Human Rights Defender Arman Tatoyan wrote on his Facebook page.
“The fact that Azerbaijan has developed a policy of hostility after the war is evidenced by new forms of torture against Armenian captives.
For example, in one case, Azerbaijani servicemen demanded that an Armenian soldier renounce Christianity and convert to Islam. When the Armenian soldier refused to comply, they burnt his leg, severely beat and ridiculed. We have never recorded anything like this before.
In another case, a cross tattoo was noticed, that part of the body was burned with a lighter, and the soldier severely beaten.
If anyone had a cross, then the cross was either taken or destroyed. When our captives demanded the return the crosses, they were severely beaten and ridiculed. They mocked religion.
These cases are a direct consequence of the policy of patronage and hostility of the Azerbaijani authorities towards the Armenians.
They are proof that after the war this policy has only strengthened and how deep it has its roots.
Moreover, the accents have even changed. In addition to being ethnic, that is, being Armenian, they also include religious affiliation.
PS These cases were registered after the ad hoc report of the RA Human Rights Defender on the torture of Armenian prisoners in Azerbaijan.
I especially warn all those who think of denying this publication that there is credible objective evidence, which, however, I do not disclose in order not to target people. “I am making this publication so that both we and the international community are aware of the real situation, what rights violations are taking place,” he wrote.
