A human rights organization that represents ethnic Armenians is arguing that Azerbaijan is committing an ongoing genocide and submitted evidence on Thursday to the International Criminal Court.
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — A human rights organization representing ethnic Armenians submitted evidence to the International Criminal Court on Thursday, arguing that Azerbaijan is committing an ongoing genocide against them. Azerbaijan’s government didn't immediately comment on the accusations. The neighboring countries have been at odds for decades over the disputed territory of Nagorno-Karabakh, and are already facing off in a separate legal case stemming from that conflict.
Lawyers for the California-based Center for Truth and Justice, or CFTJ, say there is sufficient evidence to open a formal investigation into Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and other top leaders for genocide. They have submitted a so-called Article 15 communication urging the court’s chief prosecutor Karim Khan to look into alleged atrocities. Khan’s office will now consider the evidence submitted and determine if the court will open an investigation, a decision expected to take months.
The court has moved forward with an investigation under similar circumstances into possible crimes committed by Myanmar against the Rohingya minority group. While Myanmar isn't a member state, neighboring Bangladesh is and around 750,000 people have fled across the border after being forced from their homes. The CFTJ’s request came amid two weeks of proceedings between Armenia and Azerbaijan at another global court in The Hague.
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