Azerbaijan reveals human remains in Fuzuli

Human remains have been revealed in Azerbaijan’s liberated Fuzuli district.

A skull and other bones belonging to a man were revealed during demining operations in Garakhanbayli village, liberated from the occupation, the Azerbaijani Prosecutor General’s Office told Caliber.Az.

The Fuzuli district prosecutor’s office has been investigating the case since March 1.

During the First Karabakh War, the Armenian armed groups and the Armenian Armed Forces grossly violated the norms and principles of international humanitarian law, including the requirements of Article 17 of the Geneva Convention "On the improvement of the condition of the wounded and sick in active armies".

In the period from February 2021 to April 2022, mass graves were found in liberated Shusha District's Dashalti village, Khojavand District's Edilli village, Khojali (Khojaly) District's Farrukh and Dashbashi villages, as well as during the reconstruction work on the liberated Aghdam, Shusha, Goygol, Tartar, Fuzuli, Kalbajar and Zangilan districts, remains were found that allegedly belong to 82 persons.

On September 14-30, 2022, Azerbaijan discovered another mass grave with 18 people's remains on the territory of Khojavand District's Edilli village.