The Zoravor Surp Astvatsatsin (St. Mary’s) Church in Mekhakavan before (top) and after
The Armenian Bar Association–in partnership with Holy Etchmiadzin, and joined by the Society for Armenian Studies, the National Association for Armenian Studies and Research, and the Association Internationale des Études Arméniennes–recently issued a second report to the UN Special Rapporteurs in the Fields of Cultural Rights and Freedom of Religion and Belief.
This second report supplements the Armenian Bar’s earlier communique to the Special Rapporteurs on the exigencies of preserving Armenian cultural heritage and churches in Artsakh, now under Azerbaijani control. The purpose of the second report was to highlight Azerbaijan’s most recent attacks following the conclusion of the 2020 War, demonstrating the continued threat not only to Armenian culture and symbols of Christianity, but to worshippers seeking to visit Armenian religious sites. The report also urges the Special Rappo
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