CFTJ Publishes White Paper of the Torture and Mistreatment of Armenian POWs

To Whom It May Concern,

 

Attached you will find the press release and White Paper, which document the human rights abuses committed by the government of Azerbaijan against Armenian POWs, that was submitted by the Center for Truth and Justice to specific members on the Hill. 

 

The White Paper specifically requests the following Congressional actions in response to Azerbaijan’s human rights violations:

  • Allow testimony of Armenian POWs during hearings that protect the identity of the victims. These testimonies must be heard to understand the extent and severity of human rights violations undertaken by Azerbaijan;
  • Demand the immediate and unconditional release of Armenian POWs by Azerbaijan;
  • Suspend all security and military assistance to Azerbaijan;
  • Enforce Section 907 of the FREEDOM Support Act restricting U.S. aid to Azerbaijan;
  • Impose Global Magnitsky sanctions on senior Azerbaijani government officials for their responsibility in engaging in major human rights violations;
  • Apply the Leahy amendment to Azerbaijan; and
  • Support self-determination of Nagorno-Karabakh – the only way to guarantee security and human rights protections of Armenians living there.

 

We’d appreciate for the White Paper to be shared with various international organizations, human rights organizations, Armenian embassies, etc.

 

Best,

CFTJ Board




White Paper On Azerbaijani Torture of Armenian POWs - Sept 2021.pdf

Emil Lazarian

“I should like to see any power of the world destroy this race, this small tribe of unimportant people, whose wars have all been fought and lost, whose structures have crumbled, literature is unread, music is unheard, and prayers are no more answered. Go ahead, destroy Armenia . See if you can do it. Send them into the desert without bread or water. Burn their homes and churches. Then see if they will not laugh, sing and pray again. For when two of them meet anywhere in the world, see if they will not create a New Armenia.” - WS