Call on governments to boycott European Games in Baku
45 international human rights organizations, politicians, experts call on the heads of the states and the international community to boycott the European Games in Baku and impose sanctions on the Azerbaijani officials, informs Contact.az. The published text reads as follows: “Taking into consideration the alarming human rights situation in Azerbaijan, the Western governments must impose a visa ban for those Azerbaijani officials, who are responsible for violations of human rights.” According to the statement, it is necessary to stop economic cooperation with Azerbaijani state institutions. Leaders of the states, which are going to participate in the European Games in Baku, are called on to boycott the Games and to organize parliamentary hearings on the situation in Azerbaijan. The importance to boycott the European Games is discussed in detail in the document, in particular, the fact of numerous political prisoners is highlighted in the document.
