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听听President. 鈥� The next item is the debate on six motions for resolutions on the case of Dr Gubad Ibadoghlu, imprisoned in Azerbaijan ()*.

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听听Evin Incir, author. 鈥� Madam President, there is a lot to say about the regime of Azerbaijan and its unlawful actions in that country and beyond. Crackdowns on political opposition and civil rights activists are unacceptable. We can鈥檛 continue with business as usual with a regime that fabricates criminal investigations to suppress criticism of the authorities.

It is not the first time we are raising the issue of human rights violations in Azerbaijan. The case of political economist Dr Gubad Ibadoghlu is serious, and he must immediately be released. He has been falsely and arbitrarily imprisoned since 23听July, and he has limited access to contact his family, even his lawyer. He needs to have access to health care. The inhuman treatment must end.

We call therefore on the High Representative and the EEAS and the Member States to raise cases such as Gubad Ibadoghlu鈥檚 in all bilateral meetings, as well as in the negotiations of a future partnership or any other agreement with Azerbaijan. Any agreement with Azerbaijan must be conditional on the release of all political prisoners. Enough with the impunity for regimes and people that violate fundamental rights!

听听Petras Au拧trevi膷ius, author. 鈥� Madam President, Madam Commissioner, Dr听Gubad Ibadoghlu, a prominent academic, civil activist, and campaigner against corruption and for democratic reform, was forcibly arrested and detained with limited access to a lawyer on 23 July this year. Mr Ibadoghlu is also the Chairman of the Azerbaijan Democracy and Prosperity Movement. Because he challenged the kleptocracy, he now faces 12 years in prison.

We must demand that the Azerbaijani authorities stop persecuting Dr Ibadoghlu and release him immediately. His unlawful detention, as well as the ongoing persecution of civil rights activists, journalists and opposition politicians in that country must be considered the main obstacle to the development and deepening of EU-Azerbaijan relations.

听听Viola von Cramon-Taubadel, author. 鈥� Madam President, Commissioner, dear colleagues, imagine a European country on the edge of this continent, placed between the highest mountains and the vastest lake, endowed with talented people and blessed with natural resources. The country whose constitution proudly states in Article听24: 鈥楬uman dignity is protected and respected鈥�.

Now imagine the same country ruled by an autocrat who brutally suppresses critical voices, imprisons the opposition, physically attacks journalists, blackmails activists, and rattles weapons.

The peoples of Azerbaijan deserve better. They deserve to live in a country where natural resources are invested in education and not in luxury villas in Dubai or Zurich. A country where people like Dr听Gubad听Ibadoghlu, who expose corruption, are rewarded and not thrown in jail. A country that does not use gas for geopolitical blackmail, but for cooperation and peace building. A country that is faithful to its constitution, where human dignity is truly protected and respected. This is what Azerbaijan could be 鈥� a democratic law-governed, secular and unitary republic as demanded by its constitution.

Azerbaijan, that frees all political prisoners, does not threaten over 100听000 Armenians with ethnic cleansing, blockading the Lachin corridor. In this case, can we all, not just the President of the Commission, call Azerbaijan without hesitation, a trustworthy partner?

听听Adam Bielan, author. 鈥� Madam President, dear Commissioner, the double case of Dr听Ibadoghlu, unjustly imprisoned in Azerbaijan, and his wife, injured during the arrest, is a clear example of multiple violations of the Human Rights Charter.

The deteriorating health of Dr听Ibadoghlu, coupled with the appalling detention conditions he faces, is highly concerning. We call on the Azerbaijani Government to grant Dr听Ibadoghlu a fair process and the medical attention he needs.

We also remind the Azerbaijani authorities that hampering access to a lawyer to Dr听Ibadoghlu amounts to political oppression.

More broadly, we believe that EU involvement in the region should account for these events and remain resolutely practical and result-oriented, as this notably differentiates us from authoritarian oppressors, such as Russia, which for decades has fuelled conflicts and used the region for its own political gains.

听听Leopoldo L贸pez Gil, on behalf of the PPE Group. 鈥� Madam President, Madam Commissioner, the EPP Group is deeply worried about the case of Dr Gubad Ibadoghlu in Azerbaijan. He has dedicated his life on researching public financial management, good governance and budget transparency. But today, Dr Gubad is not free to continue his work. He sits unjustly behind bars, detained for discovering irregularities and corruption within Azerbaijan鈥檚 state institutions. The circumstances surrounding his detention call for impartial investigation to ensure the protection of his due process rights. His courageous stance against corruption and lack of transparency has come to a tremendous personal cost. Dr Gubad鈥檚 health is deteriorating rapidly during his unjust imprisonment.

