Statement by the Commissioner for Human Rights
(Ombudsman) of the Republic of Azerbaijan concerning the 30th anniversary of the Aghdaban Genocide Today 30 years have passed since the Aghdaban Genocide.
As a result of Armenia’s genocide and ethnic cleansing policies against Azerbaijanis
committed throughout history, thousands of innocent civilians were killed and massively
exterminated.
One of the multiple crimes of Armenia against humanity was committed in the Aghdaban
village of Kalbajar district on the night from 7 to 8 April 1992, village inhabitants were
tortured, civilians were massively murdered, and the elderly, children and women were
burnt alive.
Furthermore, the historical, cultural, and religious sites of the village as examples of human
civilization were destroyed. Works related to the cultural heritage of Azerbaijan, including
the manuscripts of the poet Aghdabanli Gurban and one of the masters of classical ashug
poetry Dada Shamshir were destroyed.
This act of genocide, as well as the acts of vandalism committed by Armenians against
cultural heritage in the village of Aghdaban of the Kalbajar district of the Republic of
Azerbaijan, had resulted in a serious violation of the international human rights documents.
I call on international organizations and states to take decisive measures to bring the
criminals of the Aghdaban Genocide to justice punishment and recognize this massacre as
genocide and a crime committed against mankind.
Sabina Aliyeva
The Commissioner for Human Rights
(Ombudsman)
of the Republic of Azerbaijan
08 April 2022
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