Interferences with the freedom of association: Ramazanova and others v Azerbaijan

Ramazanova and others v Azerbaijan (Application No 44362/03)

Briefed on 3rd March 2022

The case concerns the violations of the right to freedom of association on account of the failure of the authorities to apply properly the national legislation regulating the registration / the dissolution of the associations. In particular, the repeated failure, of the Ministry of Justice to take a definitive decision, or to respond within the statutory time-limits, amounted to de facto refusals to register the associations.

This case is under the standard procedure, however, the NGOs are calling, in their various rule 9.2 Communications, for having it moved to the enhanced procedure. The briefing has been arranged for this purpose.

The case was briefed by Nora Wehofsits, International Advocacy Officer, Human Rights House Foundation (HRHF), and Anar Mammadli, Co-Founder and Senior Advisor, Election Monitoring and Democracy Studies Center (EMDS).

• Powerpoint by HRHF and EMDS

• 1406th meeting (June 2021) (DH) - Rule 9.2 - Communication from NGOs (Human Rights House Foundation, Election Monitoring and Democracy Studies Center, Legal Education Society, Women’s Association for Rational Development) (03/05/2021) in the case of RAMAZANOVA AND OTHERS v. Azerbaijan (Application No. 44363/02)