Azerbaijani ombudsperson: Women comprise most of refugees, internally displaced persons

Azerbaijani Commissioner for Human Rights (Ombudsperson) Sabina Aliyeva has said that most of the refugees and internally displaced people after the first Karabakh war, more precisely 52 per cent, were women.

Aliyeva made these remarks at the sixth Congress of Azerbaijani Women in Baku, Report informs.

She also noted that there were 267 women among approximately 4,000 Azerbaijanis who went missing during the first Karabakh war.

“Unfortunately, despite numerous requests, Armenia has not provided any information about their fate yet. During all armed conflicts, wars and natural disasters, women and children suffer most of all,” Aliyeva said.