Rasul Jafarov

Rasul Jafarov
Rəsul Cəfərov
Rasul Jafarov
Born (1984-08-17) 17 August 1984
NationalityAzerbaijani
Occupation(s)lawyer, human rights activist
Known forhuman rights activism
AwardsThe Andrei Sakharov Freedom Award by Norwegian Helsinki Committee (2014)

Rasul Jafarov (Azerbaijani: Rəsul Ağahəsən oğlu Cəfərov; born August 17, 1984) is a lawyer and prominent human rights defender in Azerbaijan.

In April 2015, he was sentenced to six and a half years' imprisonment. He was considered a prisoner of conscience by Amnesty International. He received a pardon in March 2016.