TABLE OF CONTENTS FOREWORD ........................................................................................................................... X PARTNERS IN CRIME: EUROPE’S ROLE IN US RENDITIONS ................................................ 11 New report by Council of Europe on secret detentions and renditions ........................................ 11 AI’s recommendations .......................................................................................................... 3 ALBANIA ............................................................................................................................... 5 Background......................................................................................................................... 5 Death Penalty...................................................................................................................... 5 Torture and ill-treatment ...................................................................................................... 5 Police custody ................................................................................................................. 6 The case of Eriguert Ceka (Update to AI Index: EUR 11/005/2005) ....................................... 6 Conditions of detention and prisons ....................................................................................... 6 Enforced “disappearance” and impunity: the case of Remzi Hoxha – update to AI Index: EUR 01/005/2004 ....................................................................................................................... 7 Domestic violence – update to AI Index: EUR 01/001/2007 ...................................................... 7 Trafficking in human beings .................................................................................................. 8 Access to Housing ................................................................................................................ 8 Counter-terrorism ................................................................................................................ 9 ARMENIA .............................................................................................................................. 9 Discrimination against religious minorities............................................................................... 9 Conscientious objectors still imprisoned (update to AI Index: EUR 01/001/2007) ................... 10 Death in custody of Levon Gulyan ......................................................................................... 10 Threats to freedom of expression.......................................................................................... 11 The case of Gagik Shamshian (update to AI Index: EUR 01/001/2007) ................................. 11 Freedom of assembly restricted ............................................................................................ 12 International scrutiny .......................................................................................................... 12 Armenia in European Court of Human Rights judgments ...................................................... 12 PACE adopts resolutions on Armenia’s compliance with Council of Europe standards and the situation of women in the South Caucasus ......................................................................... 12 AZERBAIJAN ....................................................................................................................... 13 Harassment of religious minorities ........................................................................................ 13 No respite for journalists as freedom of expression continued to be curtailed (update to AI Index EUR 55/003/2007) .............................................................................................................. 13 The case of Faramaz Novruzoğlu and Sardar Alibeylı ........................................................... 14 The case of Eynulla Fatullayev and the Realny Azerbaydzhan and Gündelik Azərbaycan newspapers (update to AI Index: EUR 55/008/2007) .......................................................... 14 The case of Rovşan Kebirli and Yaşar Agazade ................................................................... 15 The case of Bextiyar Haciəv ............................................................................................. 15 The case of Rafig Taği and Samir Sadagatoğlu (update to AI Index: EUR 01/001/2007) .......... 16 Human rights activists intimidated ........................................................................................ 16 The Yeni Fikir case (update to AI Indexes: EUR 01/017/2006, EUR 55/004/2006 and EUR 01/001/2007) ................................................................................................................ 16 Allegations of torture and other ill-treatment.......................................................................... 16 National Committee against Torture presents findings ......................................................... 16 Allegations of torture not investigated as trial of three minors reached conclusion (update to AI Index: EUR 55/007/2007) ............................................................................................... 16 Conditions in Qobustan still a concern ............................................................................... 17 International Scrutiny.......................................................................................................... 17 Council of Europe, OSCE express concerns ........................................................................ 17 Azerbaijan in European Court of Human Rights judgments ................................................... 18 Refugee and extradition concerns ......................................................................................... 18 The case of Hadi Musevi .................................................................................................. 18 The case of Elif Pelit (update to AI Index EUR 01/001/2007) ................................................ 18 PACE resolution on the situation of women in the South Caucasus ............................................ 19 AI Index: EUR 01/010/2007 Amnesty International