Azerbaijan uses military-political leaders of Artsakh in captivity to  achieve its propaganda goals - statement

ArmInfo.As a result of thenbsp;long-term policy of genocide pursued by Azerbaijan, the fundamentalnbsp; norms of human rights, established not only within the framework ofnbsp;national legislation, but also in a number of international legalnbsp;acts, were grossly violated and continue to be violated to this day,nbsp;reads a statement by non-governmental organizations for thenbsp;protection of human rights , forcibly displaced from Artsakh, innbsp; connection with Azerbaijan#39;s planned screening of a fake film onnbsp;March 28 with the participation of the captive military-politicalnbsp;leadership of the NKR.

The statement recalls that during the 44-day war of 2020 and thenbsp; military actions launched by Azerbaijan against the Republic ofnbsp; Artsakh on September 19, 2023, weapons and cluster missilesnbsp; prohibited by international documents were used against the civiliannbsp; population.

quot;As a result of these and other atrocities, several civilians werenbsp; killed and injured to varying degrees, including small children,nbsp; elderly people and pregnant women.

More than a dozen of our compatriots, including former military andnbsp; political leaders of the Republic of Artsakh, were captured bynbsp; Azerbaijan. Taking advantage of the vulnerable position of prisoners,nbsp; Azerbaijan uses them to achieve its propaganda goals. In particular,nbsp; an announcement of a fake and fabricated film was shown innbsp; Azerbaijan, based on forced interviews with captured military andnbsp; political leaders of the Republic of Artsakh, which the Azerbaijaninbsp; authorities called quot;Antiterrorquot;,quot; the statement said.

At the same time, it is emphasized that this anti-Armenian policy ofnbsp; Azerbaijan, as well as illegal actions against prisoners, violate thenbsp; fundamental provisions of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights,nbsp; the European Convention on Human Rights and the Convention concerningnbsp; the Treatment of Prisoners of War.

quot;Based on the above, we call on the government of the Republic ofnbsp; Armenia, the UN Security Council, the European Union, the Council ofnbsp; Europe and the embassies operating in the Republic of Armenia to takenbsp; effective measures for the speedy release of all persons captured bynbsp; Azerbaijan.

In addition, prior to the release of all prisoners, to prevent anynbsp; exploitation of their vulnerability, including for propagandanbsp; purposes; do not allow the screening of a film based on false andnbsp; fabricated information,quot; the statement emphasizes.

Earlier, Azerbaijan announced an interview with the captured leadersnbsp; of Artsakh. nbsp;