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SING FOR DEMOCRACY: A campaign in anticipation of Eurovision 2012
From March 7th to 15th, Sing for Democracy campaign coordinator Rasul Jafarov met with journalists, human rights defenders, politicians and experts in Germany and Austria to discuss the human rights situation in Azerbaijan.
The main purpose of his visit was to discuss mechanisms for the promotion of human rights before, during, and after the 2012 Eurovision song contest.
On March 9th, the German branch of Reporters without Borders organized a joint press conference for Jafarov and German ombudsman Markus Löning. Journalists from news sources supported by the Azerbaijani state such as Azertaj, Trend.az, Day.az also attended the conference. Meetings in Germany were organized by the Institute for Democracy Media and Cultural Exchange (Dusseldorf-based German NGO). The Austrian media also reported on Sing for Democracy (SFD) and its various activities.
On March 12th, Jafarov, together with Austrian politicians Ulrike Lunacek and Marko Schröder, met with Azerbaijan’s ambassador to Austria, Galib Israfilov.
On March 14th a representative of the campaign met with Human Rights House Network (a Norwegian-based NGO) and officials from the European Broadcating Union (EBU). The meetings discussed the human rights issues (especially freedoms of expression and media) in Azerbaijan, and emphasized the importance of EBU’s action regarding the human rights situation in the host country for Eurovision 2012.
Sing for Democracy Campaign
Baku, Azerbaijan
Telephone: (+99 412) 408-0842
Fax: (+99 412) 598-4519
Web-site: www.singfordemocracy.org
Email: singfordemocracy@gmail.com | eurovision2012baku@gmail.com