Rasul Jafarov
Rasul Jafarov | |
|---|---|
Rəsul Cəfərov | |
Rasul Jafarov | |
| Born | 17 August 1984 |
| Nationality | Azerbaijani |
| Occupation(s) | lawyer, human rights activist |
| Known for | human rights activism |
| Awards | The 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.