Azeri Activist Conscripted Despite Ill-Health

Azeri activist Ulvi Hasanli has been conscripted for military service, despite being in ill-health, and sent to the zone of the unresolved conflict around Nagorno-Karabakh. Following a medical examination in September 2017, he was exempted from military service until 2019 on grounds of ill-health; an ultrasound showed he had inflamed kidney and kidney stones. However late in October the decision was reversed and he was detained and taken to a military base to begin his military service. Amnesty International believes he is being targeted because of his peaceful activism.

Azeri activist Ulvi Hasanli has been conscripted for military service, despite being in ill-health, and sent to the zone of the unresolved conflict around Nagorno-Karabakh. Following a medical examination in September 2017, he was exempted from military service until 2019 on grounds of ill-health; an ultrasound showed he had inflamed kidney and kidney stones. However late in October the decision was reversed and he was detained and taken to a military base to begin his military service. Amnesty International believes he is being targeted because of his peaceful activism. 1) TAKE ACTION Write a letter, send an email, call, fax or tweet:

• Immediately restore the exemption of Ulvi Hasanli from military service on health grounds;
• End the harassment of activists and the use of politically motivated army conscriptions.

Contact these two officials by 22 March, 2018:

Minister of Defence Colonel General Hasanov Zakir Asgar Oglu 3 Parliament Avenue Baku AZ1073, Azerbaijan Email: [email protected] Salutation: Dear Minister

Ambassador H.E. Elin Suleymanov, Embassy of the Republic of Azerbaijan 2741 34th Street NW, Washington DC  20008 Phone: 1 202 337 3500 I Fax: 1 202 337 5911| Email: [email protected] Twitter: @azembassyus Salutation: Dear Ambassador

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