Azerbaijan continues destroying buildings in Stepanakert 

ArmInfo.The Azerbaijani administration has demolished another 2.5 hectares of residential buildings in occupied Stepanakert, adjacent to the previously  demolished 6 historical quarters. 

This was reported by the Secretary of the State Council for the  Protection of Cultural Heritage of the occupied Artsakh Sergey  Shahverdyan. According to him, thus, during October-November, about  8.5 hectares were demolished in the center of the NKR capital.  Shahverdyan recalled that 3.5 hectares adjacent to the university and  0.5 hectares of residential buildings adjacent to the Europe Hotel  were also razed to the ground.

" Let us recall that the first demolitions of public buildings were  recorded in the spring - then the Azerbaijani administration  demolished the NKR parliament building, the building of the Union of  Veterans and the Armenia Hotel on Revival Square.

Such obvious violations of the decisions of the International  Criminal Court are possible only if Azerbaijan is confident in  impunity. This confidence is confirmed by the absence of any public  reaction from the Republic of Armenia and the corresponding actions  of the NKR state bodies," Shahverdyan noted.

At the same time, he wondered what the citizens of Artsakh could do  to protect their rights?

"Firstly, by all possible means, force the Armenian authorities to  express a public reaction. Secondly, inundate the European Court of  Human Rights with compensation claims.

Since my house was also demolished, I personally decided to sue  Azerbaijan for compensation for the destroyed property (not for the  land). In this regard, it is very important that international  experts with the relevant knowledge prepare sample applications to  the International Court and provide them to those interested,"  Shahverdyan concluded.