Larisa Alaverdyan: I believe there are disgraceful and shameful pages regarding how these people ended up in captivity

For the second or third time, these COP conferences are being held in deviation from the main objectives of the U.N., as noted by ecoactivists. This is yet another deviation, Larisa Alaverdyan, first Human Rights Defender of Armenia, said in an interview with ABC media.

“A number of experts have pointed out that it would have been impossible to find a more inappropriate place than Baku for holding this conference. Unfortunately, I must say that the U.N. is yielding to such circumstances, and it is also difficult to explain the positions of all the states that have agreed to have this conference in Baku,” Alaverdyan stated.

Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Bulgaria could have hosted this year’s COP, but Armenia refused, agreeing that the conference be held in Baku.

“For the U.N., it will be a stigma for many years that this conference is being held in the capital of a state that violates all types of ecological norms and commits gross human rights violations. Since 1945, this will be one of the most disgraceful pages for the U.N.,” Alaverdyan said.

Speaking about the hostages and the leadership of Artsakh held in prisons in Baku, Alaverdyan said that our authorities are doing nothing, and the public must seek out states that can appeal to various committees within the U.N. dealing with the right to self-determination.

“I believe there are disgraceful and shameful pages regarding how these people ended up in captivity. We need to conduct a thorough investigation and clarify that this passive stance has its roots; we must find out how these people ended up in captivity,” Alaverdyan concluded.