Irada Javadova
HRd & Lawyer
Irada Javadova is a human rights lawyer who was involved in many resonant cases, including numerous violations of citizens’ property rights and protection of political activists and human rights defenders. She is the former head of NGO “Human Rights Education”.
Irada JavadovaCases
The space for human rights defenders (HRDs) and NGOs has been steadily shrinking in Azerbaijan. A number of legislative amendments have been adopted in recent years that restrict the work of HRDs and put their activities under strict governmental control. The roundup of the most prominent HRDs and their subsequent trials and imprisonment indicate that Azerbaijan is well on the road towards authoritarianism, seemingly adopting a Russian-style contempt of civil society.
