(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 7. The Office of the
Ombudsman of the Republic of Azerbaijan responded to false claims
of the Human Rights Defender of the Republic of Armenia, the Office
told .
The Armenian ombudsman's statement on the 'inhuman treatment of
Armenian prisoners in Azerbaijan' is yet another step to mislead
the international community.
The statement said that Commissioner for Human Rights
(Ombudsman) of the Republic of Azerbaijan Sabina Aliyeva and
representatives of the Ombudsman's Office, guided by the
requirements of international conventions, were visiting Armenian
prisoners of war, as well as members of armed groups detained in
the liberated territories several times. They were explained their
rights in their own language.
'They didn't complain about the conditions of detention and
treatment. They were provided with medical care meeting
international standards, as well as with conditions to have a
telephone contact with family members. Reports on the Ombudsman's
visits were submitted to international organizations,' the
statement said.
Moreover, members of the Ombudsman's National Preventive Group
also met with Armenian servicemen who were captured as a result of
Armenia's latest large-scale provocations on the border with
Azerbaijan on September 12, 2022 and explained their rights to
them.
'Following the inspections, the Ombudsman established a humane
treatment of Armenian war prisoners in accordance with the
requirements of international humanitarian law. False statements on
the torture of these persons, as well as the murder of some of the
captives are another attempt of Armenia to divert the attention of
the international community from its crimes,' the statement
added.
Will be updated
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