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The Report on Human Rights Violations Committed by the
12 Armenian Armed Forces during Azerbaijan & Armenia War

The Ombudsman Institution of Republic of Türkiye is a Constitutional Institution
and is independent and impartial as stipulated in the Law on the Ombudsman
Institution. The Institution is mandated to respond to any complaint concerning
the functioning of the administration by way of investigation and research into

any action or procedure implemented or any attitude or behaviour adopted by
the administration in terms of compliance with the law and equity within the
framework of a human rights-based understanding of justice. In addition, the
Institution is authorised to issue special reports on specific matters as required.
Such reports may be exemplified by the publication of the special report on
“Syrians in Türkiye” in 2018 aiming to review the services utilised by Syrians in
Türkiye on the basis of human rights. On the other hand, Ombudsmen assume
specific obligations in promoting the culture of seeking rights, strengthening
human rights not only in their respective countries, but also around the entire
world, and raising awareness as necessary to this end in addition to their mandate
of processing complaints. In fact, the visit held in Azerbaijan was organized not
only for the Ombudsman Institution to fulfil its aforementioned duties and
responsibilities as an independent and impartial human rights institution, but also
for the Chairman of the OICOA to identify the alleged human rights violations

committed against a country that is a Member of its Board of Directors.
On 27 September 2020, Azerbaijan responded to the attack launched by the
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Armenian Armed Forces along the Upper Karabakh frontline. According to the
statements released by Azerbaijani officials, Armenia launched massive fire against
settlements and social facilities densely inhabited by the civilian population in
Azerbaijan with a variety of large-scale and prohibited weapons, and during these

attacks, prohibited ballistic missiles had been employed to open fire against the
city of Ganja, the second largest city in Republic of Azerbaijan situated far from
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the conflict zone, on the dates of 4 ,11 and 17 October 2020. In addition,
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the statements also indicate that on 4 October 2020, the city of Mingachevir, an
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industrial city boasting the largest powerplant and the largest dam in the South
Caucasus and a population of over 100.000, had become the target of an attack
through prohibited ballistic missiles, despite its location at approximately 100 km
away from the conflict zone. These attacks by Armenia resulted in the deaths of a