The Human Rights Defender of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic has issued the following “Legal Assessment” regarding the use of indiscriminate weapons against the civilian population of Nagorno Karabakh by Azerbaijani military forces and the intentional deployment by Azerbaijan of its military units and artillery in the vicinity of and within civilian settlements.

The assessment states that by employing such actions Azerbaijan continues to violate fundamental human rights principles.

The HRD says that the assessment will be delivered to the United Nations, Council of Europe human rights commissioners, PACE, and other international legal organizations.

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