International Committee of Red Cross restructuring activity in Karabakh

Spokesperson for the representative office of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Azerbaijan Ilaha Huseynova has said that the ICRC is restructuring its activity in the Karabakh region.

“The ICRC's activity covering the Karabakh region will be managed from the office in Barda. We will continue working to support people who need help,” Huseynova said in response to a request from Report.

Established in 1863, the ICRC operates worldwide, helping people affected by conflict and armed violence and promoting the laws that protect victims of war. The work of the ICRC is based on the Geneva Conventions of 1949, their Additional Protocols, its Statutes those of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement and the resolutions of the International Conferences of the Red Cross and Red Crescent. The ICRC is an independent, neutral organisation ensuring humanitarian protection and assistance for victims of war and armed violence. It takes action in response to emergencies and promotes respect for international humanitarian law and its implementation in national law.

In Azerbaijan, the ICRC supports the families of missing persons and helps detainees held for conflict-related or security reasons, or who are otherwise vulnerable. We respond to such health issues as tuberculosis in prisons, and we monitor the situation of communities along the border with Armenia.