"We call on all states, individuals to respect the fundamental human rights," US Ambassador to Armenia Lynn Tracy told reporters in Yerevan on Saturday. The Ambassador's remarks came at a request to comment on the latest report released by the Human Rights Defender of Armenia which covers the tortures and cases of degrading treatment of Armenian prisoners and civilian captives held in Azerbaijan.  

The Ambassador said they were closely following the reports of the Ombudsman and those from other sources. "We will continue following and cooperating with all sides to ensure the protection and respect of the human rights by all sides," added Ambassador Tracy. 

To remind, the Human Rights Defender of Armenia published on September 8 an Ad Hoc Report on the responsibility of Azerbaijan concerning the inhuman treatment and torture of Armenian captives.

The document covered evidences of cruel treatment, torture, and humiliation of Armenian prisoners of war and civilians, and the mechanisms of responsibility of Azerbaijan for the committed war crimes.

The Ad Hoc Report also presents the gross violations that occurred in Kovsakan on October 20, 2020 (tying Armenian servicemen to a car and dragging them, cutting off the killed people's ears, etc.).