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STEPANAKERT. - Human Rights Defender of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) has issued a Legal Assessment of Facts on Human Shielding and Use of Indiscriminate Weapons against the Civilian Population of Nagorno-Karabakh by Azerbaijani Military Forces.

On the basis of international documents, the legal assessment thoroughly substantiates that Azerbaijan continues systematic gross violations of fundamental human rights and principles of international humanitarian law.

Among other things, the document also touches on the intentional deployment by Azerbaijan of its military units and artillery in the vicinity and within its own civilian settlements and using them as firing positions. Thereby, according to the document, Azerbaijan uses it own civilian settlements as a target, not fulfilling its  positive obligation to protect its population’s right to life.

The results of the analysis will be submitted to the UN, Human Rights Commissioners of the Council of Europe, OSCE, as well as other human rights organizations and foreign institutions.   

The legal assessment is available in English. 

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