CoE body to mull Azeri laws on NGOs, political parties
BAKU – A draft law on Azerbaijani non-governmental organizations will be discussed during the fall session of the Council of Europe’s Venice Commission to be held in October, the Commission told the Baku-based APA news agency.
In late June, head of the CoE parliamentary assembly’s Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights sent an enquiry to the Commission on whether or not the bill meets international human rights standards.
The Commission will also discuss Azerbaijan’s draft law on Political Parties in October, upon request from the Azerbaijani government.
The bill is due to be mulled in the country’s parliament in fall.
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