Azerbaijan
This country page describes, in brief, data that TJET has compiled on regime transitions, intrastate conflict episodes, and transitional justice mechanisms. For details on the data included on this page, view the FAQ.
For Azerbaijan, TJET has collected information on: 21 amnesties between 1997 and 2019; and 15 domestic trials starting between 1995 and 2013.
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Country Background
Democratic Transition
Based on well-known democracy data, TJET records one democratic transition starting in 1992.
Data up to 2020. Hover over column labels for definitions.
Violent Conflict
Based on the Uppsala Conflict Data Program, TJET records nine violent intrastate conflict episodes between 1991 and 2020 (during 15 calendar years), involving three distinct armed opposition groups fighting against the government. Seven conflict episodes were internationalized by involvement of external state actors.
Data up to 2020. Hover over column labels for definitions. Source: UCDP Dyadic Dataset version 23.1, https://ucdp.uu.se/downloads/index.html#dyadic.
Transitional Justice Data
As of 2020, Azerbaijan ranks 52nd out of 174 on TJET’s legacy of violence index. For a full list of country rankings over time, view the index page, and for an explanation of the index, view the Methods & FAQs page.
Amnesties
Azerbaijan had 21 amnesties between 1997 and 2019. One occurred in the context of democratic transition. One was passed during ongoing internal armed conflict. Seven were passed after internal armed conflict. 20 amnesties released political prisoners. One amnesty forgave human rights violations.
Data up to 2020. Hover over column labels for definitions.
Domestic Trials
TJET has compiled data on 15 domestic prosecutions between 1995 and 2013. These include twelve regular human rights prosecutions of state agents, in which twelve persons were convicted; two intrastate conflict prosecutions of state agents, in which one person was convicted; and one intrastate conflict prosecution of opposition members, in which one person was convicted. In one trial that involved high-ranking state agents, one person was convicted.
Click on accused records for data on convictions. Data up to 2020. Hover over column labels for definitions.