The President of Azerbaijan, and others in positions of
authority there, speak of the entire Armenian people and population of Armenia
with open threats of ethnic cleansing and genocide.
They openly insult the dignity of the Armenian people, incite
hostility, and they do so to humiliate the personal dignity of every Armenian
in the world and every person living in Armenia.
The monitoring of the staff of the Human Rights Defender of
Armenia confirms that this is a policy of deep state hatred and enmity towards
Armenians. It is institutional in nature and is based on ethnicity and, in some
cases, religious affiliation.
It should always be taken into account that the presidents of
Azerbaijan and Turkey in Artsakh in 2020, when drawing comparisons of the
September-November war with the Armenian Genocide in the Ottoman Empire and the
massacre of Armenians in Baku, for example, during their respective December 10
speeches, praised their organizers and perpetrators, including members of the
Caucasus Islamic Army.
It is a matter of significance and quite telling that during the
torture of the Armenian military and civilians during this war, while beheading
Armenians alive, mutilating the bodies of the victims and committing other
atrocities, the servicemen of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces use the same words
and expressions as the President of Azerbaijan.
Moreover, the statements of the President of Azerbaijan, along
with other public officials and figures became slogans inspiring atrocities
against Armenians in this war (for example, "Azerbaijani soldiers chase
them like dogs", "Armenia is a worthless country ... it is an
artificial state created on the ancient lands of Azerbaijan," “Azerbaijan
is coming to end Armenian weddings" etc).
In other words, it is patently clear and rather obvious what the
real causes and driving forces of these war crimes are.
Moreover, these Azerbaijani servicemen are proud of their
atrocities, knowing full well that they will be celebrated and showered with
praise for their barbarism in their country.
I am publishing some of the evidence attesting to all of these
below, and the remainder is set forth and reflected in the 2020 joint special report of the Human Rights Defenders of Armenia and Artsakh.
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