Ecocide Bill Passes First Reading in Azerbaijan

Written By Stop Ecocide International

Summary:

  • Azerbaijan’s President, Ilham Aliyev, has proposed adding 'ecocide' to the country’s Criminal Code in a new bill entitled 'On Amendments to the Criminal Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan.’

  • Article 104-1 of the new bill defines ecocide as ‘causing mass destruction of flora and fauna, poisoning natural resources, or other intentional ecological harm’. 

  • The bill, which passed its first reading in the Milli Majlis (Parliament of Azerbaijan), proposes custodial sentences of 10 to 15 years for those found guilty of the newly proposed crime.


You can find a copy of the proposed amendment on the Azerbaijan National Parliament’s website here.

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