On
September 23, the Human Rights Defender of Armenia Mr. Arman Tatoyan received
the former Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of United States of
America to Armenia (2001-2004) Mr. John Ordway, and the Head of the Eurasia
Programme of the Center of Humanitarian Dialogue Mr. David Gorman.
The
Human Rights Defender of Armenia presented facts on the violations of the
rights of the border residents of Armenia by Azerbaijani authorities in the
post-war period.
The
defender noted that the issues should also be considered from the viewpoint of
human rights, so that they would not become secondary and the opportunities of
the state to protect them do not become limited.
The
Human Rights Defender of Armenia detailed that due to the unlawful actions of
Azerbaijan, people were deprived of their houses, lands, grasslands, which
belonged to them even during the Soviet times, as a result of which not only
social but also serious security problems have arisen
The
unlawful presence of the Azerbaijani military in the sovereign territory of the
Republic of Armenia, for example, in Sev Lake (Sev lich), has caused serious
security problems for the surrounding communities, as they become direct
targets of the Azerbaijani military who fire in those directions.
Moreover, most people are not able to engage
in raising livestock, which is their families’ sole source of income, and in
Gegharkunik province, people are not able to keep small and large cattle in the
barns near the pastures, to take the animals out for water or graze them in
certain areas. The availability of water resources is endangered not only in
Syunik province but also in Gegharkunik province. Moreover, several villages
are now deprived of water.
Mr. Arman Tatoyan stressed that the
demarcation with Azerbaijan without creating a security zone, without removing
the Azerbaijani armed forces, their signs and cameras, will not only fail to
ensure the rights of the citizens of Armenia and especially the border
residents, but will also cause further tensions and violations of rights.
The
Defender made a separate reference to his recently published ad-hoc report on
Azerbaijani responsibility for the torturing of Armenian captives and treating
them in an inhuman manner.
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