Today,
the Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan has officially stated that the
Azerbaijani Armed Forces may launch missile attacks on the Metsamor Nuclear
Power Plant (NPP) of the Republic of Armenia.
This is a clear criminal threat to the entire population of the
Republic of Armenia. Such a statement demonstrates an obvious intent to commit
a serious war crime. It can precipitate a humanitarian disaster not only in
Armenia but for the entire region.
This statement is an apparent intimidation and terrorism threat
towards the civilian population, which is absolutely prohibited under the
international humanitarian law.
This statement violates fundamental principles of international
humanitarian law and infringes the basic fundamentals of public international
law. Such intentions undermine the international system of human rights and
humanitarian protection.
The Human Rights Defender of Armenia brings the statement
threatening civilians and undermining the international human rights and
humanitarian protection system to the attention of international organizations.
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