It is our moral obligation to help Dr Gubad Ibadoghlu, and we urge the Azerbaijani authorities to release him immediately and to ensure that he receives the essential medical care he urgently needs.

听听Marina Kaljurand, on behalf of the S&D Group. 鈥� Madam President, Commissioner, colleagues, I join my voice to protest against the brutal arrest and continued detention of Dr听Ibadoghlu based on highly dubious charges. I also join my voice to call for the immediate release of Dr听Ibadoghlu.

Regrettably, this is not the first time we discuss human rights situation in Azerbaijan. The European Court of Human Rights stated in 2018 that 鈥榯here is a troubling pattern of arbitrary arrest and detention of government critics through misuse of criminal law鈥�. Unfortunately, today the situation is even worse. There are over 200 political prisoners in Azerbaijan, while many more face ongoing prosecution cases, administrative detention and harassment by the authorities.

This is not acceptable, especially for a country that wants to be a strategic partner of the EU. The deepening of EU relations should be conditional on significant improvement of the human rights situation, underlined with the EU global human rights sanctions regime.

听听Mark茅ta Gregorov谩, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group. 鈥� Madam President, dear colleagues, Commissioner, Azerbaijan鈥檚 human rights situation is continuously declining. Today we have the case of Dr Gubad Ibadoghlu, an economist, professor, researcher and known critic of the Azerbaijani Government, who, like many others, was forcefully taken, beaten, detained and refused any medical help, causing his already poor health to deteriorate to dangerous levels. This is part of Azerbaijan鈥檚 widespread, systemic and horrific abuse of its opposition, of its citizens, using severe harassment, violence and imprisonment.

Dr Gubad Ibadoghlu鈥檚 case is yet another example of this disturbing trend, but it is also a reminder that we must act. The EU leaders must speak up about this ongoing situation and finally demand Azerbaijan, our partner based on various memorandums and proclamations, to stop the crackdown and release those unjustly detained and imprisoned.

听听Maximilian Krah, im Namen der ID-Fraktion. 鈥� Frau Pr盲sidentin, Frau Kommissarin, meine verehrten Damen und Herren Kollegen! Es ist unbestritten, dass die Menschenrechtssituation in Aserbaidschan nach europ盲ischen Ma脽st盲ben schlecht ist.

Das Problem, was ich mit dem hiesigen Fall habe, ist aber, dass ich nicht gefunden habe und keinen Beweis von Ihnen geh枚rt habe, dass die Anschuldigungen falsch sind. Es ist ein laufendes Verfahren, und die Frage ist: Glauben wir, dass immer dann, wenn es einen Regimekritiker听鈥� und das ist er听鈥� erwischt, kriminelle Anschuldigungen per se falsch sind? Wer muss denn beweisen, dass die Anschuldigungen richtig und falsch sind?

Das Risiko der Menschenrechtsintervention besteht deshalb immer darin, dass wir uns zum Richter aufspielen in F盲llen, in denen uns das Fachwissen und das Sachwissen 眉ber den Fall selbst fehlt, und dass wir das, was wir gut meinen, in Wahrheit schlecht umsetzen. N盲mlich dass wir uns zu kolonialen Besserwissern aufspielen, die anderen L盲ndern des globalen S眉dens erkl盲ren, wie sie ihre Justiz zu f眉hren haben.

Dazu stehe ich nicht bereit. Nicht, weil ich Herrn Dr. 陌bado臒lu nicht sch盲tzen w眉rde, sondern deshalb, weil ich nicht entscheiden kann, ob die Vorw眉rfe berechtigt oder unberechtigt sind. Das muss die Justiz in Aserbaidschan tun. Sie hat es nicht getan, und deshalb geht uns der Fall nichts an!

听听Fabio Massimo Castaldo (NI). 鈥� Madam President, dear Commissioner, dear colleagues, the illegal detention of Dr Ibadoghlu is yet another example of the continuous crackdown on the rule of law and the violation of human rights perpetrated by the authorities in Baku, both domestically and at the regional level. Inside the country no dissident is allowed. According to Human Rights Watch, in 2022 more than 30 people remained wrongfully imprisoned. NGOs are prevented from working independently and systemic torture and ill treatment in custody, as well as restrictions on media freedoms, are the alarming normality.

