IHRC condemns the government of Azerbaijan's enforced secularisation programme and its reductive nature.
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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:
http://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
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