Editing Azerbaijani Armed Forces (section)

===21st century===
A number of Azerbaijani human rights groups have been tracking non-combat deaths and have noted an upward trend in the early 2010s. Based on Defense Ministry statistics that had not been released to the public, the Group of Monitoring Compliance with Human Rights in the Army (GMCHRA) has recorded the deaths of 76 soldiers to date in non-combat incidents for 2011, and the injury of 91 others. In comparison, there were 62 non-combat deaths and 71 cases of injury in 2010. The string of non-combat deaths raises questions about the reform progress of the military. Factors behind the deaths include bullying, hazing, and the systemic corruption within the Azerbaijani Armed Forces (see [[Corruption in Azerbaijan]]).<ref>{{cite news | title=Azerbaijan: Non-Combat Deaths Put Military Reforms in Spotlight | url=http://www.eurasianet.org/node/64508 | publisher=EurasiaNet | date=14 November 2011 | access-date=2 February 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120128182004/http://www.eurasianet.org/node/64508 | archive-date=28 January 2012 | url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2017, Azerbaijani authorities used large scale torture (the [[Tartar Case]]) on Azerbaijani military personnel accused of treason.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Azerbaijan: Light slowly being shed on notorious torture case {{!}} Eurasianet |url=https://eurasianet.org/azerbaijan-light-slowly-being-shed-on-notorious-torture-case |access-date=2022-10-16 |website=eurasianet.org |language=en}}</ref> Generals Nacmeddin Sadikhov and Hikmet Hasanov were accused of torturing Azerbaijani officers and soldiers and according to the authorities and human rights defenders, more than 400 people were subjected to torture in the course of the case. The Azerbaijani authorities claimed one person was killed as a result, while human rights defenders say the number is about 13, and many were wrongfully convicted and given hefty prison sentences.