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Baku / 30.09.20 / Turan: The Human Rights House Foundation expressed concern over reports of the resumption of hostilities along the contact line in the Nagorno-Karabakh region, as a result of which dozens of people died and many more were seriously injured.
“We urge the de-escalation of violence and rhetoric and remind all parties those efforts to resolve the conflict must include a human rights-based approach that is normatively based on international human rights standards and is operatively focused on the promotion and protection of human rights,” the appeal says.
The HRHF , as a human rights organization based on the universal values of human rights and respect for human dignity, condemns the use of violence and the resumption of hostilities and reminds all parties that human rights guarantees are applied in wartime and must be respected at all times. The parties to the conflict are obliged, in accordance with international humanitarian law, to protect the civilian population, civilian objects.
“We welcome the efforts of the international community, including the UN Secretary General, to call on the governments of Azerbaijan and Armenia to return to negotiations and again call on the parties to resume dialogue without preconditions with the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs,” the HRHF statement said.--0--
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