YEREVAN, DECEMBER 16, ARMENPRESS. By violating norms of international law and international humanitarian law Azerbaijan is still holding 33 Armenians captive (Azerbaijan is confirming the captivity of 33 persons). The Human Rights Defender of Armenia Kristinne Grigoryan told ARMENPRESS that she is raising the issue of protecting the rights of the captives and immediately repatriating them during meetings with both international partners and representatives of embassies accredited in Armenia.
By violating norms of international law and international humanitarian law Azerbaijan is still holding 33 Armenians captive (Azerbaijan is confirming the captivity of 33 persons).
YEREVAN, DECEMBER 16, ARMENPRESS. By violating norms of international law and international humanitarian law Azerbaijan is still holding 33 Armenians captive (Azerbaijan is confirming the captivity of 33 persons). The Human Rights Defender of Armenia Kristinne Grigoryan told ARMENPRESS that she is raising the issue of protecting the rights of the captives and immediately repatriating them during meetings with both international partners and representatives of embassies accredited in Armenia.
YEREVAN, DECEMBER 16, ARMENPRESS. The representatives of the Office of Human Rights Defender of Armenia had private conversations with all the 17 Armenian prisoners of war who were captured by the Azerbaijani armed forces on September 13, 2022 and have been repatriated recently. During these talks, the staffers of the Ombudswoman’s Office have gathered data about the torture, ill treatment and other cruel treatment against the Armenian servicemen (in the period from capture to repatriation), Ombudswoman Kristinne Grigoryan said in response to the query of ARMENPRESS.
The Human Rights Defenders (HRD) of Armenia and Artsakh have published a report refuting claims by Baku that the Azerbaijanis now blocking the Lachin Corridor are environmental activists and are not acting under instructions from the Azerbaijani gove