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The UN Special Procedure Mandate Holders published an allegation on enforced disappearance of 23 Armenian servicemen and 1 civilian by Azerbaijan

27 September, 2024
The UN Special Procedure Mandate Holders published an allegation on enforced disappearance of 23 Armenian servicemen and 1 civilian by Azerbaijan
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On September 27 four UN human rights mandate holders - Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances, Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, Special Rapporteur on the promotion of truth, justice, reparation and guarantees of non-recurrencethe issued a joint communication addressed to Azerbaijan. It refers to enforced disappearance of 23 Armenian soldiers and one civilian following their captivity by armed forces of Azerbaijan on 21 October 2020, followed by alleged torture, and unlawful killing of some of them. The report specifically emphasizes that, in response to previous requests, Azerbaijan failed to provide information on factual and legal reasons for the continued detention of the POWs after the cessation of hostilities, and the measures taken to inform families of the disappeared about their fate and the exact whereabouts. The UN special procedure mandate holders emphasized that these allegations may amount to various war crimes in contravention of the Geneva Conventions of 1949.

https://spcommreports.ohchr.org/TMResultsBase/DownLoadPublicCommunicationFile?gId=29213

 

 

 

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