November 21, 2020 - 13:28 AMT
ECHR wants Azerbaijan to provide info about 10 missing Armenians

The European Court of Human Rights has requested that Azerbaijan provide information about 10 Armenians abducted on November 11, the Representative of Armenia before the ECHR said Friday, November 20.

ECHR granted the request by Armenia and applied interim measures against Azerbaijan, urging the country to ensure respect for the Convention rights of the captives and to provide them with necessary and appropriate medical treatment.

It was reported earlier that the 10 people went missing from the road connecting the Armenian town of Goris and the city of Shushi in Nagorno-Karabakh.

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, Russian and Azerbaijani Presidents Vladimir Putin and Ilham Aliyev have signed a statement to end the war in Karabakh after almost 45 days. Karabakh (Artsakh) President Arayik Harutyunyan has said he has agreed to the deal signed by Armenia, Russia and Azerbaijan.