The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) on Wednesday held hearings on “Chiragov and others v. Armenia” case.

Armenia was represented by Prospector General Gevorg Kostanyan.

In 2010, the ECtHR started examining the Armenian Sargsyan family’s lawsuit filed against Azerbaijan for the first time.

In 2006, Minas Sargsyan—a former resident of Gyulistan village of Shahumyan Region in Northern Karabakh—filed a lawsuit against the demolition of his house and their forcible expulsion from their place of residence. Even though Minas Sargsyan has passed away since, his widow and children continue to follow the judicial process.       

It is noteworthy that, on the same day, the ECtHR also started examining a group of Azerbaijanis lawsuit (Chiragov and others vs. Armenia) filed against Armenia.  

These cases are considered the prototype of similar lawsuits.

The case on “Sargsyan against the Republic of Azerbaijan” is slated for February 5.