Due to the Azerbaijani armed attacks in the conditions of COVID-19, this deadly virus had a rapid growth not only in Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh), but also in Armenia, Human Rights Defender Arman Tatoyan posted on his Facebook page.
“According to the data of the seven months before the war 951 people died, during the war that figure reached 658, and only within half a month after the war 584 people died.
Hence, the Azerbaijani armed forces committed not only war crimes, but also crimes against humanity.
There have been gross violations of life, health, dignity and other rights.
A year ago, On March 23, the UN Secretary-General António Guterres issued an urgent appeal for a global ceasefire in all corners of the world to focus on “the real struggle of our lives.”
The Azerbaijani armed attacks began in gross violation of international calls for an end to military actions, including a direct call by the UN Security Council to cease hostilities during COVID-19.
It was obvious that the attacks during the COVID-19 global pandemic would result in the humanitarian disaster.
There is not a single country's healthcare system that can be able to resist this deadly virus in the face of large-scale war.
The fact-finding works of the RA and Artsakh Human Rights Defenders prove that the global restrictions of this virus were used by the Azerbaijani Armed Forces to cause mass deaths and other sufferings to the populations of Artsakh and Armenia.
The details are reflected in the Ad Hoc Public
Report of the RA Human Rights Defender", Tatoyan said.