What is happening at the regional level is in front of our eyes. The hateful blockade of the Lachin corridor seriously jeopardised the lives of 120听000 ethnic Armenians, and the recent self-proclaimed willingness to reopen the corridor is nothing more than another attempt to absorb the region completely with the risk of a full-scale ethnic cleansing.

Dear colleagues, I have recently prepared a written question on the case of Dr Ibadoghlu and a letter on the deteriorating humanitarian situation in Nagorno-Karabakh. We have to show that the brutal behaviour of the Baku regime will not be tolerated. We have to show that this 合法博彩网站 must stand firmly in support of the Azeri civil society and in asking for the release of all the political prisoners. The smell of gas and oil shall not cover the scent of freedom.

听听Michaela 艩ojdrov谩 (PPE). 鈥� Madam Chair, Madam Commissioner, dear colleagues, we are speaking about a known concrete case. Our previous colleague said that he is not aware about this concrete case, but we are aware, because the imprisonment of the Mr听Gubad Ibadoghlu is just another illustration of the systematic oppression and intimidation by the government in Azerbaijan. Various independent organisations list more than 200 political prisoners in Azerbaijan.

This concrete case highlights a deterioration of human rights and fundamental freedoms in that country. Therefore, we demand the immediate and unconditional release of Gubad Ibadoghlu, arrested on fabricated charges. The Azerbaijani authorities must release all political prisoners, journalists and human rights defenders.

In recent weeks we have witnessed meetings between Azerbaijan Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov and Commissioner Oliver V谩rhelyi, as well as the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker T眉rk. In light of engagements such as this we call on the Vice-President听/听High Representative, the European External Action Service and the Member States to raise cases such as these in all bilateral negotiations for a future partnership agreement.

听听Isabel Santos (S&D). 鈥� Senhora Presidente, Senhora Comiss谩ria, no Azerbaij茫o n茫o h谩 espa莽o para veleidades em mat茅ria de cr铆tica pol铆tica ou de den煤ncia da corrup莽茫o instalada ao n铆vel mais profundo das estruturas do Estado pelo regime cleptocr谩tico da fam铆lia de Aliyev e seus companheiros.

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N茫o podemos compactuar com esta situa莽茫o. N茫o podemos considerar um regime que viola constantemente as liberdades b谩sicas do seu povo e p玫e em risco a popula莽茫o arm茅nia no Nagorno-Karabakh, como acontece agora com o encerramento do corredor de Lachin, como um parceiro confi谩vel, como foi considerado recentemente pela Senhora von der Leyen.

脡 nossa obriga莽茫o exigir a r谩pida recondu莽茫o deste pa铆s aos mais elementares princ铆pios inscritos na Ata final de Hels铆nquia, da qual 茅 signat谩rio. E que proceda rapidamente, e sem qualquer tipo de condi莽玫es, 脿 liberta莽茫o de todos os presos pol铆ticos. Sem isso, n茫o pode haver qualquer acordo de coopera莽茫o. N茫o podemos trair os nossos valores.

听听Fran莽ois Alfonsi (Verts/ALE). 鈥� Madame la Pr茅sidente, Madame la Commissaire, cette r茅solution d茅nonce l鈥檈mprisonnement et les conditions d鈥檌ncarc茅ration du docteur Gubad Ibadoghlu, opposant de M. Aliyev, le dictateur qui dirige l鈥橝zerba茂djan.

Le cas de cette personnalit茅 reconnue dans son pays pour ses combats pour la d茅mocratie et les droits de l鈥檋omme illustre la situation d茅mocratique ex茅crable qui r猫gne en Azerba茂djan. Avec lui, des dizaines de prisonniers politiques subissent l鈥檃rbitraire. Ils sont journalistes ind茅pendants, d茅fenseurs des droits de l鈥檋omme, opposants politiques, etc. L鈥橝zerba茂djan est une dictature et nous devons la d茅noncer avec beaucoup plus de fermet茅 que ce qui a 茅t茅 fait jusqu鈥檌ci. La Commission a m锚me, au contraire, fait l鈥櫭﹍oge d鈥檜n partenaire fiable. C鈥檈st d鈥檃utant plus inacceptable que le r茅gime de Monsieur Aliyev est en train de menacer d鈥櫭﹑uration ethnique toute une population arm茅nienne qui vit au Haut-Karabakh et qui est r茅duite 脿 la famine par le blocus du corridor de Latchine par l鈥檃rm茅e az茅rie depuis bient么t un an.

