Human Rights Commissioner (Ombudsman) of the Republic of Azerbaijan Sabina Aliyeva addressed a letter to the relevant international and regional organizations to take into account the issue of ensuring the rights of Azerbaijani servicemen detained by Armenia within their mandate, Ednews reports.
It was requested to examine the videos and photos published in the Armenian media about the inhuman treatment of the soldiers of the Azerbaijan Armed Forces, and the Ombudsman said that a letter was addressed to the headquarters and the Baku office of the International Committee of the Red Cross regarding this issue.
The statement of the Ombudsman of Armenia, who visited Azerbaijani military personnel the other day, that they had no complaints about torture or ill-treatment, was also touched upon in the appeal. After the photos and video footage of the Azerbaijani soldier being subjected to violence, it was brought to attention that this untruthful statement made by the Armenian Ombudsman institution, aimed at concealing the committed legal violations, is a cause for concern. In this regard, the Ombudsman of Azerbaijan insisted that the relevant international and regional organizations promptly respond to those violations of law within the framework of their mandate.
In the appeal, it was noted that in addition to these actions, which were committed in gross violation of the norms and principles of international law and international humanitarian law, the fact that the flag of Azerbaijan was insulted at the European weightlifting championship these days was also the result of the policy of hatred against Azerbaijan, which is widely propagated in Armenia.
In conclusion, the Ombudsman called on those institutions to provide support for Azerbaijani military servicemen to communicate with their family members through video calls and to return them to Azerbaijan with security.
