Azerbaijan
Left without a defence: Azerbaijan’s purge of human rights lawyers
Changes to the leadership and rules surrounding Azerbaijan’s Bar Association have left a number of prominent human rights lawyers unable to practice their trade. Independent journalists and opposition politicians say they are being left defenceless against political prosecutions, with one prominent human rights defender claiming just six lawyers now represent 150 political prisoners. Freelance journalist Aynur Elgunash sued Azerbaijan’s Bar Association after they expelled her lawyer,
