ArmInfo. What happened in Baku at the beginning of the 20th century was repeated with the same  horror at the end of the 20th century, former press secretary of the Artsakh Defense Army, Colonel Senor Hasratyan, wrote on his Facebook account on the next anniversary of the Armenian pogroms in  Azerbaijan.

ArmInfo. The Armenian Foreign Ministry belatedly remembered the pogroms of Armenians in  Baku.

ArmInfo. Long-term human rights concerns persisted in Azerbaijan in 2023. The government severely restricted freedoms of expression, assembly, and association. This is stated in the report of the Human Rights Watch  as part of its review of the human rights situation in the world in the Azerbaijan section. 

ArmInfo.The Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and the eventual influx into Armenia of more than 100,000 ethnic Armenians who fled the Azerbaijani enclave dominated events in the country in 2023. This is stated in the report  of the international human rights organization Human Rights Watch as part of its review of the human rights situation in the world in the Armenia section.

ArmInfo.Azerbaijan was building a concentration camp for 30,000 males before the September,  according to an investigation by New Lines magazine. 

ArmInfo. Below is a statement by Foreign Minister of Armenia Ararat Mirzoyan at the 78th  session of the United Nations General Assembly. 

ArmInfo.We expect that the UN Security Council will take appropriate decisions following the  relevant discussion, Ambassador-at-Large of Armenia Edmon Marukyan  said on the air of the Public Television, touching upon the  expectations of the Armenian side from the UN meeting scheduled for  August 16 on the situation in Nagorno-Karabakh.

ArmInfo.The Sweden-Armenia Friendship Group of the Swedish Riksdag issued a statement regarding the situation in Nagorno-Karabakh.

ArmInfo. Currently, the main obstacle to peace are the aggressive and illegal actions of  Azerbaijan around Nagorno-Karabakh, especially in the Lachin corridor, as well as along the borders of Armenia. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan stated this in an interview with the French   Le Monde magazine.

ArmInfo.Seventeen U.S. Representatives have joined with Congressman Adam Schiff (D-CA) in  calling on the Biden Administration's Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo to block a proposed license allowing the sale of high-powered American-made rifles to Azerbaijan, an exercise of legislative oversight strongly backed by the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA).  

ArmInfo. "It is unfortunate to see that these days the national human rights defender institution of  Azerbaijan, in the face of Sabina Aliyeva, is busy with justifying the criminal actions of Azerbaijan that have led to humanitarian  crisis in Artsakh and innocent deaths, instead of staying committed to the genuine mission of human rights protection and condemnation of  mass violations." This is stated in the statement of Artsakh Ombudsman Gegham Stepanyan.

ArmInfo.Political tensions and growing insecurity from the unresolved conflict over  Nagorno-Karabakh dominated events in Armenia. international human  rights organization, the Human Rights Watch (HRW), stated in the  World Report 2023:  Rights Trends in Armenia. 

ArmInfo.Azerbaijan's human rights record did not improve in 2022. "In May, authorities released more than 20 individuals imprisoned on politically motivated and  bogus charges. But at least 30 others remained wrongfully imprisoned  while authorities continued to target its critics and other  dissenting voices. Human Rights Watch said in a report on Azerbaijan  for 2022. 

ArmInfo. For 8 days now Artsakh is cut off from the world. 120,000 people are endangered. Former Foreign Minister of Armenia Zohrab Mnatsakanyan wrote about  this in his microblog on Twitter.

ArmInfo.The execution of Armenian prisoners of  war (POWs), apparently by Azerbaijani forces during fighting between  the countries in September 2022 is a war crime for which there needs  to be accountability, Human Rights Watch said today. Human Rights  Watch analyzed a video posted on social media in early October  showing the extrajudicial execution of at least seven Armenian POWs,  apparently by Azerbaijani forces.

ArmInfo. The 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches sent an appeal to the United Nations, the European Union and the authorities of Azerbaijan calling  for the immediate release of all Armenian civilian hostages and  prisoners of war, based on international legal obligations, Asbarez  reports. 

ArmInfo.Azerbaijan grossly violates the International Humanitarian Law, the provisions of the Trilateral Statement: ALARM TO THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY, Taguhi Tovmasyan, Chairperson of the Standing Committee on Protection of  Human Rights and Public Affairs, RA Parliament, wrote in a Facbook  post.  

ArmInfo. On 21 December 2010, the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution expressing its deep concern on the increase of the enforced or involuntary disappearances in various regions of the world, including enforced or involuntary arrests and declared 30 August as International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances. This is stated in the statement of Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan on the occasion of  the International day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances, which is also called the Day of the Missing Persons. 

ArmInfo.The European Parliament voted 607 to 27  with 54 abstentions to adopt a resolution on Armenian Prisoners of  War, urging Azerbaijan to immediately and unconditionally release all  the Armenian prisoners, both military and civilian, detained during  or after the conflict. (44-day war in Artsakh - Ed. note).  The  European Parliament statement reads in particular:

ArmInfo. Artsakh Foerign Ministry commends the letter by 121 members of the European Parliament addressed to the President of the European Commission and the  President of the European Council on urgent need to release Armenian  Prisoners of War currently unlawfully held in Azerbaijan. As the  press service of the Artsakh Foreign Ministry informs, the letter  reads as follows: