Armenia/Azerbaijan: Don’t Attack Civilians

Click to expand Image View of Stepanakert/Khankendi, Nagorno-Karabakh administrative center. © 2016 Thomas Koerbel/picture-alliance/dpa/AP Images (Berlin) – All armed forces fighting over Nagorno-Karabakh must at all times distinguish between combatants and civilians under international humanitarian law, Human Rights Watch said today. All sides should respect the absolute ban against targeting civilians or carrying out attacks that indiscriminately harm civilians. Fighting between Armenia and Azerbaijan over Nagorno-Karabakh dramatically escalated early September 27, 2020. Armenia and…

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