Today, on July 18, the Human Rights Defender published an
ad hoc report on the continuous violations of human rights as a result of the
shootings conducted by the Azerbaijani armed forces in the direction of the
Yeraskh settlement of Ararat Province, Armenia.
The ad hoc report presents the violations of fundamental
human rights registered by the Defender as a result of the fact-finding
activities conducted in the Yeraskh settlement.
The violations of human rights as a result of the
shootings conducted by the Azerbaijani armed forces in the direction of the
settlement in June 2023 have been registered and analyzed in the ad hoc report.
A number of recommendations aimed at solving the issues related to the
protection of human rights are also presented in the report.
On June 13-14, 2023, shots were fired from the
Azerbaijani combat positions in the direction of the Yeraskh settlement; in
particular, the metallurgical plant which is under construction with foreign
investment in Yeraskh was intensively and deliberately targeted. As a direct
result of the shootings, two Indian citizens were injured and taken to a
medical institution.
As a result of the actions of the Azerbaijani armed
forces, the civilian population's rights to life, mental and physical
integrity, property, education, work, entrepreneurship, and a number of other
fundamental rights were violated.
The ad hoc report will be sent to international
organizations and actors with a mandate to protect human rights, as well as
competent state bodies.
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