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NGOs, National & International Institutions

NGOs have investigated war crimes against Armenian POWs or have taken a stand for their unconditional release. UN experts and the European Parliament have also demanded their immediate release by Azerbaijan.

Resolution of the Senate of the French Republic, 15 November 2022

Establish a lasting peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan (point 19: "Calls for the immediate and unconditional release and repatriation of all Armenian prisoners of war").

UN Special Rapporteurs, 1st February 2021

Nagorno-Karabakh: captives must be released – UN experts

Resolution of the European Parliament, 20 May 2021

Resolution adopted by a large majority (607 votes in favor, 27 against) demanding inter alia "the immediate and unconditional release of all Armenian prisoners, both military and civilian, detained during and after the conflict, and that Azerbaijan refrain from making arbitrary detentions in the future".

Human Rights Watch, 14 octobre 2022

Video Shows Azerbaijan Forces Executing Armenian POWs

Freedom House, 11 May 2021

Azerbaijan: Allow Human Rights Court to Investigate Reports of Detainee Torture

Bellingcat, An Execution in Hadrut, 15 Octobre 202

An execution in Hadrut

Human Rights Watch, 2 décembre 2020

Azerbaijan: Armenian Prisoners of War Badly Mistreated

Human Rights Watch, 19 March 2021

Azerbaijan: Armenian POWs Abused in Custody

Center for Truth and Justice, 1st September 2021

White Paper of the Torture & Mistreatment of Armenian POWs

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