Dear Georgian friends, colleagues, partners, With this letter we, Armenian civil society organizations and individuals, express our strong solidarity with you. We support you in your courage to stand against consistent and constant efforts by Georgia’s government to limit civic freedoms and fundamental human rights, including in the form of limiting the political participation of women, also by re-introducing the…
The recent military aggression against Nagorno-Karabakh, launched on 19 September 2023 by Azerbaijan, followed the humanitarian catastrophe caused by the ten-month blockade of Nagorno-Karabakh. This aggression was obviously intended at the eventual depopulation of ethnic Armenians. Consequently, within a matter of days more than 100 600 were forced to leave their homes[1] and seek refuge in Armenia, resulting in the…
To Martin Griffiths, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs To Rosemary A. DiCarlo, Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs We, the undersigned civil society organizations from Armenia, are writing to once again express our deep concern about Azerbaijan’s unjustified and unprovoked attack on Nagorno-Karabakh on 19 September 2023, which resulted in…
On 19 September 2023, at 1:22 p.m., the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Azerbaijan made an official statement on starting a so-called anti-terrorist operation. Stepanakert, the capital city of Nagorno-Karabakh, is currently being shelled from Shushi city. The terroristic operation launched by the dictatorial regime of Azerbaijan against civilians is the logical continuation of the Lachin corridor blockade…
Dear Representatives of States – Members of the UN Security Council, Following our previous communications from 26 May and 28 July, 2023, with a view of the upcoming session of the UN Security Council to be convened upon the request of the Armenian government we, representatives of the active civil society organizations in Armenia, appeal again to the States –…
We appeal to the States – Members of the UN Security Council, as to the primary mandate holder for international peace and security and call for your urgent intervention in relation to the escalating humanitarian crisis in Nagorno-Karabakh caused by the total blockade of the Lachin Corridor by Azerbaijan. The Lachin Corridor is the only lifeline that connects the local…
To: António Guterres, United Nations Secretary-General Dear Mr. Guterres, The undersigned civil society organizations call for your intervention in relation to the human rights emergency in Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh) caused by the total blockade of the Lachin corridor – the only lifeline that connects the local Armenian people to the Republic of Armenia as well as to the outside world, with…
The undersigned civil society organizations in Armenia express their alarm over the press statement of July 15 made by Charles Michel, President of the European Council, following the latest trilateral meeting with Prime Minister Pashinyan and President Aliyev. Specifically, we are concerned that the announcement equates the Lachin Corridor and Aghdam as options to address the current humanitarian crisis. This…
The undersigned non-governmental organizations condemn the unprecedented violence and instances of torture in police departments and other law enforcement agencies of Armenia in recent months. The sharp increase in violence against citizens by the police and other law enforcement agencies against the backdrop of judicial and police reforms announced by the government of the Republic of Armenia does not leave…
To: Volker Türk, United Nations High Commission for Human Rights Dear Mr. Türk, We, the undersigned civil society organizations, are writing to bring your attention and request your urgent intervention in what we believe to be a pressing human rights emergency in Nagorno-Karabakh in the face of a growing risk of military escalation, leading to possible crimes against humanity and…