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On-Site Investigation Report on Human Rights in Karabakh

continued to endanger international peace and security by referring to the 4
resolutions of the UN Security Council in the resolution 62/243 adopted by
the UN General Assembly on 14 March 2008. In the same resolution, it was
reminded that the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Azerbaijan were re-
spected and supported, and a call was made for the “complete, immediate,
and unconditional” withdrawal of the Armenian forces from the territory of
Azerbaijan.

This effort was also not successful, and there were conflicts between the
two countries, which took place on 2-5 April 2016 and were called the “4-Day
War”. The conflict, in which both sides suffered losses, ended with the media-
tion of Russia. Finally, on 27 September 2020, conflicts started again with the
attack of Armenia, and this time the intensity of the conflicts and the related
losses increased.

The Armed Forces of Armenia intensely fired the Azerbaijani army and the
rayons of Tartar, Aghdam, Fuzuli, and Jabrayil with heavy weapons on the
morning of 27 September 2020, and the Baku administration also launched
a counter-operation. During the 44-day War, civilian settlements were also
attacked by Armenia; prohibited weapons were used; 94 civilians, including
women and children, lost their lives, and 414 civilians were injured.
In the 44-day war, the Azerbaijani army liberated 5 provinces, 4 towns, and
286 villages from occupation, and the attacks came to an end with the state-
ment signed between Azerbaijan and Armenia on 10 November 2020, with
the mediation of Russia. According to the signed statement, the Armenian
army had to leave the provinces of Aghdam, Kalbajar, and Lachin, and thus,
the occupation in these regions came to an end.

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