Nous voterons cette r茅solution et nous appelons le Parlement 脿 prendre conscience du danger que repr茅sente une telle dictature 脿 Bakou pour son peuple, pour les minorit茅s, pour les Arm茅niens de l鈥橝rtsakh et pour la paix dans cette partie du monde.

Catch-the-eye procedure

听听Stanislav Pol膷谩k (PPE). 鈥� Pan铆 p艡edsedaj铆c铆, j谩 jsem p暖vodn臎 vystupovat necht臎l k tomuto bodu, nicm茅n臎 m臎 k tomu p艡im臎lo pom臎rn臎 skand谩ln铆 vystoupen铆 z谩stupce skupiny ID, kter茅 j谩 pova啪uji za nep艡ijateln茅 relativizov谩n铆 toho, co se skute膷n臎 v 脕zerb谩jd啪谩nu d臎je a jak媒m zp暖sobem p艡edstavitel茅 st谩tn铆 moci nakl谩daj铆 s panem profesorem Ibadoghluou.

J谩 pova啪uji toto vystoupen铆 za nep艡ijateln茅 a mysl铆m, 啪e bychom ho m臎li v拧ichni odsoudit. Pan kolega ze skupiny ID si to tzv. u啪il, proto啪e jsme nemohli na jeho vystoupen铆 reagovat, a j谩 reaguji proto, abych zvedl hlas za n谩s v拧echny ostatn铆, kte艡铆 nejsme spokojeni s t铆m, jak z谩stupci t茅to frakce p艡istupuj铆 k takto z谩va啪n媒m ot谩zk谩m. Poru拧ov谩n铆 lidsk媒ch pr谩v je setrval茅 v听脕zerb谩jd啪谩nu a v臎nujeme se mu ji啪 pon臎kolik谩t茅. Je skute膷n臎 nep艡ijateln茅, aby t铆mto zp暖sobem bylo relativizov谩no ze strany z谩stupc暖 t茅to politick茅 frakce, a mysl铆m si, 啪e by bylo dobr茅, kdyby se za jeho vystoupen铆 omluvili.

脕zerb谩jd啪谩n je v谩z谩n lidsk媒mi pr谩vy, je v谩z谩n mezin谩rodn铆mi smlouvami, kter茅 podepsal, a ty se t媒kaj铆 i nespravedliv臎 v臎zn臎n茅ho pana profesora Ibadoghlua a situace N谩horn铆ho Karabachu, o tom bychom mohli mluvit je拧t臎 dal拧铆 hodiny, jak se tam poru拧uj铆 lidsk谩 pr谩va.

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听听Elisa Ferreira, Member of the Commission. 鈥� Madam President, honourable Members of the European 合法博彩网站, I am intervening here in this debate on behalf of the High Representative/Vice-President Josep Borrell to express the fact that the European Union has repeatedly brought to the attention of the relevant Azerbaijani authorities our increasing concerns about the human rights situation in the country, in particular the detention of imprisoned activists Dr Gubad Ibadoghlu and Bakhtiyar Hajiyev.

The EU is following closely the case of Azerbaijani scholar and civil activist Dr Gubad Ibadoghlu, who was kept and has been kept on pre-trial detention based on dubious charges since 23 July. He has a serious underlying health condition, and we are concerned about the reported deterioration of his health during his detention. We have raised the case of Dr Ibadoghlu with the Azerbaijani authorities, asking for his immediate release and the necessary medical attention it requires. We are in close contact with his family and international partners in order to support efforts towards his release.

Honourable Members, the European Union takes seriously the reports of increasingly narrowing space for activists and civil society in Azerbaijan. We call on the Azerbaijani authorities to adhere to their human rights obligations and their own commitments. Human rights and respect of the rule of law are at the core of our relations with Azerbaijan, as jointly agreed in the European Union-Azerbaijan partnership priorities of 2018 and extended until 2024.

The European Union firmly believes that the rule of law, human rights and democratic institutions are the basis of an independent, stable and prosperous country and a precondition for a constructive business environment. The European Union will continue raising the human rights situation in all our contacts with Azerbaijan to ensure that both activists 鈥� Dr Gubad Ibadoghlu and Bakhtiyar Hajiyev 鈥� are released and that the situation improves on the ground.

听听President. 鈥� The debate is closed. The vote will be held tomorrow.