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Komnas Ham recognizes Khojaly genocide, ready to help Azerbaijan
By Veeramalla Anjaiah
February 12 2015
Indonesia's National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) has
called the 1992 atrocities committed in Khojaly, Armenian acts of
genocide, adding that the body was prepared to support that stance at
international forums, a senior Komnas HAM official said on Wednesday.
`There is no doubt that what happened in Khojaly in 1992 was an act of
genocide. It was a crime against humanity and the perpetrators must be
brought to justice,' head of Komnas HAM's research and study wing,
Elfansuri Chairah, said at a seminar entitled "Justice for Khojaly and
Lessons for Future' held Wednesday at the University of Indonesia in
Depok, West Java.
The one-day seminar was attended by human rights activists, think
tanks, religious leaders, scholars, diplomats and students. It was
jointly organized by the International Youth Society for Peace and
Justice (IYSPJ),The Habibie Center, Abdurrahman Wahid Center (AWC),
and University of Indonesia's vocational program to commemorate the
23rd anniversary of the Khojaly genocide.
Khojaly is an Azerbaijani town located in the Nagorno-Karabakh region.
On the night of Feb. 25, 1992, Armenian troops, with the help of
former Soviet Union regiment no. 366, attacked Khojaly and brutally
killed innocent Azerbaijani Muslim civilians, burning down the whole
city in the process. Armenia currently occupies 20 percent of
Azerbaijan territory, eliciting condemnations by the UN and other
international organizations.
According to Azerbaijan Ambassador to Indonesia Tamerlan Karayev, at
least 613 people were killed, including 106 women, 83 children and 70
elderly persons during the course of a single day of violence in
Khojaly.
`It was a heinous crime committed not just against Muslims but against
humanity,' Karayev told The Jakarta Post on the sidelines of the
seminar.
While expressing his organization's full support for Azerbaijan,
Elfansuri said that Komnas HAM was established mainly to deal with
human-rights issues in Indonesia. But he said it could not sit idly by
if crimes against humanity, especially at the level of genocide,
occurred outside Indonesia.
`As a human rights body, we are ready to raise the Khojaly genocide
issue at the regional and international level. We need more data and
information from Azerbaijan,' Elfansuri said.
Indonesia, which strongly supports Azerbaijan sovereignty and
territorial integrity, condemned Armenian aggression and asked both
Azerbaijan and Armenia to resolve the dispute through negotiations.
`The conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia should be resolved
through dialogue. We should make efforts not to allow this kind of
genocide in the future,' said Muhammad Syukron, vice director of the
Abdurrahman Wahid Center.
Most of the speakers asked the Indonesian government to put more
pressure on Armenia to withdraw its troops from Azerbaijan territory.
Indonesia, they said, must seek stern measures against Armenia at the
UN and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC).
`In fact, the OIC recently requested that all members, including
Indonesia, impose political and economic sanctions on Armenia [...],'
Karayev said.
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2015/02/12/komnas-ham-recognizes-khojaly-genocide-ready-help-azerbaijan.html
By Veeramalla Anjaiah
February 12 2015
Indonesia's National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) has
called the 1992 atrocities committed in Khojaly, Armenian acts of
genocide, adding that the body was prepared to support that stance at
international forums, a senior Komnas HAM official said on Wednesday.
`There is no doubt that what happened in Khojaly in 1992 was an act of
genocide. It was a crime against humanity and the perpetrators must be
brought to justice,' head of Komnas HAM's research and study wing,
Elfansuri Chairah, said at a seminar entitled "Justice for Khojaly and
Lessons for Future' held Wednesday at the University of Indonesia in
Depok, West Java.
The one-day seminar was attended by human rights activists, think
tanks, religious leaders, scholars, diplomats and students. It was
jointly organized by the International Youth Society for Peace and
Justice (IYSPJ),The Habibie Center, Abdurrahman Wahid Center (AWC),
and University of Indonesia's vocational program to commemorate the
23rd anniversary of the Khojaly genocide.
Khojaly is an Azerbaijani town located in the Nagorno-Karabakh region.
On the night of Feb. 25, 1992, Armenian troops, with the help of
former Soviet Union regiment no. 366, attacked Khojaly and brutally
killed innocent Azerbaijani Muslim civilians, burning down the whole
city in the process. Armenia currently occupies 20 percent of
Azerbaijan territory, eliciting condemnations by the UN and other
international organizations.
According to Azerbaijan Ambassador to Indonesia Tamerlan Karayev, at
least 613 people were killed, including 106 women, 83 children and 70
elderly persons during the course of a single day of violence in
Khojaly.
`It was a heinous crime committed not just against Muslims but against
humanity,' Karayev told The Jakarta Post on the sidelines of the
seminar.
While expressing his organization's full support for Azerbaijan,
Elfansuri said that Komnas HAM was established mainly to deal with
human-rights issues in Indonesia. But he said it could not sit idly by
if crimes against humanity, especially at the level of genocide,
occurred outside Indonesia.
`As a human rights body, we are ready to raise the Khojaly genocide
issue at the regional and international level. We need more data and
information from Azerbaijan,' Elfansuri said.
Indonesia, which strongly supports Azerbaijan sovereignty and
territorial integrity, condemned Armenian aggression and asked both
Azerbaijan and Armenia to resolve the dispute through negotiations.
`The conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia should be resolved
through dialogue. We should make efforts not to allow this kind of
genocide in the future,' said Muhammad Syukron, vice director of the
Abdurrahman Wahid Center.
Most of the speakers asked the Indonesian government to put more
pressure on Armenia to withdraw its troops from Azerbaijan territory.
Indonesia, they said, must seek stern measures against Armenia at the
UN and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC).
`In fact, the OIC recently requested that all members, including
Indonesia, impose political and economic sanctions on Armenia [...],'
Karayev said.
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2015/02/12/komnas-ham-recognizes-khojaly-genocide-ready-help-azerbaijan.html