As a result of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces' blocking of the Goris-Kapan and Kapan-Chakaten roads since November 2021, the rights of the residents of said communities are being violated every day, Armenian Ombudsman Arman Tatoyan has said.

People have been facing isolation and humanitarian problems, especially due to the weather, իn the villages of Bardzravan, Shurnukh and Vorotan near Goris, in the villages of Chakaten, Shikahogh, Srashen, Nerkin Hand, Tsav, Shishkert near Kapan, Tatoyan said.

For example, in the Goris community, teachers were unable to get to work using the alternative road due to weather conditions, even driving in a Ural military vehicle.

The Human Rights Defender also said that the section of the Tatev-Kapan road leading to Bardzravan is difficult to pass and is in particularly poor condition. According to him, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) on January 20 was unable to deliver food and hygiene products to the village of Bardzravan in its off-road vehicle.

“The Ministry of Emergency Situations and the border troops of the National Security Service selflessly provide food to the villages, and with great difficulty. And how will access to emergency medical care, hospitalizations, etc. be ensured? Isn't it a matter of ensuring health and the right to life? There are no questions of dignity here?” he writes.