European Court of Human Rights court engaged with Karabakh conflict consequences

September 15, 2010 - 15:27 AMT

PanARMENIAN.Net - On September 15, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) hosted hearings for the case entitled Chiragov and Others against Armenia. Hearings for the case Sargsyan against Azerbaijan will be held in the second half of the day.

The cases indicated pertain to Karabakh conflict, specifically, the citizens’ rights to property.

Azeri plaintiffs presented themselves as former residents of Lachin, who were induced to abandon the town, leaving their property.

Sargsyan against Azerbaijan case plaintiff, former resident of the village Gyulistan in NKR, Minas Sargsyan, filed a complaint against Azeri vandalism, resulting in destruction of Armenian cemeteries in Baku and Julfa. Minas Sargsyan cited violation of the European Convention on Human Rights, referring to Azeri actions against ethnic Armenians.