Amendment No. 3 | Doc. 13940 | 27 January 2016

How to prevent inappropriate restrictions on NGO activities in Europe?

Signatories: Mr François ROCHEBLOINE, France, EPP/CD ; Ms Dalia KUODYTĖ, Lithuania, ALDE ; Ms Inese LĪBIŅA-EGNERE, Latvia, EPP/CD ; Ms Hermine NAGHDALYAN, Armenia, EC ; Ms Naira ZOHRABYAN, Armenia, EC

Origin - 2016 - First part-session

In the draft resolution, at the end of paragraph 5, add the following words:

"The Assembly strongly condemns the unprecedented repression of civil society in Azerbaijan; reiterates its deep concern for the fate of activists who are under criminal investigation, in the light of reports from human rights defenders and domestic and international NGOs of the alleged use of fabricated charges against political figures, activists and journalists."