Azerbaijan, Baku / Trend corr. K.Ramazanova / Internally displaced persons (IDPs) have not been returned to their homelands and it is a violation of their human rights, Thomas Hammarberg, the Council of Europe's Commissioner on Human Rights, said.
The Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh should be settled through policy. The sides which will make decisions on regulating the conflict should pay attention to human rights.
Hammarberg is familiar with living conditions in Agdam and Goranboy regions. The international organizations should render assistance to these peoples, Hammarberg said. The Commissioner expressed regret regarding the destruction of houses and graves in the occupied territories.