Azerbaijani ombudsman appeals to int'l organizations
Date
2/17/2022 8:06:10 AM
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
BAKU, Azerbaijan, Feb. 17
By Humay Aghajanova - Trend:
Azerbaijani Commissioner for Human Rights (Ombudsman) Sabina
Aliyeva appealed to the international organizations in connection
with the 30th anniversary of the tragedy in Garadaghly village, the
ombudsman's office told Trend .
According to the petition, 30 years have passed since the
genocide in Garadaghly village committed by Armenia against the
Azerbaijani civilians.
“The Armenian armed forces committed genocide against the
civilians in Garadaghly village of Azerbaijan's Khojavend district
on February 17, 1992,” the petition said.“As a result of this
bloody crime, Garadaghly village was occupied and burned, 118 of
civilians were taken hostage and 68 of them were brutally
killed.”
“The international organizations must legally assess Armenia's
policy of aggression and ethnic cleansing against the Azerbaijanis,
the genocide in Garadaghly,” the petition said.“Those who
committed this crime against peace and humanity must be brought to
the international legal responsibility.”
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