Azerbaijan continues to commit crimes against Armenians, holding them captive to this day. Gassia Apkarian, a judge at the Superior Court of Orange County in California, on Friday stated this during the international conference in Yerevan on mass crimes and impunity.

Apkarian recalled that as a result of this Azerbaijani aggression, 150,000 Armenians from Nagorno-Karabakh, most of whom now live in Armenia, were deprived of their homeland and homes.

The task is to achieve justice for the victims of war crimes committed by Azerbaijan, Apkarian emphasized.

Armenians are an ancient people, and the term "genocide" arose on the basis of what Armenians survived in 1915. However, such atrocities continue not only against Armenians, but also against many other peoples. War crimes are happening everywhere, so there is a need to fight together, united. Uniting with people who are also defending their rights, Armenians become stronger, said Apkarian.

We live in an era when impunity has become a widespread phenomenon. A dangerous belief has formed: if you have weapons and power, you can oppress people. But the opposite is true, and in order to achieve justice, the initiative must come from the victims themselves, their voices must be heard, noted Apkarian.

Justice is done in the courtroom, not in combat zones. We live in a difficult time in history, when the justice system often does not listen to the victims. But by continuing to fight, we can change the situation. This is the main goal: to achieve justice by giving the victims a chance to be heard, noted the judge at the Superior Court of Orange County in California.