RA Human Rights Defender: Reliable facts of deliberate targeting of  the civilian population of Artsakh by Azerbaijani Armed Forces are  extremely worrying

ArmInfo.The reliable facts about deliberate targeting of peaceful civilian population in  Artsakh by the Azerbaijani armed forces are extremely worrying. Those  should be properly investigated and assessed. Human Rights Defender  of Armenia Kristine Grigoryan stated.

"The dangerous level of systemic Aremenophobia which exists in that  country was recently highlighted by the UN Committee on Elimination  of Racial Discrimination. Unfortunately, these cases come to prove  both the findings of the Committee and public statement of  Azerbaijani high-level officials voicing about ethnic cleansing of  Artsakh from Armenian population," she emphasized.

As Artsakh Ombudsman Gegham Stepanyan previously reported, on  September 12, around 04:00-04:30 in the morning, the Azerbaijani side  opened fire from the positions located in front of the Karmir Shuka  and Taghavard communities of the Martuni region of the Republic of  Artsakh, using different types and calibers of firearms. 

"The firing lasted about 30 minutes. According to verified  information, as a result of Azerbaijan's criminal actions, two  residential houses were damaged in the Karmir Shuka community," he  noted adding that the work of collecting facts on the damages among  the civilian population by the Ombudsman's staff continues.