Ombudsman of Azerbaijan: Armenia must provide information about missing persons

In April, near the liberated from occupation city of Shusha in the Republic of Azerbaijan and on the Askeran - Khojaly road, two mass graves were discovered during excavations. It is assumed that the human remains found in these graves belong to civilians.

This is stated in the information distributed by the Commissioner for Human Rights of Azerbaijan (Ombudsman) Sabina Aliyeva regarding the mass graves discovered in Shusha and Khojaly.

"The discovery of traces of violence on the found remains of civilians once again confirms that during the First Karabakh War, Armenia committed war crimes and crimes against humanity against Azerbaijanis.

According to available information, as a result of Armenia's military aggression against Azerbaijan, 3,990 people are registered as missing.

As a result of work to identify human remains found in mass graves in the liberated territories, the identities of about 170 of our compatriots have been established to date, and this process is still ongoing.

Despite repeated appeals from our side, Yerevan does not fulfill its obligations arising from international law and for more than thirty years has been evading providing Baku with information about prisoners, missing persons, and hostages.

Armenia must comply with the obligations it has undertaken in accordance with international treaties to which it is a party, provide accurate information about the burial sites of killed persons, and the international community should exert serious influence on the Republic of Armenia to provide this information to our country," the message emphasizes.