The Azerbaijani authorities are pursuing a policy of genocide by isolating Artsakh, former Armenian ombudsman Arman Tatoyan wrote on his Facebook page on Friday.

"Today I handed over to the offices of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights and the Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe written facts that the Azerbaijani armed forces in Artsakh

are carrying out purposeful shelling of villages;

Threatening to use force, forcing people to leave their homes;

Intentionally depriving more than 100 thousand peaceful residents of gas, heating and hot water throughout Artsakh, including hospitals, schools, kindergartens, as well as setting a valve to blackmail people;

did everything to ensure that peaceful life in the settlements was not restored;

killed and wounded soldiers of the Artsakh Defense Army protecting civilians from the criminal actions of Azerbaijan," he wrote.