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Chairman of Supreme Court: Over last 12 years, European Court recorded 85 violations concerning Azerbaijan

24 October 2014 08:16 (UTC +04:00)

Baku. Ramiz Mikayiloglu - APA. “Azerbaijan is a member of the Council of Europe since 2001. Since 2002, the European Court of Human Rights has been considering the cases submitted by Azerbaijan. From 2002 till early October of 2014, only 85 violations of the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms concerning Azerbaijan were recorded,” Chairman of the Supreme Court Ramiz Rzayev told APA.

Mr. Rzayev said that there are some countries that they face over 200 or 300 judicial violations every year.

He said 85 facts of violations over the last 12 years is not the highest figure.

“Azerbaijan is taking measures and holding seminars regarding this matter. We also analyze the cases of violation. The most facts of violations are related to violation of the Article #6 of the Convention which protects the right to a fair trial. The court must avoid violations by all executive authorities as it is the court of last resort. The second highest number of violations is related to the Article #1 of the Optional Protocol to the Convention – protection of property”, Rzayev said.