After receiving information about the abduction by Azerbaijan
of a 22-year-old student who was being transported to Armenia accompanied by
the Russian Peacekeepers from the illegal checkpoint on the Lachin Corridor,
the Human Rights Defender’s Office initiated a study of the case. Furthermore,
the Human Rights Defender immediately contacted colleagues from the competent
bodies.
. The abduction by
Azerbaijan of persons being transferred to Armenia through the mediation of
international actors, including the Russian Peacekeepers, is condemnable and
inadmissible.
The Human Rights Defender of Armenia emphasizes
once more that this situation underscores gross violations of human rights by
the Azerbaijani authorities, taking into consideration that international legal
guarantees and standards universally recognized in the modern civilized world
regarding interference with fundamental human rights are not observed.
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