Azerbaijan imitates democracy and human rights, according to Deputy Director of the Europe and Central Asia Division of Human Rights Watch.

As Rachel Denber told Obyektiv.tv, “the political and judicial authorities of Azerbaijan, its law enforcement agencies will not be able to mislead world public opinion, because everyone knows that dozens of people were punished for attempt to implement a legal right for freedom of assembly and speech.”

"Unfortunately, Azerbaijan is imitating democracy and human rights. It can be seen from the records of the country, submitted to international organizations such as the UN. Behind those signs of normal legal framework, which meets international norms and standards, there is a weak implementation of laws that have led to a gradual (since 2003) deterioration of the human rights situation," Contact.az quoted Denber as saying.