The Special Rapporteur of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights on the question of torture, Sir Nigel Rodley, is undertaking a fact-finding mission to Azerbaijan from 7 to 16 May 2000 at the invitation of the Government.
The Special Rapporteur has requested to meet with, among other Azerbaijani officials, the President, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Minister of Justice, the Minister of the Interior, the Minister of Defense, the Attorney-General, the President of the Supreme Court and Heads of the Police/Security Services and of the Prisons Service. He will also meet with various non-governmental organizations and with private individuals.
The Special Rapporteur is scheduled to visit Baku where he will meet local police officials and visit police lock-ups and other places of detention.
Sir Nigel was first appointed Special Rapporteur in 1993; his mandate was extended by resolution 1998/38 of the Commission on Human Rights in 1998 for a further three years. He has previously carried out fact-finding missions to the Russian Federation, Rwanda, Colombia, Pakistan, Chile, Portugal with respect to the territory of East Timor, Venezuela, Mexico, Turkey, Romania, Cameroon and Kenya. Sir Nigel is a Professor of Law at the University of Essex in Colchester, England.
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