19:02, 9 August 2023

YEREVAN, AUGUST 9, ARMENPRESS. Today, on August 9, the Human Rights Defender published the English version of an ad hoc report on the continuous violations of human rights as a result of the shootings conducted by the Azerbaijani armed forces in the direction of the Yeraskh settlement of Ararat Province, Armenia.

The ad hoc report presents the violations of fundamental human rights registered by the Defender as a result of the fact-finding activities conducted in the Yeraskh settlement.

The violations of human rights as a result of the shootings conducted by the Azerbaijani armed forces in the direction of the settlement in June 2023 have been registered and analyzed in the ad hoc report. A number of recommendations aimed at solving the issues related to the protection of human rights are also presented in the report.

On June 13-14, 2023, shots were fired from the Azerbaijani combat positions in the direction of the Yeraskh settlement; in particular, the steel mill which is under construction with foreign investment in Yeraskh was intensively and deliberately targeted. As a direct result of the shootings, two Indian citizens were injured and taken to a medical institution.

As a result of the actions of the Azerbaijani armed forces, the civilian population's rights to life, mental and physical integrity, property, education, work, entrepreneurship, and a number of other fundamental rights were violated.

The ad hoc report will be sent to international organizations and actors with a mandate to protect human rights, as well as competent state bodies.

The Armenian version of the Report was published on July 18.