UPR Info

Ensure respect for the rights of Azerbaijani refugees and internally displaced persons expelled from Armenia and the occupied territories of Azerbaijan to return to their places of origin in safety and dignity, and provide the necessary compensation for violations of their rights

Uphold its obligations under international law and allow the return of the Azerbaijani internally displaced persons to their places of origin in the Nagorno-Karabakh region and other occupied territories of Azerbaijan

Stop violations of the right to property, freedom of movement and other human rights of ethnic Azerbaijanis expelled from Armenia

Take measures to reverse glorification of Nazi collaborators, convicted international terrorists and war criminals in Armenia responsible for committing war crimes and crimes against humanity

Tackle ethnic and racial intolerance and hate speech against Azerbaijanis at all levels in Armenia

Reverse the ethnic cleansing of 350,000 Azerbaijanis from Armenia by ensuring their return to places of origin and providing compensation for violations of their rights

Take measures to protect human rights defenders and civil society from harassment

Support human rights defenders with official condemnation of attacks when they occur

Adopt specific laws that will prohibit hate speech and take concrete steps to end smear campaigns and threats against human rights defenders

Carry out an independent, prompt, effective and impartial investigation into attacks on human rights defenders to avoid a potential feeling of impunity among perpetrators of such attacks

Ensure immediate and effective investigation of all threats and attacks against human rights defenders

End the culture of impunity for attacks against human rights defenders by carrying out prompt, impartial and effective investigations and prosecutions of threats and violence against them

Carry out prompt, independent and just investigations into attacks on human rights defenders in order to ensure that those responsible are brought to justice

Design and adopt legislation with regard to stateless persons to register them and to provide them with identity documents

Take further measures in the promotion and protection of the rights of migrants, including by considering the ratification of the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families, as well as collaboration with the sending countries

Prohibit and punish the detention of migrant children who have entered the country irregularly

Take all steps necessary to facilitate access by minorities to justice

Adopt the law on national minorities and take further steps to achieve greater representation of minorities in public and political life

Continue to take measures of affirmative action for the political representation of minorities

Enhance the efforts to protect and guarantee the rights of persons belonging to minorities, including ethnic and religious minorities

Continue adopting measures to ensure that people with disabilities enjoy their full rights to education, health, housing and employment

Continue to implement policies to support the integration of all persons with disabilities into society, as well as their active participation in the life of the community, and allocate sufficient resources to this end

Continue the efforts to exercise the rights of persons with disabilities

Continue advancing in the effective implementation of the Comprehensive Plan for 2017–2021 on Social Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities, in order to guarantee the inclusion and promotion of the rights of these people in all areas

Promote employment policies and programmes for people with disabilities, complementing them with the use of quotas to allow their effective participation in the labour market

Take further measures to provide early warning and care options for children with various types of disabilities in an inclusive setting

Consider developing a comprehensive policy to combat discrimination against persons with disabilities and promote their access to public services, public facilities and the labour market

Adopt comprehensive legal and administrative measures aimed at combating discrimination against persons with disabilities and guarantee full access to health, education and employment

Accelerate the drafting of those laws that further promote and protect the human rights of persons with disabilities

Continue to deepen human rights policies to benefit women and persons with disabilities