Wednesday, June 17, 2009

EurasiaNet Civil Society - Azerbaijan: NGO Amendments Put Civil Society at Risk - Activists

EurasiaNet Civil Society - Azerbaijan: NGO Amendments Put Civil Society at Risk - Activists: "Wednesday, June 17, 2009
CIVIL SOCIETY

AZERBAIJAN: NGO AMENDMENTS PUT CIVIL SOCIETY AT RISK - ACTIVISTS
Jessica Powley Hayden 6/17/09


Controversial amendments that would impose new restrictions on non-governmental organizations could force numerous local and international NGOs in Azerbaijan to cease operations. Some activists go so far as to say the amendments, if passed, would throttle civil society development in the country.

Azerbaijan’s parliament, the Milli Mejlis, is expected to consider the bill on June 19, just 10 days after the proposed amendments were announced. According to local NGO activists, President Ilham Aliyev’s office submitted the proposed amendments to parliament on June 8, and they received the speedy approval of the legislature’s Committee on Legal Policy the next day."

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