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BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 8. The Office of the Ombudsman of the Republic of Azerbaijan responded to false claims of the Human Rights Defender of the Republic of Armenia, the Office told Trend.
The Armenian ombudsman's statement on the "inhuman treatment of Armenian prisoners in Azerbaijan" is yet another step to mislead the international community.
The statement said that Commissioner for Human Rights (Ombudsman) of the Republic of Azerbaijan Sabina Aliyeva and representatives of the Ombudsman's Office had repeatedly visited Armenian prisoners of war, as well as armed group members detained in the liberated territories. They have explained their rights in their own language.
"The captives didn't complain about the detention conditions and treatment. They were provided with proper medical care, as well as could contact their family members. Reports on the Ombudsman's visits were submitted to international organizations," the statement said.
Moreover, members of the Ombudsman's National Preventive Group also met with Armenian servicemen, captured as a result of Armenia's latest large-scale provocations on the border with Azerbaijan on September 12, 2022.
"Following the inspections, the Ombudsman established a humane treatment of Armenian war prisoners in accordance with the requirements of international humanitarian law. False statements on the torture of these persons, as well as the murder of some of the captives, are...
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