BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 30. Armenians showed an inhuman attitude towards Azerbaijanis taken captive during the occupation of Azerbaijani territories, said the Commissioner for Human Rights (Ombudsman) of Azerbaijan, Sabina Aliyeva, in a report on Azerbaijanis missing during the first Karabakh war, Trend reports.
"In order to increase the feeling of hatred in Armenian society, the prisoners were handed over to the civilian population and demonstratively humiliated and insulted. They were used as slaves, especially in harmful industries. On the days of remembrance of the "Armenian genocide" and on the graves of armed formations, terrorists, and Armenian soldiers who died in battles, sacrifices were made. Prisoners were used in the demolition and looting of historical monuments, cemeteries, houses, and administrative buildings in occupied settlements; in other words, in acts of vandalism. They were provoked to commit physical and immoral acts against each other, etc.," said the ombudsperson.
According to Aliyeva, there are also facts of incitement by the Armenian special services of hostages to commit terrorist acts and sabotage against the Republic of Azerbaijan through threats and blackmail.
The Commissioner for Human Rights (Ombudsman) of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Sabina Aliyeva, has prepared a report on Azerbaijanis missing during the first Karabakh war. The report is addressed to relevant international organizations on the occasion of August 30, the International Day of Victims of Enforced Disappearances. The main purpose of this report is to bring to the attention of the international community the issue of the fate of about 4,000 missing Azerbaijanis and to ensure the provision of information about them as well as the appeals of their families.