May 26, Amnesty International issued a 2010 report on the state of human rights in 159 countries.

In November the UN Committee against Torture expressed concern at Azerbaijan’s failure to implement the Convention against Torture in legislation and practice, including by prosecuting those responsible for torture, reads the 2010 report issued by the Amnesty International.

According to the report, restrictions on freedom of expression were tightened in Azerbaijan.

“Legislation and practice on the prohibition of torture and other ill-treatment fell short of international standards, including in the failure to investigate torture allegations. Independent journalists and civil society activists continued to face harassment and imprisonment on charges of hooliganism and libel. The authorities failed to conduct a thorough investigation into the death in custody of a human rights defender who was convicted after an unfair trial and denied necessary medical care,” says the report on state of human rights in Azerbaijan.