Ombudswoman: Balligaya tragedy - gross violation of human rights by Armenia

The tragedy in Balligaya is a gross violation of the requirements of the existing international documents in the field of human rights by Armenia, Azerbaijani Ombudswoman Sabina Aliyeva wrote on social network X, Caliber.Az reports.

1992-ci il avqustun 28-də Ermənistan silahlı qüvvələri tərəfindən Goranboy rayonunun Ballıqaya kəndində dinc azərbaycanlılara qarşı qətliam törədilmişdir.
Ermənistanın azərbaycanlılara qarşı törətdiyi soyqırımı aktlarından biri olan Ballıqaya faciəsi zamanı bütün beynəlxalq hüquq…

— Ombudsman of Azerbaijan (@az_ombudsman) August 28, 2023

"On August 28, 1992, the Armenian armed forces committed mass murder of peaceful Azerbaijanis in the village of Balligaya in Goranboy district. During this tragedy, which is one of the acts of genocide committed by Armenia against Azerbaijanis, 24 Azerbaijanis, including six minors, were mercilessly killed contrary to all international legal norms and universal human values. As a result of this criminal act, which is one of the clear examples of Armenia's genocide policy against our country, the requirements of the existing international documents in the field of human rights were grossly violated," the post says.