Today, the Human Rights Defender Mr. Arman
Tatoyan received the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Czech
Republic to Armenia, Mr. Bedrich Kopetsky.
During the meeting, the gross violations of human rights
committed by the Azerbaijani Armed Forces during the war, including the
atrocities against military servicemen and civilians were discussed.
The Human Rights Defender emphasized that as a
result of the targeting of the peaceful civilian population of Artsakh (Nagorno
Karabakh), and of the use of prohibited weapons against them, people were
deprived of their homes and the opportunity to return to their homes.
The Defender informed the Ambassador that the
Azerbaijani authorities were artificially protracting the process of the return
of the Armenian captives, captured before, during and after the war, and the
exchange of the bodies of the victims.
“For
years, Armenophobia and Armenocide have been only encouraged and their perpetrators have
received state awards. All these have led the Azerbaijani Armed Forces
to commit inhuman cruelty and atrocities against ethnic Armenians”- concluded Mr.
Arman Tatoyan.
In the current conditions, the Defender
considered that the release of the captives, their safe return, and the
exchange of the bodies of the victims is an urgent issue, requiring immediate resolution.
During the meeting, the parties also discussed
other issues related to the protection of human rights.
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