Armenia’s former Human Rights Defender (Ombudsman) Arman Tatoyan has submitted an alternative report to the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) regarding Azerbaijan's policy of Armenophobia and has made recommendations for investigation.
“The report submitted to the UN committee shows that the policy of Armenophobia and hatred towards Armenians based on their religion and ethnicity has actually been pursued in Azerbaijan for years,” Tatoyan said on Facebook.
“The Azerbaijani authorities continue to incite hatred towards the people of Armenia and Artsakh through official statements, making threats and insulting comments,” he said, adding Armenian women and children often become targets of hate speech in Azerbaijan.
“I have urged the UN Committee to:
1. Investigate and reveal raci...
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