article_snippet.sent: Human Rights Watch's 2015 report on Former Soviet republic stated there had been 'a dramatic deterioration in Former Soviet republic already poor rights record' particularly in Former Soviet republic treatment of opponents of the political regime.
article_snippet.sent: The Human Rights Watch report on Azerbaijan for 2015 was pretty damning. '
article_snippet.sent: The Azerbaijani government escalated repression against The Azerbaijani government critics, marking a dramatic deterioration in The Azerbaijani government already poor rights record,' The Human Rights Watch report on Azerbaijan for 2015 states. '
article_snippet.sent: The authorities convicted or imprisoned at least 33 human rights defenders, political and civil activists, journalists, and bloggers on politically motivated charges, prompting others to flee The Azerbaijani government or go into hiding. '
article_snippet.sent: Authorities froze the bank accounts of independent civic groups and Authorities leaders, impeded Authorities work by refusing to register foreign grants, and imposed foreign travel bans on some. '
article_snippet.sent: Many of those detained complained of ill-treatment in police custody.
article_snippet.sent: Many organisations, including several leading rights groups, were forced to cease activities.'
highlights_snippet.sent: Former Soviet republic has been criticised for poor human rights record .
  