Following yesterday’s announcement that the Azerbaijani government has freed investigative journalist Khadija Ismayilova from prison, Representative Chris Smith (R-NJ), Chairman of the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, and Senator Roger Wicker (R-MS), Co-Chairman of the Commission, issued the following statement: “We welcome the release of Khadija Ismayilova from her unjust imprisonment. However, we call on the Government of Azerbaijan to drop all charges agai

Rep. Chris Smith Introduces Azerbaijan Democracy Act to Promote Rule of Law, Human Rights Hon. Christopher H. Smith, Chairman Hon. Roger F. Wicker, Co-Chairman For Immediate Release December 16, 2015 WASHINGTON, D.C. — Following years of systematic efforts by the Government of Azerbaijan to eliminate the voices of independent journalists, opposition politicians, and civil society groups, Helsinki Commission Chair Rep. Chris Smith (NJ-04) today introduced H.R. 4264, the Azerba