BAKU, Azerbaijan, February 26. The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) office in Azerbaijan conducted 80 visits (in 19 detention centers) to prisoners in 2023, Trend reports via the International Committee of the Red Cross.
Meetings were held to examine prisoners' confinement
circumstances, treatment, and support in maintaining relationships
with their families.
There were 1,600 written and video messages sent and phone calls
made between people of Armenian descent arrested in Azerbaijan and
their families, as well as 40 between Azerbaijani individuals
detained in Armenia and their families.
"More than 6,000 detainees received various items, including summer and winter clothing, underwear, shoes, hygiene kits, books, sports equipment, and more," the statement from the ICRC says.
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