ECHR launches examination of 23 cases regarding Azerbaijani war crimes during April War in Artsakh

YEREVAN, MARCH 29, ARMENPRESS. The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) launched examinations into 23 cases regarding Azerbaijani war crimes during the April 4 day war, attorney Ara Ghazaryan told ARMENPRESS, who is also involved in the lawyer-human rights activist group, which filed complaints to the ECHR over human rights violations of the civilian population and servicemen of Nagorno Karabakh committed by Azerbaijani forces.

“The ECHR began to examine the cases, which includes both the issue of launching proceedings and the essence of complaints. I can’t specify particular cases, because for some complaints the ECHR issued secrecy”, the attorney said, reminding they have been working on these cases from July 2016 till February of 2017.

More than 700 suits have been filed to the ECHR against Azerbaijan regarding the protection of rights of Artsakh servicemen and civilians during the 2016 April War.