Azerbaijan announced that it has filed a complaint against Armenia with the European Court of Human Rights, accusing it of violating the rights and freedoms of its citizens who suffered from Armenian military aggression.
The Azerbaijani news agency reported today that Baku sent a complaint to the European Court of Human Rights, accusing Armenia of violating the rights and freedoms of its citizens who suffered from Armenian military aggression. The agency indicated that the complaint submitted by the Azerbaijani government included a narrative of evidence showing that Armenia had not taken any measures to investigate the fate of 3,890 Azerbaijani citizens who went missing as a result of the conflict.
The agency revealed that the complaint demonstrated that evidence was presented proving that Armenian armed forces shelled many Azerbaijani towns and villages, far from the combat zones, during the recent escalation, using cluster bombs, phosphorus shells, and ballistic missiles. This resulted in the deaths of 93 people, including 12 children, and injured 423 citizens, as well as the complete destruction of 264 homes.
The agency clarified that the complaint addressed the violations of the rights of Azerbaijani citizens, including the right to life, protection from persecution and torture, freedom of religion, property rights, and freedom of movement, as a result of approximately 30 years of Armenia's occupation of the Karabakh region and seven adjacent Azerbaijani areas.
It is noteworthy that clashes between Azerbaijani and Armenian forces began on the morning of September 27, 2020, along the contact line of Nagorno-Karabakh, which was established following the Nagorno-Karabakh War (1988-1994). Both Armenia and Artsakh imposed martial law and general mobilization, while Azerbaijan imposed martial law, a curfew, and partial mobilization.
