In the occupied Artsakh, the state administration of Azerbaijan continues to destroy the Armenian trace.Due to this policy, Azerbaijan has become a typical symbol of vandalism, surpassing all barbarian tribes that have existed throughout human history.
Recently, the Artsakh State University has become another target of cultural genocide in Azerbaijan. In a message spread by Azerbaijani media, it is clearly stated that the appearance of the university building will change.
Obviously, true to its nature, Azerbaijan will eliminate the Armenian trace under the guise of construction work. The memorial complex of the university, commemorating the memory of students who died for their homeland, is particularly at risk. Artsakh State University was founded in 1969 in Stepanakert, the center of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Region.
During the war unleashed by Azerbaijan against Artsakh in 1992. In October, the government of the Republic of Armenia decided to merge the Stepanakert Faculty of the Vanadzor Pedagogical Institute with the Stepanakert Branch of the Yerevan Engineering University, naming the newly created university Artsakh State University. The parent university of Artsakh actively participated in defending the Motherland.
It is necessary to note that in the 1990s, Artsakh State University also became the target of attacks by Azerbaijani terrorist groups. On August 22, Azerbaijani occupation forces dropped a 500-kilogram bomb on the university, followed by another strike in 1993. All this once again demonstrates that the cultural heritage of Artsakh is under threat of #destruction and usurpation.
According to Article 4 of the 1954 Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict, any acts of vandalism, theft, looting, appropriation, hostility, and repression against cultural heritage are prohibited.
The First Hague Protocol of 1954 prohibits the destruction of cultural and spiritual property in occupied territories.
Ombudsman of Culture of Hayk
