YEREVAN. – The torture and cruel treatment of captives by the Azerbaijani side during the recent war in Karabakh (Artsakh) are not only the crimes of separate individuals, but also part of Azerbaijan's single state policy. The Human Rights Defender (Ombudsman) of Armenia, Arman Tatoyan, said this at Thursday sitting of the National Assembly, during the latter’s discussion of the report on the work done by the ombudsman's office in 2020.

According to Tatoyan, in addition to the use of banned weapons and ammunition, the involvement of mercenaries, torture and various forms of atrocities, another serious problem was exacerbated during the recent war: the propaganda of hatred and enmity in Azerbaijan, which today can only be compared to fascism.