Amendment No. 18 | Doc. 13801 | 22 June 2015

The functioning of democratic institutions in Azerbaijan

Signatories: Mr Pieter OMTZIGT, Netherlands, EPP/CD ; Mr Paul FLYNN, United Kingdom, SOC ; Mr Hans FRANKEN, Netherlands, EPP/CD ; Ms Mailis REPS, Estonia, ALDE ; Mr Frank SCHWABE, Germany, SOC

Origin - 2015 - Third part-session

In the draft resolution, before paragraph 11.1, insert the following paragraph:

"put an end to systemic repression of human rights defenders, the media and those critical of the government, including politically motivated prosecutions, allow for effective judicial review of such attempts, and ensure that the overall climate can become conducive to political pluralism ahead of the forthcoming elections in November 2015;"