ODIHR director welcomes release of Leyla Yunus

  10 December 2015    Read: 984
ODIHR director welcomes release of Leyla Yunus
Michael Georg Link, Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), today welcomed the release from custody of Azerbaijani human rights defender Leyla Yunus, following a request from her lawyers based on her deteriorating health, according to the ODIHR website.
“Leyla Yunus’ release today is a positive and much welcome humanitarian gesture. ODIHR continues to stand ready to engage constructively with the authorities of Azerbaijan on human dimension issues,” said Director Link.

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