As a recap, the article also states that Congressman Chris Smith has previously introduced Azerbaijan Democracy Act – a bill that sets strict sanctions against Baku.
“The United States must withdraw the ambassador in Baku”, the Washington Post article reads. Senior director for human rights and democracy at the McCain Institute for International Leadership and a former assistant secretary of state for democracy, human rights and labor, David J. Kramer and adjunct professor at George Mason University and former U.S. ambassador to Azerbaijan and to Bosnia and Herzegovina, Richard Kauzlarich published a joint article in the Washington Post, referring to human rights restrictions and imprisonment of opposition members in Azerbaijan, calling the President of the United States to impose sanctions against Azerbaijan.
“Since the April summit, Aliyev’s regime has intensified its crackdowns on freedoms. The government in Baku has increased its arrests and detentions of another dozen opposition figures, peaceful religious believers and civil society activists. Nearly 100 political prisoners are languishing in the country’s jails,” they write. David J. Kramer and Richard Kauzlarich call the U.S. President to impose sanctions against Azerbaijan. “In the past, we have called for sanctions — asset freezes and visa bans — against Azerbaijani officials involved in and responsible for gross human rights abuses."
As a recap, the article also states that Congressman Chris Smith has previously introduced Azerbaijan Democracy Act – a bill that sets strict sanctions against Baku.
