Western Azerbaijan Community Issues Statement On Int'l Day Of Victims Of Enforced Disappearances
Date
8/30/2024 7:19:25 AM
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 30. The Western
Azerbaijan Community has issued a statement on Azerbaijanis missing
during the First Karabakh War, marking the International Day of the
Victims of Enforced Disappearances, Trend reports.
The statement highlights that many Azerbaijani nationals from
Armenia have gone missing due to ethnic cleansing and Armenia's
military aggression against Azerbaijan's territorial integrity and
sovereignty. It condemns Armenia's enforced disappearances of
Azerbaijanis as a serious human rights violation.
“The right to protection from enforced disappearance is
enshrined in various international human rights instruments,
including the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, and the
International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from
Enforced Disappearance.
Armenia refuses to clarify the fate and whereabouts of these
individuals or to disclose the locations of mass graves and other
burial sites of Azerbaijanis it has killed. This refusal
exacerbates the pain and suffering of their families, leaving them
in unbearable uncertainty.
Addressing the issue of enforced disappearances is crucial to
protecting human rights, informing families about the fates of
their loved ones, and ensuring justice and peace.
The Western Azerbaijan Community reiterates its demand for the
Armenian government to assist in clarifying the fate of
Azerbaijanis subjected to enforced disappearance. It calls for full
cooperation with Azerbaijan on this issue and for the prosecution
of those responsible for these disappearances,” the statement
concludes.
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