Dunja Mijatović, the commissioner for human rights of the Council of Europe has expressed her regrets that no progress was made in Azerbaijan regarding freedom of speech. The organization's report mentions that journalists and social media activists who express dissent or criticism of the authorities are continuously deprived of their liberty on a variety of charges. The commissioner called on the Azerbaijani authorities to release all those detained because of the views they expressed and to bring the legislation of Azerbaijan up to European standards.