International human rights organizations’ absence in Nagorno-Karabakh a reason for Azerbaijan’s atrocities – Ruben Melikyan
In an interview with Tert.am, Human Rights Defender of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (Artsakh) Ruben Melikyan spoke of his expectations after submitting his report on the atrocities Azerbaijan committed during the hostilities in Nagorno-Karabakh this April.
One of the reasons for the atrocities Azerbaijani troops committed against civilians is that no human rights organizations are working in Nagorno-Karabakh.
Mr Melikyan, after submitting a new report on the Azerbaijan-committed atrocities, you stated that your priority target group was international human rights organizations. Which organizations are in question?
My statement was as follows: to establish the reasons for the Azerbaijani armed forces impunity, to a certain extent, we concluded that the absence of international human rights’ organizations in Artsakh. I am raising this problem, and if human rights organizations, as independent observers, present their facts, it will prove to be much more reliable evidence.
Mr Melikyan, but do international human rights organizations have their missions in unrecognized states?
Yes, of course, they do.
You have submitted your report to the international community through diplomatic channels. Will it be taken into account or will it have political or legal consequences?
First of all, the Human Rights Defender’s report is a source containing information on the human rights situation reported by different human rights organizations. And I am trying to present the source in the context of the April events. As to what purposes it could be used for in the future – it is not our target. Of course, we’ll continue working, and we can provide important support to both Armenian and Diaspora structures. And at my press conference, I highlighted the Armenian Human Rights Defender’s activities as commendable for his presentation of our reports to international agencies.
In our report we not only presented facts, but also legal approaches. Further steps are not within our competence. We often hear about applying to court, to the World Court in the Hague. But the World Court is not a court you can apply to every day. This is such an important issue that no statements should be made without all the factors considered. I can say a different thing about the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR). We are informed of numerous applications to the ECHR, including complaints lodged by the victims’ relatives.
Have you received any response to your report? I particularly mean the three OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs or diplomats representing them.
I can say we have not yet launched full-scale work. We have sent the report to a few organizations, and we cannot yet speak of any results. But I would like to stress the OSCE Minsk Group co-chair countries’ statement on December 8. True, it was not a specifically addressed statement, but it strongly condemned the atrocities.
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