to attend the trial of human-rights lawyer Intigam Aliyev and human rights-activist Rasul Jafarov.
"Barring Georgy Gogia from attending the trial hearings shows just how far Azerbaijan's authorities have taken their crackdown on human rights," - Hugh Williamson, Europe and Central Asia director at Human Rights Watch said.