Early this morning Azerbaijan began launching indiscriminate
military aggressive air and artillery attacks against the Nagorno Karabakh
(Artsakh) along the entire line of the border.
Numerous civilians reported that villages, towns and the capital
of Stepanakert are targeted. This extremely worrying news was also officially
reported by the Human Rights Defender and the Defense Army of Artsakh.
Large-scale violence and damages have been already caused to
civilians. Life and health of Armenian children, women and the entire
population of Nagorno Karabakh is under a very real threat.
We call on the worldwide international community and on International
Human Rights organizations to take all steps and direct all of their efforts to
prevent this military aggression and violation of the peace and security for
the civilian population of Nagorno Karabakh.
Arman Tatoyan
The Human Rights Defender of
Armenia