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EUROPEAN COURT DECLARES AZERBAIJANI IDPS APPLICATION ADMISSIBLE
Trend
Jan 10 2012
Azerbaijan
In its decision in the case of "Chiragov and Others v. Armenia"
the European Court of Human Rights, sitting as a Grand Chamber,
has by a majority declared the application admissible.
The Court will deliver its judgment at a later date, the official
website of the European Court of Human Rights said.
The applicants Elkhan Chiragov, Adishirin Chiragov, Ramiz Gebrayilov,
Akif Hasanov, Fekhreddin Pashayev and Sagatel Gabrayilov are all
Azerbaijani nationals.
The case concerns the applicants' complaint that they were forced to
flee from their homes in 1992 during the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict
over Nagorno-Karabakh.
The applicants complain in particular about the loss of their
properties in Lachin.
Due to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, the applicants were forced to
flee on 17 May 1992. They have not been able to return to their homes
and properties since.
They also complain that there is no prospect for them in the
foreseeable future to be able to use their property as the Armenian
Government continues to refuse to allow them to return to Lachin. Nor
have the Armenian authorities made any attempt to compensate them
for their losses.
The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988
when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. Armenian
armed forces have occupied 20 percent of Azerbaijan since 1992,
including the Nagorno- Karabakh region and 7 surrounding districts.
Azerbaijan and Armenia signed a ceasefire agreement in 1994. The
co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group - Russia, France, and the U.S. -
are currently holding the peace negotiations.
Armenia has not yet implemented the U.N. Security Council's four
resolutions on the liberation of the Nagorno-Karabakh and the
surrounding regions.
Trend
Jan 10 2012
Azerbaijan
In its decision in the case of "Chiragov and Others v. Armenia"
the European Court of Human Rights, sitting as a Grand Chamber,
has by a majority declared the application admissible.
The Court will deliver its judgment at a later date, the official
website of the European Court of Human Rights said.
The applicants Elkhan Chiragov, Adishirin Chiragov, Ramiz Gebrayilov,
Akif Hasanov, Fekhreddin Pashayev and Sagatel Gabrayilov are all
Azerbaijani nationals.
The case concerns the applicants' complaint that they were forced to
flee from their homes in 1992 during the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict
over Nagorno-Karabakh.
The applicants complain in particular about the loss of their
properties in Lachin.
Due to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, the applicants were forced to
flee on 17 May 1992. They have not been able to return to their homes
and properties since.
They also complain that there is no prospect for them in the
foreseeable future to be able to use their property as the Armenian
Government continues to refuse to allow them to return to Lachin. Nor
have the Armenian authorities made any attempt to compensate them
for their losses.
The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988
when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. Armenian
armed forces have occupied 20 percent of Azerbaijan since 1992,
including the Nagorno- Karabakh region and 7 surrounding districts.
Azerbaijan and Armenia signed a ceasefire agreement in 1994. The
co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group - Russia, France, and the U.S. -
are currently holding the peace negotiations.
Armenia has not yet implemented the U.N. Security Council's four
resolutions on the liberation of the Nagorno-Karabakh and the
surrounding regions.