Representative of Armenia: ECHR has accepted 23 lawsuits against  Azerbaijan for hearing 

ArmInfo.The European Court of Human Rights has accepted 23 lawsuits against Azerbaijan for hearing. The lawsuits concern the crimes committed by the Azerbaijani armed forces during the April war, Armenia's Representative to the ECHR  Gevorg Kostanyan told reporters on March 16. 

He noted that over 700 claims regarding the Azeri crimes during the  April war have been filed to the ECHR. A large group of lawyers are  working at the lawsuits and the Armenian Government is involved as  the third party. Kostanyan pointed out that Baku has stated about 500  claims against Armenia. "However, the ECHR has accepted 5 claims and  the Armenian side has already been notified about it," Kostanyan  said.   

To note, earlier human rights activists filed claims to the Human  Court of Human Rights (ECHR) against Azerbaijan regarding the  latter's violation of the rights of the Nagorno-Karabakh civilians  and servicemen during the Azeri aggression in April 2016. 

On behalf of the families of 22 servicemen of the NKR Defense Army,  the group filed claims about mutilation of the victims' bodies,  inhuman treatment, ethnic discrimination, etc. The Azeri side has  been informed of these claims and is to respond before March 28. The  group reports that on behalf of the Khalapyan family, the human  rights activists apply to the ECHR to declare three Talish residents'  rights as violated. The residents underwent violence and torture in  their own home. The Azeri side is informed of this claim as well and  it is to respond before November 27. "On behalf of 693 injured  residents of Talish and Mataghis villages, Martakert, Verin and  Nerkin Chartar, Martuni and Askeran towns, claims have been filed  about violation of their rights to life, property, personal life,  etc.", the statement said. Three more claims have been filed on  behalf of 4 minors. "One more claim has been received from the  Artsakh Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church," the statement  says. 

  To note, numerous cases of violation of civilians' rights were  registered in the course of Azerbaijani aggression on April 1-4. In  addition, the Azerbaijani servicemen monstrously killed and cut the  ears of three Armenian civilians Valera Khalapyan, Razmella Khalapyan  and Marusya Khalapyan. The Azeri servicemen also decapitated  19-year-old Armenian serviceman Karam Sloyan and posted his photos on  the internet. On the first day of the aggression, the Azerbaijani  servicemen killed 12-year-old Vaghinak Grigoryan and wounded two more  children.