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ARMENIAN OMBUDSMAN CALLS FOR COE COMMISSIONER'S MEDIATION IN THE RETURN OF PILOTS OF THE DOWNED HELICOPTER
13:50, 20 Nov 2014
Armenian Human Rights Defender Karen Andreasyan has sent a letter
to Nils Muižnieks, the Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council
of Europe.
"I'm deeply concerned and worried about the fate of the three-member
crew of the downed Armenian MI-24 helicopter. This unarmed helicopter
was downed by the Azerbaijani armed forces during a training flight
on November 12," the human Rights Defender said.
"Eight days after the incident the Azerbaijani side blocks access
to the helicopter and prevents the recovery of the bodies of the
pilots despite the calls of the Permanent Representative of the OSCE
Chairman-in-Office and the International Committee of the Red Cross.
Furthermore, the Azerbaijani side does not allow the OSCE
representatives to conduct monitoring at the crash site," Karen
Andreasyan noted.
"Keeping the crew of the downed helicopter under fire for days not only
contradicts the norms of international humanitarian law, particularly
the provisions of the Geneva Convention, but also violates the very
principles of elementary morality and conscience. It could be possible
to save the life of at least one of the pilots, had Azerbaijan allowed
to provide timely first aid to the crew," the Armenian Ombudsman wrote.
He urged the CoE Commissioner for Human Rights to contribute to the
return of the remains of the pilots to the Armenian side and the
conduct of a comprehensive, unbiased and transparent investigation.
http://www.armradio.am/en/2014/11/20/armenian-ombudsman-calls-for-coe-commissioners-mediation-in-the-return-of-pilots-of-the-downed-helicopter/
13:50, 20 Nov 2014
Armenian Human Rights Defender Karen Andreasyan has sent a letter
to Nils Muižnieks, the Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council
of Europe.
"I'm deeply concerned and worried about the fate of the three-member
crew of the downed Armenian MI-24 helicopter. This unarmed helicopter
was downed by the Azerbaijani armed forces during a training flight
on November 12," the human Rights Defender said.
"Eight days after the incident the Azerbaijani side blocks access
to the helicopter and prevents the recovery of the bodies of the
pilots despite the calls of the Permanent Representative of the OSCE
Chairman-in-Office and the International Committee of the Red Cross.
Furthermore, the Azerbaijani side does not allow the OSCE
representatives to conduct monitoring at the crash site," Karen
Andreasyan noted.
"Keeping the crew of the downed helicopter under fire for days not only
contradicts the norms of international humanitarian law, particularly
the provisions of the Geneva Convention, but also violates the very
principles of elementary morality and conscience. It could be possible
to save the life of at least one of the pilots, had Azerbaijan allowed
to provide timely first aid to the crew," the Armenian Ombudsman wrote.
He urged the CoE Commissioner for Human Rights to contribute to the
return of the remains of the pilots to the Armenian side and the
conduct of a comprehensive, unbiased and transparent investigation.
http://www.armradio.am/en/2014/11/20/armenian-ombudsman-calls-for-coe-commissioners-mediation-in-the-return-of-pilots-of-the-downed-helicopter/