War crimes in the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War

Amnesty International stated that both Azerbaijani and Armenian forces committed war crimes during Second Nagorno-Karabakh War, and called on the governments of Armenia and Azerbaijan to immediately conduct independent, impartial investigations, identify all those responsible, and bring them to justice.[1][2] UN Secretary-General António Guterres stated that "indiscriminate attacks on populated areas anywhere, including in Stepanakert, Ganja and other localities in and around the immediate Nagorno-Karabakh zone of conflict, were totally unacceptable".[3] Columbia University's Institute for the Study of Human Rights recognized that violent conflict affected all sides in the conflict but distinguished "the collateral damage of Azerbaijanis" from "the policy of atrocities such as mutilations and beheadings committed by Azerbaijani forces and their proxies in Artsakh."[4] Azerbaijan started an investigation on war crimes by Azerbaijani servicemen in November[5] and as of 14 December 2020, has arrested four of its servicemen.[6]

  1. ^ "Armenia/Azerbaijan: Decapitation and war crimes in gruesome videos must be urgently investigated". amnesty.org. Amnesty International. 10 December 2020.
  2. ^ Roth, Andrew (10 December 2020). "Human rights groups detail 'war crimes' in Nagorno-Karabakh". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Both sides obliged to 'spare and protect civilians' over Nagorno-Karabakh fighting declares UN's Guterres". United Nations. 18 October 2020. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  4. ^ "Atrocities Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) | Institute for the Study of Human Rights". www.humanrightscolumbia.org. Retrieved 2023-07-20.
  5. ^ "Erməni əsirlərin cəsədlərilə qəddar rəftarı göstərən videolarla bağlı Azərbaycanda cinayət işi açılıb". BBC Azerbaijani Service (in Azerbaijani). 23 November 2020. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
  6. ^ "Azerbaijan arrests soldiers suspected of war crimes". Al Jazeera. 14 December 2020. Retrieved 14 December 2020.