Ombudsman: Baku's trial of Armenian captives violates int'l lawJune 10, 2021 - 16:06 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Trials of Armenian captives are ongoing in Azerbaijan with gross violations of international law, Human Rights Defender Arman Tatoyan said in a statement . Baku has launched criminal prosecution against Lyudvik Mkrtchyan, Alyosha Khosrovyan, Viken Euljekian and a dozen others. Court hearings with gross violations of the rights of the three captives and of international law are taking place in the Azerbaijani capital. They are charged with alleged participation of a mercenary in a military conflict or military operation, terrorism committed by a group of persons, an organized group or a criminal organization, illegal crossing of the state border of the Republic of Azerbaijan. "All servicemen and civilians of the Armenian side detained in Azerbaijan are captives. Therefore, any kind of persecution or trial against any of them is a gross violation of international law, and their detention is prohibited. These rules are directly derived from the requirements of international humanitarian law," Tatoyan said in his statement. The Human Rights Defender drew the attention of the international community to the facts of the continuing gross human rights violations of the Azerbaijani authorities, the policy of violating international humanitarian demands. Top stories The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. The Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Partner news | Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Macron says France commemorates 109th anniv. of Armenian genocide Today France commemorates the 109th anniversary of the Armenian genocide of 1915, Macron says. Freedom House concerned by mounting reports of police violence in Armenia Freedom House urged Armenian authorities to investigate this pattern of excessive force and inhumane treatment. |