Within the framework of its fact-finding mission the staff of the Human Rights Defender of the Republic of Artsakh carried out a thorough research of the assaults of Azerbaijani armed forces towards the peaceful population of Artsakh on September 27-30, 2020. Below are the results:
Overall, 7 civilians were killed, among them a small girl, a 24-year-old and 65-year-old men, four women – 59, 61, 63 and 79-year-old. The infant, the women and a man were killed at the yards of their houses while the young man was shot on his way to a village.
On the whole, 31 civilians (7 female and 24 male) suffered severe injuries.
23 of the above-mentioned were injured in the place of their residence – as a result of shelling at houses or adjacent areas (it is noteworthy that in both cases the mines exploded in the yards of multi-apartment buildings). 6 persons got injured when driving to relatively safe places as a result of targeting and shooting passenger cars. 2 were injured at other public places.
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10 persons suffered severe injuries in Stepanakert and adjacent areas, in Hadrut region – 1 person in the regional center Hadrut, 3 in the village of Taghaser, 1 in the village of Vardashat. In Martuni region – 5 persons were injured in the regional center Martuni, 1 person in the village of Spitak shen. In Martakert region – a person was injured in in Martakert town, 4 persons in the area adjacent to the village of Maghavuz, 2 persons in N. Horatagh, 1 in Mataghis. 2 persons were injured in the city of Karvachar of Shahumyan region.
Injuries by age group: 0-14 age group – 3 , 15-24 age group – 1, 26-35 age group – 4, 36-50 age group – 8, 50 and over – 15.
The injuries are mostly upper and lower limb and facial fractures.
We remind that the above-mentioned data is not final. The staff of the Human Rights Defender of the Republic of Artsakh continues the fact-finding mission and will provide updated information.
The Ombudsman will soon publish an special report that will present not only statistical data but also factual and legal analyses.
The Human Rights Defender’s Staff of the Artsakh Republic
