The Western Regional Center of the Ombudsman held events commemorating military strikes on Ganja committed by Armenia

11 October 2020, two years have passed since the rocket strikes of Armenia on the multi-floored apartment buildings in Ganja breaking the norms of international humanitarian law (IHL). That military attack caused unnecessary damage to civilian settlements and non-residential objects of various purposes and the killing of 10 civilians, including 4 women.     

The staff of the Ombudsman’s Western Regional Center visited the deadly damaged building, where people died or were heavily injured, to commemorate the second anniversary of the deadly attack of Armenian armed forces on Ganja on 11 October.

On this point, the Western Regional Center and Ganja House of Education jointly organized a legal awareness-raising event “The Norms of IHL violated by Armenia” regarding war crimes.  The event started with a minute of silence to remember the dearest memory of our martyrs. During the event, the head of the Western Regional Center, Mr. Sabuhi Abbasov gave detailed information about the 1949 Geneva Conventions and 1977 two Additional Protocols, thereto as core codified norms of IHL.

It was noted that in total, 26 civilians, including women and children, were killed and 175 people were injured as a result of the terrorist acts committed by Armenia targeting Ganja during the Patriotic War. In addition, the city's residential buildings, historical, cultural, and religious monuments, vehicles, as well as other civil infrastructure facilities were heavily damaged.

During the event, the participants were informed about the Ombudsman’s fact-finding missions, reports, and statements issued to inform the international community about the war crimes