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Islamic Human Rights Commission
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Briefing now available on-line: Azerbaijan and the Hijab Ban: A new Kemalist nightmare?

08 February 2003

To read the whole briefing please visit:

https://www.ihrc.org.uk/show.php?id=527

The IHRC condemns the government of Azerbaijan’s enforced secularisation programme and its reductive nature, as detrimental to the long-term interests of the Azerbaijani people.

Its latest briefing looks at:

• Background to contemporary Azerbaijan
• Hijab ban: Ataturk and his illegitimate children haunt Azerbaijan
• Marginalisation of the Opposition and Concerns over Electoral Malpractice
• Torture and Detention
• Conclusion

For further information please call the office on (+44) 20 8902 0888 or (+44) 7958 522 196, email: info@ihrc.org.

Islamic Human Rights Commission
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