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Armenia asks European Court of Human Rights to step in & take action over Turkish role in Azerbaijan’s 'attacks on civilians' | |
(about 8 hours later) | |
Armenia submitted a formal request to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), on Sunday, complaining about Turkey’s open support for Azerbaijan in the two countries' ongoing dispute over the Nagorno-Karabakh region. | |
After violence claimed civilian lives on both sides over the weekend, Yerevan says it wants the ECHR to apply so-called “interim measures” against Ankara over its “assistance” to alleged Azerbaijani attacks against the civilian population in Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh. That's according to the office of Armenia's representative to the ECHR. | |
The interim measures can be applied by the court when there are fears that human lives are being threatened, or any kind of ill-treatment, such as torture, for example, is being used. | |
Shortly after hostilities over Nagorno-Karabakh broke out last Sunday, Armenia alleged that Turkey had sent equipment to Azerbaijani forces and encouraged mercenaries from Syria to join Baku's offensive against the mainly Armenian-populated enclave. Ankara denies providing any material support to Azerbaijan, but confirmed it would not hesitate to do so if asked. | |
Meanwhile, French President Emmanuel Macron said, last week, that his country has “credible” information proving Syrian militants arrived in Nagorno-Karabakh through Turkey. Russia's Foreign Ministry has voiced similar concerns. | |
Last week, Armenia lodged a similar request to the ECHR against Azerbaijan, demanding it “cease military attacks on civilian settlements.” | |
As hostilities intensified this Sunday, both Baku and the authorities of the self-proclaimed Nagorno-Karabakh republic reported civilian casualties. | |
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