Statement on Protection of Armenian Cultural Heritage in Nagorno-Karabakh
On 11–12 September 2026, around 150 diplomatic representatives from 58 countries and 9 international organisations visited Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh), including the European Union Special Representative for the South Caucasus, Magdalena Grono.
The visit was accompanied by narratives denying the Armenian origin of the region’s cultural and religious heritage and promoting the so-called “Caucasian Albanian” narrative.
We, the undersigned Armenian civil society organisations, express deep concern over the legitimisation of Azerbaijan’s ongoing policies of ethnic and cultural erasure and call on governments and international organisations to take concrete steps to protect Armenian cultural heritage in Nagorno-Karabakh.
The full statement is presented here
Protection of Rights without Borders NGO
Regional Center for Democracy and Security
New Justice Culture NGO
Transparency International Anticorruption Center
Rights Center NGO
Journalists for Human Rights NGO
For Equal Rights Educational Center NGO
Helsinki Association Human Rights Protection NGO
Helsinki Citizens’ Assembly Vanadzor
Law Development and Protection Foundation
Centre For Community Mobilization and Support NGO
“Hazarashen” Armenian Center for Ethnological Studies
Public Journalism Club
