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Azerbaijan to chair in Council of Europe amid crackdown

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    Azerbaijan to chair in Council of Europe amid crackdown

    Azerbaijan's Leyla Yunus, human rights defender, held
    Azerbaijan's most prominent human rights campaigner has been detained with her husband while trying to leave the country.

    Leyla Yunus and her husband Arif Yunus, an academic, were hoping to board a flight from the capital Baku to Doha in Qatar, but were held at the airport.

    They were released after a night in custody. But her passport was withheld.

    Her arrest comes amid a crackdown on human rights activists and journalists in the oil-rich ex-Soviet state.[...]
    Mrs Yunus told journalists outside her house that during her 11-hour detention she was not allowed to use the toilet, and when finally allowed to go it was only in the presence of a male police officer.

    "It's like torture, like the Middle Ages," she said. "I haven't slept for a whole day."

    She was later released, but her office was searched.

    Azerbaijan has been repeatedly criticised by human rights organisations for stifling dissent, jailing opponents and obstructing democracy.

    Nevertheless, it is preparing to assume the chairmanship of the council of ministers of the Council of Europe, Europe's top human rights body.
    http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-27202134
    Makes a mockery of the Council of Europe, if they appoint the Azeri dictatorship to chair it. Is this just another western double-standard i.e. Europe condemns some dictatorships but supports others.
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