Property title confusion is creating space for arbitrary government action in Azerbaijan
The Azerbaijani authorities find new methods to keep the government critics in line, “Eurasianet.org” posted a story on its website covering the illegal demolition of rights activist Idrak Abbasov’s suburban Baku home.
According to the source the incident highlights how property title confusion is creating space for arbitrary government action in Azerbaijan.
Abbasov argues that his work monitoring human rights in the autonomous republic of Nakhchivan for the Institute for Reporters’ Freedom and Safety was the reason why bulldozers targeted his home in the Baku suburb of Sulutepe in September.
“In some cases, they [authorities] take violent and aggressive action against the most outspoken citizens, so this property issue is also being used as a tool for punishment,” said Amid Rasul Jafarov, coordinator of the Human Rights Club, which monitors property demolitions.