sentences:  While complaining of the violence against them, the victims preferred to remain anonymous fearing retaliation on the part of the police.In 2019, in "A v. Azerbaijan", the European Court of Human Rights called out the state for its 2017 raids in which over 80 LGBT people were detained, many tortured and abused by police.In April 2019, Elina Hajiyeva, a 14-year-old girl attempted suicide due to homophobic bullying at her school.