As the U.N. Climate Summit (COP29) is set to be held in Baku starting on November 11, it is becoming increasingly clear that Azerbaijan should not have been allowed to host such a prestigious gathering. In addition to Armenian protests about ethnic cleansing and the illegal detention of Armenian prisoners in Baku, there have been worldwide objections to the conference being held in Baku because of Azerbaijan’s flagrant and persistent violations of human rights.
On October 10, Human Rights Watch (HRW) published an article titled, “COP29 Host Country Agreement Lacks Rights Protections: Azerbaijan Should Guarantee Rights of Civil Society Participants at Climate Conference.” HRW expressed its serious concerns about Baku hosting the conference.
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When the “might is right” mentality reigns supreme and appeasement the order of the day, with no accountability, sanctions and any form of penalties, all these declarations are just pieces of paper and already meaningless before the ink has dried.