Azerbaijan Sanctions Review Act of 2025

This bill, titled the Azerbaijan Sanctions Review Act of 2025, mandates a comprehensive review of potential sanctions against specific Azerbaijani officials. Within 180 days of enactment, the President must submit a detailed determination to Congress regarding whether these individuals meet the criteria for sanctions under the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act or the National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act. The legislation is predicated on extensive findings detailing Azerbaijan's alleged human rights abuses and war crimes. These include the forced displacement of the Armenian population from Nagorno-Karabakh, a 10-month blockade of the Lachin Corridor, and the extrajudicial killing, torture, and arbitrary detention of Armenian civilians and prisoners of war. Reports from the United Nations, the Department of State, Human Rights Watch, and Freedom House are cited, highlighting Azerbaijan's continued detention of prisoners and its crackdown on domestic civil society and political opposition. A specific list of 53 Azerbaijani officials is provided for review, encompassing military commanders, police chiefs, judiciary members, and government officials. These individuals are to be assessed for their involvement in the documented human rights violations. The bill underscores the international legal obligations of Azerbaijan under the Geneva Conventions and other human rights treaties, which it is alleged to have violated.