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

in Syria, Yemen, and Afghanistan. Humanity, while recognising the right to life of
every individual, has failed in protecting this right and bringing those in violation
thereof to justice. Even though the International Criminal Court located in The
Hague has tried some of the perpetrators of such crimes, the majority of those

who have committed such offenses still go unpunished and remain to be held
responsible.

One of the most recent examples of crimes against humanity has been the
murders of innocent Azerbaijani civilians, with no concern for women and
children, by the Armed Forces of the Armenian State between 1990 and 1994
and in following years. The Azerbaijani territory has been under occupation
for the last three decades in contradiction with the relevant resolutions of the
United Nations. The Armed Forces of the Armenian State has blatantly violated
the relevant international treaties including the UN Universal Declaration of
Human Rights and the European Convention on Human Rights. Furthermore,
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during the conflicts that erupted on 27 September 2020, the Armed Forces of
Armenian State launched strikes with long-range conventional missiles against
civilian settlements situated hundreds of kilometers away from the war zone
and destroyed houses and apartment buildings inhabited by civilians, as well as
schools, and places of worship. This recent inhuman act of Armenia is also a
clear violation of the fundamental principles of Customary International Law and
International Humanitarian Law that bind them.

The mandate of Ombudsmen requires them not only to resolve any disputes
between the administration and individuals, but also to report on and cease
human rights violations by acting as human rights institutions. The Ombudsman
Institutions enjoyed widespread dissemination and empowerment through the
developments in the aforementioned human rights and emerged as one of the
most important bodies in the protection of human rights in the 20 century. It is
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critically important for the Ombudsmen to function as a human rights mechanism
also in the international arena, specifically through international ombudsman
associations and bilateral agreements.
Sabina Aliyeva, the Commissioner for Human Rights (Ombudsperson) of the
Republic of Azerbaijan, during the meeting of the Board of Directors of the