During the Second Artsakh War, which began on 27 September, 2020, as well as after the signing of the tripartite statement on 9 November, 2020, Armenian civilians and servicemen continued to be taken prisoner. 19 of the captives were tortured and killed by Azerbaijani servicemen, which is considered a war crime. Representatives of the interests of prisoners and prisoners of war in the ECHR Siranush Sahakyan and Artak Zeynalyan made a statement about this.
“We have appealed to the European Court of Human Rights regarding the facts of torture and killing of POWs and prisoners.
Below is their list.
Civilians:
1. Eduard Shahgeldyan
2. Arsen Gharakhanyan
3. Benik Hakobyan
4. Elena Hakobyan
5. Serzhik Vardanyan
6. Ella Vardanyan
7. Genadi Petrosyan
8. Yurik Asryan
9. Misha Movsisyan
10. Anahit Movsisyan
11. Nina Davtyan
12. Misha Melkumyan
Soldiers:
13. Erik Mkhitaryan
14. Gagik Mkrtchyan
15. Arayik Poghosyan
16. Vardges Ghazaryan
17. Yuri Adamyan
18. Arthur Manvelyan
19. Narek Babayan,”
the statement reads.
