Artsakh / Nagorno-Karabakh Human Rights Ombudsman
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Official account of the Human Rights Defender (#Ombudsman) of the Republic of #Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh). Incumbent @Gegham_Artsakh. #StopArtsakhBlockade
Stepanakert, Republic of Artsakh
Joined May 2016
These spaces are more than remnants of what people have lost. Leaders told UNHR their existence is vital not only for the community to thrive, but also to keep Artsakhtsis’ struggle for rights alive -- especially as a geopolitical tide threatens to erase them.
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On September 19, 2023, Azerbaijan launched an aerial offensive in Nagorno-Karabakh, or Artsakh. Within ten days, the region was emptied of nearly all its remaining Armenians. In the two years since, forcibly displaced Artsakhtsis have built and found pieces of home in exile.
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UPDATE – Ethnic Armenian village of Tagavard, #NagornoKarabakh is now almost entirely destroyed. Around 38 homes were demolished by #Azerbaijan in 2021, with the rest now collapsing. The village was divided in two after the 2020 war, with Azeri positions in one half of the
An updated map of Tagavard village, #NagornoKarabakh, western half under #Azerbaijan military control, eastern under Karabakhi since the 2020 ceasefire. During the first half of July 2021, around 38 homes were demolished in the western half, military positions remain. #armenia
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We stress that no genuine peace b/w 🇦🇲&🇦🇿 can be achieved w/o justice for the Nagorno-Karabakh people. Any agreement that disregards rights, erases history, sacrifices future is not a peace agreement, but an act of appeasement that rewards aggression & source of future conflict.
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According to the recent footage, another historical neighbourhood of Stepanakert has been razed to the ground by the Azerbaijani administration. 6 multi-storey residential buildings built in the 1960s have been destroyed, as well as at least 25 public buildings on Artur Mkrtchyan
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I joined the ceremony dedicated to the 110th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide & the commemoration of the 1.5 million holy martyrs in 🇦🇺. Thousands of km away from homeland, I experienced a united community that profoundly embodies the homeland in their daily existence.
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H.E. Mr. Xavier Bettel, Chair of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of Luxembourg on the rights of Artsakh/NK people. #Artsakh #NagornoKarabakh #Right2Return
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Today we remember the tragic massacre of Maragha of 10 April 1992. The Azerbaijani militia attacked the village of Maragha in Martakert region and captured it. All those civilians who did not manage to escape were brutally killed or abducted. The horrifying picture of the
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The Armenian cemeteries of the villages of Avetaranots, Jraghatsner, Zardanashen, Madatashen and Sargsashen in Artsakh, which were subjected to ethnic cleansing and occupied by Azerbaijan since 2020, have been completely destroyed. The destruction of the Armenian cultural,
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The Swiss Council of States adopted Motion No. 24.4259 "Peace Forum for Nagorno-Karabakh: Enabling Return of Armenians." With 29 of its 46 members voting in favor, the Council endorsed the initiative urging 🇨🇭 authorities to establish a forum for dialogue b/w rep-s of NK & AZE.
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By an overwhelming majority of 523 votes in favor, 3 against and 84 abstentions, @Europarl_EN today adopted an urgent resolution on the Armenian hostages held in Baku, calling on Azerbaijan to release them immediately and unconditionally. The document highlights the deteriorating
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Azerbaijan continues to destroy the public and private property in Artsakh. According to the recent footage, this time the historic government building of Artsakh has been destroyed. Unfortunately, the international community chooses to turn a blind eye on the vandalism and
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The illegal and fabricated "trial" of the military-political leadership of Artsakh held in Baku continues. Many of them are subjected to torture and humiliation, hunger and deprivation. There are multiple reports of the deterioration of their health conditions. The news about the
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Azerbaijan's sham trials of Armenian prisoners continue while Ruben Vardanyan's health deteriorates during his hunger strike. Also, an interview with one of the <20 who stayed in Karabakh. Please watch our full video on YouTube, like, subscribe. https://t.co/yux3fr5S4L
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Today we remember the victims of Sumgait pogroms organised by Azerbaijan SSR on February 27-29, 1988, accompanied by mass violence against the peaceful Armenian population, looting, murder, arson and destruction of property. The impunity for this flagrant crime led to the ethnic
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The Ombudsman of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) @Gegham_Artsakh holds a speech in front of the UN building. He tells about the bad conditions of the Armenian prisoners in Baku.
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