European Commission against Racism and Intolerance Calls Azerbaijan to Stop Anti-Armenian Hate Speech
On June 7, the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) published a report on Azerbaijan.
In the report the ECRI referred to a number of worrying issues, including hate speech against Armenians.
"Political leaders, educational institutions and media have continued using hate speech against Armenians; an entire generation of Azerbaijanis has now grown up listening to this hateful rhetoric. Human rights activists working inter alia towards reconciliation with Armenia have been sentenced to heavy prison terms on controversial accusations," the report reads.
Moreover, the report also addresses Ramil Safarov’s case.
"In 2012 the authorities pardoned, released and promoted Ramil Safarov, who had been sentenced in Budapest to life imprisonment for the murder of an Armenian army officer, without taking into account the risk of cultivating a sense of impunity for the perpetrators of racist crime".
In addition the report also notes that during ECRI’s country visit the authorities underlined, as on many previous occasions, the fact that Azerbaijan is a highly tolerant country with few incidents of hate speech.
Taking note of this position, the ECRI states otherwise, mentioning that a study on hate speech in the Azerbaijani media in 2014 concluded that 3.9% Azerbaijani news items contained hate speech, mostly targeted at Armenians.
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