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Protection of Armenian Captives: Legal Issues, Psychological Support, and Public Perception
A press conference was held on October 2 titled “Protection of Armenian Captives: How to help former captives overcome post-traumatic disorders.” The speakers at the press conference were Siranush Sahakyan, head of the “Center for International and Comparative Law,” Hilda Choboyan, coordinator of Libertas and president of the “Law and Conflict Resolution in the South Caucasus,” and Khachatur Gasparyan, director of…
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European Committee on the Prevention of Torture May Have Met Some Armenian Prisoners in Baku: Sahakyan
The European Court of Human Rights has demanded that Azerbaijan submit a report on the detention and health status of 23 Armenian prisoners held in Baku’s prisons, setting a deadline of November 4. This was stated by Siranush Sahakyan, the representative of Armenian prisoners’ interests at the European Court, during a discussion on the rights…
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Is Real Peace Possible Without the Return of Prisoners? – Discussion
YEREVAN – What problems may arise for Armenian prisoners held in Baku following the closure of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) office there? What risks does the abandonment of legal claims in international courts entail, and how dangerous is the alteration of terminology regarding prisoners at the state level? These and other…
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Alternative Mechanisms for Protecting Prisoners’ Rights, According to Human Rights Defenders
“There is no independent international organization that, through search and investigative work, can locate missing prisoners, verify whether they are alive, and provide us with information about their condition,” said Siranush Sahakyan, human rights defender and president of the International Comparative Law Center, during a discussion organized by CivilNet on October 1, titled “The Issue…
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European Court Seeks Information About Armenian Captives In Azerbaijan
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has ordered Azerbaijan to submit by November 4 fresh information about the detention and health conditions of 23 Armenian prisoners held by it, a Yerevan-based lawyer representing them said on Wednesday. Siranush Sahakian told RFE/RL’s Armenian Service that Azerbaijani authorities had objected to the continued provision of such…
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The U.S. is Committed to Returning Artsakh Refugees, Releasing Armenian hostages, Protecting Christian Holy Sites
WASHINGTON, DC – In response to months of sustained Armenian Caucus pressure and relentless Armenian American advocacy, the Trump-Vance Administration, this past week – in an unprecedented move – announced that the United States is actively encouraging both Yerevan and Baku to ensure “the return of ethnic Armenians to Nagorno-Karabakh,” reported the Armenian National Committee of…
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Pashinyan refers to Armenian hostages in Azerbaijan during his address to the UN GA
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, in his speech during the General Debate of the UN General Assembly, stated: “Conflict, indeed, poses far fewer questions before us, and the options for answers in the case of conflict are not many. While peace brings with it questions, new questions, more questions, questions continuously, and a peaceful life…
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Speaker of Parliament discuss issue of POWs held in Azerbaijan with President of the Congress of Deputies of Kingdom of Spain
On September 24, the President of the Armenian National Assembly, Alen Simonyan, met with the President of the Congress of Deputies of the Kingdom of Spain, Francina Armengol Socías, in Madrid. The focus of the interlocutors’ discussions was on the development of Armenia-Spain relations, with particular emphasis on the activation of inter-parliamentary ties, as well…
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Mirzoyan, ICRC President Discuss Armenian Prisoners of War
Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan met with Mirjana Spoljaric Egger, President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), to discuss the situation of Armenian prisoners of war, the Armenian Foreign Ministry reported. The meeting took place on the sidelines of the 80th session of the UN General Assembly. Mirzoyan and Spoljaric Egger exchanged…
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Armenian prisoners in Baku request to summon Nikol Pashinyan, Ararat Mirzoyan, Russian peacekeeping generals, and Andrzej Kasprzyk as witnesses
On September 22, the trial of the illegally detained military-political leaders of Artsakh continued in Baku under the chairmanship of Judge Zeynal Aghayev of the Baku Military Court. Only the Azerbaijani state and government-controlled media are present at the trial. It is not possible to verify from independent sources the statements attributed to the Armenian…