
Azerbaijan
Opinion | While Azerbaijan praises its ‘family values’, young girls pay the price
The Azerbaijani government prefers to speak about family stability rather than helping girls avoid further exploitation.

The Azerbaijani government prefers to speak about family stability rather than helping girls avoid further exploitation.

The assailant was previously imprisoned in 2020 for sexually assaulting a 17-year-old girl.

Under Azerbaijani law, it is illegal to get married before the age of 18.

The judge concluded that the accused suffered from ‘a homosexual mental illness’.

One of those detained was a local police officer — a second police officer reportedly fled the country.

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The court ruled the woman will begin serving her sentence only after her oldest child turns 14.