On April 28, the Human Rights Defender of
Armenia, Ms. Kristinne Grigoryan, met in Paris with the representatives of the
International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the International League
Against Racism and Anti-Semitism (LICRA), the Ambassador Extraordinary and
Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Armenia to France H.E. Ms. Hasmik Tolmajian,
as well as with the representatives of the French Association of Armenian Lawyers and Jurists (AFAJA).
During the meetings with the representatives
of the International Federation for Human Rights and the International League
Against Racism and Anti-Semitism, the Defender presented the manifestations of
the consistent policy of Armenophobia conducted by Azerbaijan at the state
level, which were present both during and after the 2020 war.
The manifestations of the policy of hatred
towards the Armenians of Artsakh were presented, among other things, the
intimidation of and use of force against the village population in the vicinity
of the border line. References were made to the manifestations of state policy
conditioned by ethnic and religious hatred, such as the Park of killed Armenian soldiers and chained prisoners of war in Baku,
the concrete actions of the Baku administration to eliminate samples of
Armenian heritage and traces of Armenian nature, as well as the statements of
the President of Azerbaijan, which incite hatred and are a confession of
Armenophobia.
The representatives of the International
Federation for Human Rights were interested in the reasons for the Azerbaijani
approach to the non-returning of Armenian prisoners of war and captives, as
well as international legal processes. The representatives of the International
League Against Racism and Anti-Semitism considered it unacceptable and condemned
the practices of opening the trophy park and teaching hatred to the young
generation, emphasizing that the policy of hatred with such level of
organization can cause new crimes.
A cooperation agreement was reached with the
Defender's Office in the field of human rights protection and promotion.
A
working discussion was held with the Ambassador Extraordinary and
Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Armenia to France, H.E. Ms. Hasmik
Tolmajian, and the representatives of the French Association of Armenian Lawyers
and Jurists on the ongoing and planned actions, as well as the need to combine
the efforts to achieve results.
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