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1 December 2004 - 17:57 AMT

HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS INFORM OF DISCRIMINATION OF CHECHENS IN AZERBAIJAN

Chechens – is a national minority deprived of any rights in Azerbaijan “, Chechen human rights defender Mayrbek Taramov stressed, Caucasian Knot news agency reports. When commenting on Taramov’s statement Azeri lawyer Zeynalov stated that Chechens are really subject to discrimination in Azerbaijan. “During a long time in Azerbaijan, now also in Europe, Chechen children, who were in Azerbaijan cannot receive the birth certificate in accordance with the 52 clause of the Azerbaijani Constitution”, he said. The explanation of such an attitude of the Azeri authorities towards the Chechen refugees can be found not at the legal but at the political level, human rights defenders consider.