WAR CRIMES COMMITTED BY AZERBAIJAN DURING THE 44-DAY ARTSAKH WAR

Abstract

Since the declaration of independence in May 1918, the Republic of Azerbaijan has been part of Turkey’s genocidal policy. The study of facts shows that the massacres of Armenians were of a massive and regular nature, which are manifested to this day. Even though the 2020 Artsakh war was unprecedented in its scale, with the atrocities of war crimes and violations of international humanitarian law, it was the reflection of Baku’s anti-Armenian policy of more than a century. During the 2020 Artsakh war, the attacks of the Azerbaijani armed forces were accompanied by inhuman and cruel treatment, which was manifested in beheading and torturing both prisoners of war and civilian prisoners. The international community should give a strong assessment of
Azerbaijan’s ongoing aggressive policy, extreme disregard for international law, and attempts to
abandon negotiations on the settlement of the Azerbaijani-Artsakh (Karabakh) conflict.