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OFFICIAL: EUROPEAN COURT MUST RECOGNIZE VIOLATION OF AZERBAIJANI CITIZENS' RIGHTS BY ARMENIA
Trend
Jan 10 2012
Azerbaijan
The European Court of Human Rights must make a decision that the
Republic of Armenia is responsible for the violation of Azerbaijan's
Lachin region residents' rights, Chingiz Asgarov, head of the
Department for Human Rights Protection Issues in the Department
for Coordination of Law Enforcement Agencies at the Presidential
Administration said.
He reported that the Supreme Chamber of the European Court took two
decisions on January 9, recognizing that lawsuit of six Azerbaijani
IDPs from Lachin against Armenia and the Armenian citizen's lawsuit
against Azerbaijan as valid.
The Azerbaijani citizen's complaint was submitted to the European
Court in 2005. The public hearings on these complaints were held in
September 2010. The decisions were taken after 16 months.
"According to the decision, the Nagorno-Karabakh is a part of
Azerbaijan," he said. "The Armenian armed forces occupied a part of
the Azerbaijani territory. As a result, about a million people became
internally displaced people. It was stated that the area of the former
Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Region hits 4,000 square kilometers.
Armenia occupied twice as much the Azerbaijani territory, that is,
the very area and seven adjacent regions of the country."
He said that the Armenian citizen's complaint against Azerbaijan
states that Azerbaijan violates his right to property. However, the
Azerbaijani side says that the village of Gulistan, where the person
lived, is on the contact line between the Armenian and Azerbaijani
armed forces. So, Azerbaijan cannot ensure anyone's safe living in
this territory.
"We have presented evidence and the European Court must make a decision
that the Republic of Armenia is responsible for the violation of
Lachin residents' rights," he said.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
Trend
Jan 10 2012
Azerbaijan
The European Court of Human Rights must make a decision that the
Republic of Armenia is responsible for the violation of Azerbaijan's
Lachin region residents' rights, Chingiz Asgarov, head of the
Department for Human Rights Protection Issues in the Department
for Coordination of Law Enforcement Agencies at the Presidential
Administration said.
He reported that the Supreme Chamber of the European Court took two
decisions on January 9, recognizing that lawsuit of six Azerbaijani
IDPs from Lachin against Armenia and the Armenian citizen's lawsuit
against Azerbaijan as valid.
The Azerbaijani citizen's complaint was submitted to the European
Court in 2005. The public hearings on these complaints were held in
September 2010. The decisions were taken after 16 months.
"According to the decision, the Nagorno-Karabakh is a part of
Azerbaijan," he said. "The Armenian armed forces occupied a part of
the Azerbaijani territory. As a result, about a million people became
internally displaced people. It was stated that the area of the former
Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Region hits 4,000 square kilometers.
Armenia occupied twice as much the Azerbaijani territory, that is,
the very area and seven adjacent regions of the country."
He said that the Armenian citizen's complaint against Azerbaijan
states that Azerbaijan violates his right to property. However, the
Azerbaijani side says that the village of Gulistan, where the person
lived, is on the contact line between the Armenian and Azerbaijani
armed forces. So, Azerbaijan cannot ensure anyone's safe living in
this territory.
"We have presented evidence and the European Court must make a decision
that the Republic of Armenia is responsible for the violation of
Lachin residents' rights," he said.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress