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"HAKOB INJIGHULYAN IS IN EXTREME DIFFICULT SITUATION." LARISA ALAVERDYAN
August 26 2013
"Azerbaijan has disseminated the interview of the Armenian
soldier Hakob Injighulyan captive in Azerbaijan under the subtitle
"Armenian-Azerbaijan conflict", which already speaks about extremely
impermissible, politicization of the issue of humanitarian rights,"-
assures Larisa Alaverdyan, the first human rights defender, Executive
Director of "Against Illegal Arbitrariness" NGO. According to her
assessment, the very beginning of the interview shows that questions
directed to the captive are asked, and the reportage conclusion was
just about the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict. "It proves that the fate
of a specific man is tied to the Armenian-Azerbaijani general problem
interpreted by the Azerbaijani side. Pursuant to the Human Rights and
the Geneva Convention, Article 13, Chapter 2, a flagrant violence was
displayed against the military captive, including asking questions
other than the full name, place of birth and how he ended up there.
The rest of the questions violate the provisions stipulated by the
Convention. If we take what topics are discussed in this reportage,
besides being a false politicization, it pursues purely propaganda
purposes. We have stated all of these in our letter that we are going
to send to international, various inter-governmental organizations."
As per Ms. Alaverdyan, prisoner's claims that he feels good in the
Azerbaijani uniforms and wishes to leave for a 3rd country indicates
about various types of pressures: psychological, and physical, and
even it is possible that the evidences obtained are as a result of
promises. She complained that no international organization has yet
responded to the incident. "We find it more than strange the silence
of the organizations that for years, every day, are watching the human
rights defense situation in the region. Whereas it was a flagrant
violation, and still I have not seen any organization responding. If
the mode of action of the Red Cross is clear for us, because even if
they comment or state in the report, it would be confidential, then it
is not clear the silence of the organizations that are always talking
publicly. In fact, it required 10 days from Azerbaijan to develop
psychological, so-called brain washing, afterwards the interview was
voiced. The revelation of this interview is the result of unbalanced
attitude and conduct of the Red Cross Baku delegation." As per Ms.
Alaverdyan, this video disseminated by Azerbaijani side was a message
to its own people and the whole world, saying that "Nothing is
impossible for nowadays Azerbaijani authorities, we'll say whatever
we would like to, if we wish to violate, we'll do it, if we wish to
ignore, we'll do it, if we wish to abuse an international norm and
commitment before the international community, we'll do it." Referring
to the criticism conducted in Armenia with regard to the Armenian
soldier why he gave such an interview, the first human rights defender
called for displaying restraint. "There was a time, when such incidents
were occurring again, the head of the Azerbaijani National Security
Service (NSS) once called the head of Artsakh National Security Service
chief, and said, "Hurry up, turn on the TV set, look how your guys
are talking about you, the army and your country". The head of the
Artsakh NSS said, "To force a person in detention and captivity to
say something, it's not good, nor is it so difficult". I urge not
to give estimations to a person who is in extreme critical condition
and we do not know how these interviews are taking place.
Let us allow this to finish so that this soldier stays healthy, reaches
his parents, and then we will determine what is what. Without any
exceptions, such interviews are taking place under incomprehensible,
but terrible pressures for us."
Arpine SIMONYAN
Read more at: http://en.aravot.am/2013/08/26/156179/
August 26 2013
"Azerbaijan has disseminated the interview of the Armenian
soldier Hakob Injighulyan captive in Azerbaijan under the subtitle
"Armenian-Azerbaijan conflict", which already speaks about extremely
impermissible, politicization of the issue of humanitarian rights,"-
assures Larisa Alaverdyan, the first human rights defender, Executive
Director of "Against Illegal Arbitrariness" NGO. According to her
assessment, the very beginning of the interview shows that questions
directed to the captive are asked, and the reportage conclusion was
just about the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict. "It proves that the fate
of a specific man is tied to the Armenian-Azerbaijani general problem
interpreted by the Azerbaijani side. Pursuant to the Human Rights and
the Geneva Convention, Article 13, Chapter 2, a flagrant violence was
displayed against the military captive, including asking questions
other than the full name, place of birth and how he ended up there.
The rest of the questions violate the provisions stipulated by the
Convention. If we take what topics are discussed in this reportage,
besides being a false politicization, it pursues purely propaganda
purposes. We have stated all of these in our letter that we are going
to send to international, various inter-governmental organizations."
As per Ms. Alaverdyan, prisoner's claims that he feels good in the
Azerbaijani uniforms and wishes to leave for a 3rd country indicates
about various types of pressures: psychological, and physical, and
even it is possible that the evidences obtained are as a result of
promises. She complained that no international organization has yet
responded to the incident. "We find it more than strange the silence
of the organizations that for years, every day, are watching the human
rights defense situation in the region. Whereas it was a flagrant
violation, and still I have not seen any organization responding. If
the mode of action of the Red Cross is clear for us, because even if
they comment or state in the report, it would be confidential, then it
is not clear the silence of the organizations that are always talking
publicly. In fact, it required 10 days from Azerbaijan to develop
psychological, so-called brain washing, afterwards the interview was
voiced. The revelation of this interview is the result of unbalanced
attitude and conduct of the Red Cross Baku delegation." As per Ms.
Alaverdyan, this video disseminated by Azerbaijani side was a message
to its own people and the whole world, saying that "Nothing is
impossible for nowadays Azerbaijani authorities, we'll say whatever
we would like to, if we wish to violate, we'll do it, if we wish to
ignore, we'll do it, if we wish to abuse an international norm and
commitment before the international community, we'll do it." Referring
to the criticism conducted in Armenia with regard to the Armenian
soldier why he gave such an interview, the first human rights defender
called for displaying restraint. "There was a time, when such incidents
were occurring again, the head of the Azerbaijani National Security
Service (NSS) once called the head of Artsakh National Security Service
chief, and said, "Hurry up, turn on the TV set, look how your guys
are talking about you, the army and your country". The head of the
Artsakh NSS said, "To force a person in detention and captivity to
say something, it's not good, nor is it so difficult". I urge not
to give estimations to a person who is in extreme critical condition
and we do not know how these interviews are taking place.
Let us allow this to finish so that this soldier stays healthy, reaches
his parents, and then we will determine what is what. Without any
exceptions, such interviews are taking place under incomprehensible,
but terrible pressures for us."
Arpine SIMONYAN
Read more at: http://en.aravot.am/2013/08/26/156179/