Friday, February 3 2023 20:29

ArmInfo. Lemkin Institute for Genocide Prevention issued a new statement, where it  warned that the blockade of the Lachin corridor "is part of the broader genocidal aims of the Azeri leadership, supported by its staunch ally Turkey, as well as a  continuation of genocidal acts carried out by the Baku regime against  the Armenian community."

"The blockade of this corridor, the only land route connecting the  Armenians of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) with Armenia proper, has  caused a humanitarian crisis with the isolation of 120,000 people,  including over 30,000 children, 20,000 elderly people, and 9,000  people with disabilities. Armenians in Artsakh are running low on  food, essential medicines (such as insulin), baby formula, essential  female hygiene products, and other necessities. The serious  humanitarian crisis caused by the blockade worsens daily with  constant gas, electricity, and internet cuts by Azerbaijan in the  middle of the harsh Caucasian winter. The responsibility for this  humanitarian crisis lies solely with the Azerbaijani state and  particularly with the regime of President Ilham Aliyev," the Lemkin  Institute said.  "The Lemkin Institute is also highly concerned about  the global implications of Azerbaijan's anti-Armenian policies and  rhetoric, which are promoted worldwide with complete impunity.  Hate  speech of this type must be investigated and not ignored by local and  national authorities. The Lemkin Institute for Genocide Prevention  takes complicity very seriously and will pursue any legal case that  proposes itself should the world turn a blind eye to the plight of  the Armenian people and oversee another genocide against them - this  one wholly preventable," the Institute said.