Rasul Jafarov (Azerbaijani: Rəsul Ağahəsən oğlu Cəfərov; born August 17, 1984) is a lawyer and prominent human rights defender[1] in Azerbaijan.

Also in 2012 Rasul Jafarov has organized "Expression Online Initiative" that coincided with Internet Governance Forum, which took place in Baku, Azerbaijan.

[10] In June 2014, Rasul Jafarov has been included to the Natalia Project[5] - alarm and positioning system for human rights defenders at risk.

In early August 2014 both of them have been arrested, and their names are the last ones on the list - final outcome of their work - which has been published by the Norwegian Helsinki Committee.

[20][21] Also inter-governmental institutions, such as European Union,[1] United Nations, has expressed their deep concern regarding Rasul Jafarov's detention.