▁separate ▁case , ▁which ▁was ▁later ▁susp ended . ▁Western ▁govern ments ▁and ▁human ▁rights ▁groups ▁expressed ▁concern ▁over ▁their ▁pro sec ution . ▁Human ▁Rights ▁Watch ▁has ▁den ounced ▁their ▁case ▁as ▁a ▁show ▁trial , ▁and ▁Am n esty ▁International ▁declared ▁the ▁couple ▁prisoners ▁of ▁conscience . ▁ ▁The ▁det ention ▁of ▁Ar if ▁and ▁Ley la ▁Y un us , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁Ras ul ▁J af ar ov , ▁has ▁largely ▁been ▁regarded ▁as ▁another ▁step ▁in ▁the ▁state ▁crack down ▁on ▁civil ▁society ▁in ▁A zer ba ij an . ▁The ▁actions ▁of ▁the ▁authorities ▁were ▁har sh ly ▁condem ned ▁by ▁many ▁prominent ▁international ▁human ▁rights ▁organizations , ▁among ▁them ▁Am n esty ▁International ▁( which ▁calls ▁the ▁Y un us ▁" pr ison ers ▁of ▁conscience " ▁and ▁has ▁called ▁on ▁the ▁authorities ▁to ▁release ▁them ▁immediately ), ▁Parliament ary ▁Assembly ▁of ▁the ▁Council ▁of ▁Europe , ▁ ▁United ▁States ▁Mission ▁to ▁the ▁OS CE , ▁Observ atory ▁for ▁the ▁Prote ction ▁of ▁Human ▁Rights ▁Def enders , ▁Nobel ▁Women ' s ▁In iti ative , ▁ ▁Re por ters ▁Without ▁B orders , ▁Human ▁Rights ▁Watch ▁and ▁others . ▁ ▁Human ▁Rights ▁Watch ▁called ▁for ▁the ▁susp ension ▁of ▁A zer ba ij an ' s ▁membership ▁from ▁an ▁Ext ract ive ▁Indust ries ▁Trans par ency ▁In iti ative ▁( E IT I ) ▁because ▁of ▁" A zer ba ij an ▁government ’ s ▁off ensive ▁against ▁human ▁rights ▁def enders ▁and ▁non