At the Parliamentary Committee on Human Rights of the Chamber of Deputies of the Italian Parliament, the Human Rights Defender (Ombudsman) of Armenia, Arman Tatoyan, on Wednesday presented the reports and solid evidence on the Azerbaijani torture and ill-treatment of Armenian captives after the September-November 2020 war, Armenian News-NEWS.am has learned from the ombudsman's office.

Also, Tatoyan stressed the urgency of returning all Armenian captives still held in Azerbaijan, emphasizing that the respective international requirements have been grossly violated and that they are being held as a military and political bargaining chip.

Tatoyan reflected also on the illegal deployment of Azerbaijani servicemen on the roads between the communities of Armenia after the war, and their incursions into the sovereign territory of Armenia in Gegharkunik and Syunik Provinces and their consequences.

The ombudsman added that all these violations of rights are based on the policy of Armenophobia and enmity by the Azerbaijani authorities, and include manifestations of fascism.