Who are we ?
Fighting for the release of Armenian state hostages interned in Azerbaijan
The LIBERTAS collective founded in Europe in 2022, brings together 3 human rights NGOs:
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Covcas Center for Law & Conflict Resolution is an association created in 1992, in France, whose aim is to support the UN principles, aims and actions, particularly in the field of peaceful conflict resolution and the promotion of human rights. Email: centre.covcas@gmail.com
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Hyestart, founded in 2016, in Switzerland, is committed to democracy and human rights in Armenia and Turkey. Its honorary members include publisher and human rights activist Ragip Zarakolu and Pen Vice-President Eugène Schoulgin. Email: contact@hyestart.org, website: https://www.hyestart.org/
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The Armenophobia Observatory, founded in France in 2020, aims to identify, qualify and quantify Armenophobic content, and to fight Holocaust denial, disinformation and anti-Armenian hatred. Email: armenophobie@proton.me X: https://twitter.com/ObsArmenophobie
Our goals
The Libertas collective objectives are:
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to fight for the release of 23 Armenians abducted, illegally detained and recognized by Azerbaijan: 9 militaries, 8 politicians, 6 civilians
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to obtain an independent inquiry into the 80 to 200 Armenians, both civilian and military, who have been forcibly disappeared during various Azerbaijani attacks since 2020. There is evidence that they were taken alive, but in the absence of information from Azerbaijan their fate remains unknown.
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set up and contribute to psychological support for released prisoners and their families, as well as for the families of prisoners not yet released
