The United Nations Common Meeting affirmed the crime of genocide describing it as “a denial of the proper of existence of complete human teams, as murder is the denial of the proper to dwell of particular person human beings.” Thus, it proves that Genocide is the deliberate and systematic destruction, in complete or partly, of an ethnic, racial, spiritual or nationwide group. Probably the most broadly studied and catastrophic examples are, nonetheless, traditionally shut: the Nazi Holocaust in opposition to the Jew, ethnic cleaning in Bosnia, and tribal warfare in Rwanda. Nonetheless, these massacres and genocides haven’t turned the bloody pages of the historical past, and the world faces in fashionable period too – writes Mazahir Afandiyev, Member of the Milli Majlis of the Republic of Azerbaijan
Not to this point, however in February 1992, the entire Azerbaijan watched in horror as their TV screens confirmed the aftermath of a brutal killing: lifeless kids, raped girls, mutilated our bodies of aged individuals, frozen corpses scattered throughout the bottom. This surprising footage was taken on the web site of the Khojaly bloodbath – the worst battle crime within the Nagorno-Karabakh battle between Azerbaijan and Armenia. Because of genocide act, about 6,000 inhabitants, of the city, 613 Azerbaijani civilians, together with over 200 girls, 83 kids, 70 aged, and 150 lacking, 487 wounded, and 1,270 civilians have been taken hostage.
The bloodbath came about on a date when Azerbaijani civilians, trying to evacuate the city of Khojaly after coming beneath assault, have been gunned down by Armenian troops as they fled in the direction of the security of Azerbaijani strains. This brutal assault was not merely an accident of battle. It was a part of Armenia’s deliberate coverage of terror: killing civilians would intimidate others into fleeing the area, permitting Armenia’s military to occupy Nagorno-Karabakh and different areas of Azerbaijan. This was ethnic cleaning, pure and easy.
The Khojaly bloodbath is at present acknowledged and commemorated by parliamentary acts adopted in ten international locations and in twenty-one states of the US of America after nice efforts and worldwide campaigns organized by the Republic of Azerbaijan. The “Justice for Khojaly” Worldwide Consciousness Marketing campaign was certainly one of them, launched on 8 Might 2008, on the initiative of Leyla Aliyeva, Common Coordinator of the Islamic Convention Youth Discussion board for Dialogue and Cooperation. Up to now, greater than 120,000 individuals and 115 organizations have joined this marketing campaign, which capabilities efficiently in dozens of nations. Social networks, exhibitions, rallies, contests, conferences, seminars and related actions are different efficient instruments selling its targets.
In response to the Worldwide Humanitarian regulation, UN Conference and numerous treaties the genocidal acts and actors themselves being punishable as worldwide crimes, different punishable conduct consists of conspiracy to commit genocide, direct and public incitement to commit genocide, makes an attempt to commit genocide and complicity in genocide (Artwork. III of UN Genocide Conference). Nonetheless, even if Republic of Azerbaijan reaffirmed resolutions of the UN Safety Council in regard to determine peace and justice within the Nagorno-Karabakh area internationally acknowledged areas of Azerbaijan, the “Khojaly” has not earned a good evaluation by the worldwide neighborhood both, or the genocide actors participated in “Khojaly” stays unpunished.
The dimensions of Khojaly and the genocide actors – Armenians have been talked about and written on the well-known newspapers, journals, and books in numerous instances. Nonetheless, the one of many essential books was the “My Brother’s Street” written by Marker Melkonian. This ebook written by an Armenian and in addition devoted the lifetime of a “hero”, Monte Melkonian, Armenian militant clearly proves that the assault in town was a strategic objective, including “however it had additionally been an act of revenge.” Probably the most painful second is the “hero” name within the ebook to an individual who actively participated within the bloodbath that night time.
Furthermore, one Armenian chief, Serzh Sargsyan mentioned: “Earlier than Khojaly, the Azerbaijanis thought that they have been joking with us; they thought that the Armenians have been individuals who couldn’t increase their hand in opposition to the civilian inhabitants. We have been in a position to break that [stereotype]. And that’s what occurred.” His comment was printed in an interview with U.Ok. journalist Thomas de Waal in a 2004 ebook concerning the battle.
As soon as once more, the bloodbath occurred in “Khojaly” by Armenians is an ethic clearance by information primarily based on the foundations and laws of worldwide humanitarian regulation, UN Conventions, human rights views on girls and kids’s rights, and the destroyed metropolis of Khojaly. Thus, Azerbaijan will proceed its battle to recollect the victims of Khojaly metropolis for the sake of alive individuals who witnessed the night time in Khojaly.
A recognition of the Khojaly bloodbath wouldn’t solely be the achievement of rights of people that turned sufferer in that bloody night time, but in addition forestall the long run genocides and massacres might occur in opposition to humanity. Whereas being blind for this genocide, the world will permit future generations to lose hope for unity and dignity amongst nations.
Writer – Mazahir Afandiyev, Member of the Milli Majlis of the Republic of Azerbaijan
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