The European Parliament today, by a vote of  523 to 3, passed a resolution denouncing Azerbaijan’s unjust detention of Armenian hostages and demanding their immediate release.

“The European Parliament condemns Azerbaijan’s unjust detention of Armenian hostages and demands their immediate release, as their confinement is based on sham trials and human rights violations. MEPs say Azerbaijani officials should grant prisoners fair trials and medical access and facilitate the independent investigation of their ill-treatment,” the resolution reads in part.

The resolution also demands sanctions be placed on Azerbaijani officials responsible for human rights violations and calls on the International Criminal Court to investigate the forced displacement and ethnic cleansing of the Armenian population in Nagorno-Karabakh.

The resolution also condemns human rights violations in Thailand and Sudan.

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