European Azerbaijanis Congress appeals to European Commissioner for Human Rights
Baku, December 12, AZERTAC
European Azerbaijanis Congress (EAC) has appealed to the European Parliament in connection with the Azerbaijanis taken hostage by the Armenians, the press service of the State Committee for Work with Diaspora said.
EAC sent an appeal to the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights Nile Mujzhnieks. The appeal, sent in connection with Human Rights Day, December 10, provides information about the Azerbaijani hostages - Shahbaz Guliyev and Dilgam Asgarov, taken hostage by Armenians on the occupied territories of Azerbaijan, as well as the illegal trial, arranged over them by the separatist regime of Nagorno-Karabakh.
The appeal said that 20 percent of Azerbaijani territory is occupied by Armenia, and also mentioned the UN resolutions on the liberation of Nagorno-Karabakh. It is reported that the Azerbaijani hostages Shahbaz Guliyev and Dilgam Asgarov were taken hostage on July 12 by Armenian Special Forces on the territory of Azerbaijan occupied by Armenians - Kelbajar district and Hasan Hasanov was killed.
The appeal said that the lawsuit regarding Azerbaijani hostages initiated by the separatist regime of Nagorno-Karabakh is illegal.
EAC called on the European public not to remain indifferent to human rights violations. In the appeal, the congress said that the life of Azerbaijani hostages is constantly under threat, and demanded assistance in the restoration of violated rights of Azerbaijani hostages.
“We urge the international community, within the framework of international legal norms and avoiding double standards, to express its attitude to the aggressive policy of Armenia, and to demonstrate a united and objective position to restore and protect the human rights violations,” said the statement.
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