OBAMA SLAMS CRACKDOWN ON CIVIL SOCIETY IN AZERBAIJAN

13:00, 24.09.2014

U.S. President Brack Obama slammed Azerbaijan for relentless crackdown
on civil society during his speech at at Clinton Global Initiative.

In his remarks, Obama touched upon crackdown on civil society in many
countries, including Azerbaijan.

“From Russia to China to Venezuela, you are seeing relentless
crackdowns, vilifying legitimate dissent as subversive. In places
like Azerbaijan, laws make it incredibly difficult for NGOs even
to operate. From Hungary to Egypt, endless regulations and overt
intimidation increasingly target civil society. And around the world,
brave men and women who dare raise their voices are harassed and
attacked and even killed,” he said.

U.S. President noted that for the sake of national security, the
United States works with governments that do not fully respect the
universal rights of their citizens.

From: Baghdasarian