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 RA Human Rights Defender’s
Office made a statement on this.
“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 issues related to other similar incidents that took
place on the checkpoint were also discussed. The results will be analyzed and
summarized, and letters will be addressed to authoritative international
organizations with a mandate to protect human rights,” reads the report.
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.
