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TWO RELEASED CIVILIAN INTERNEES RETURNED UNDER ICRC AUSPICES
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[04:14 pm] 12 December, 2007
Geneva (ICRC) - On 12 December 2007, the International Committee of
the Red Cross (ICRC), acting as a neutral intermediary, facilitated
the transfers of two civilians who had been detained in Baku and
in Nagorny Karabakh respectively. The transfer took place in Agdam
district of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
Prior to their release and transfer, ICRC delegates had visited the
detained civilians on several occasions, in order to assess their
conditions of detention and treatment. The ICRC had also forwarded
family news between the internees and their relatives.
Acting as a neutral intermediary and in accordance with its mandate,
the ICRC facilitated the transfer of the released civilians at the
request of the respective Commissions for Prisoners of War, Hostages
and Missing Persons. ICRC delegates had visited the civilians before
the operation to ensure that they were returning of their own free
will.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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[04:14 pm] 12 December, 2007
Geneva (ICRC) - On 12 December 2007, the International Committee of
the Red Cross (ICRC), acting as a neutral intermediary, facilitated
the transfers of two civilians who had been detained in Baku and
in Nagorny Karabakh respectively. The transfer took place in Agdam
district of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
Prior to their release and transfer, ICRC delegates had visited the
detained civilians on several occasions, in order to assess their
conditions of detention and treatment. The ICRC had also forwarded
family news between the internees and their relatives.
Acting as a neutral intermediary and in accordance with its mandate,
the ICRC facilitated the transfer of the released civilians at the
request of the respective Commissions for Prisoners of War, Hostages
and Missing Persons. ICRC delegates had visited the civilians before
the operation to ensure that they were returning of their own free
will.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress