ECHR says will consider Armenia's request against AzerbaijanSeptember 28, 2020 - 18:48 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has received a request from Armenia to oblige Azerbaijan to stop bombing civilian infrastructure and will consider it, the press service of the court has said, according to RIA Novosti. Azerbaijan unleashed a large-scale offensive against Karabakh (Artsakh) in the morning of September 27, shelling Armenian positions and civilian settlements with large caliber weapons and rocket systems. Armenia and Karabakh have introduced martial law and total mobilization. The Armenian side has reported deaths and injuries both among the civilian population and the military. "The court has received a request for an interim measure. It is being considered." the press service said on Monday, September 28. It is unclear when exactly the matter will be considered. In particular, the Armenian side has asked the court: – to cease the military attacks towards the civilian settlements along the entire line of contact of the armed forces of Armenia and Artsakh; – to stop indiscriminate attacks; – to stop targeting civilian population, civilian objects and settlements. Under the Rules of Court, the ECHR may indicate interim measures to any State Party to the European Convention on Human Rights. Interim measures are urgent measures which, according to the Court’s well-established practice, apply only where there is an imminent risk of irreparable harm. Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. Partner news | Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia. Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Freedom House concerned by mounting reports of police violence in Armenia Freedom House urged Armenian authorities to investigate this pattern of excessive force and inhumane treatment. CSTO recognizes Armenia’s sovereign right to withdraw Tasmagambetov has said that if Armenia decides to leave the organization, “it will be the sovereign right of Armenia.” |