
Nagorno-Karabakh: Mounting Cases of Azerbaijani Human Rights Violations
In 2020, Azerbaijan launched a brutal war in Nagorno-Karabakh, a breakaway autonomous region predominantly inhabited by indigenous Armenians dating back to ancient times. During the 44-day war, Azerbaijan committed numerous human rights violations and war crimes against Armenians, as documented and reported by international NGOs and the media. In this AGBU WebTalk, international human rights lawyer Sheila Paylan cites and explains, in accessible language, the specific international laws, conventions, rules, and agreements that Azerbaijan has broken—during the war and since the brokered ceasefire agreement of November 9, 2020, including the unlawful blockade of the Lachin Corridor. Despite the international community's inconsistent performance in enforcing these rules, Paylan emphasizes the absolute necessity to continue to leverage all available legal and reporting tools to hold Azerbaijan accountable for its crimes.
About the speaker
Image
Sheila Paylan
Sheila Paylan
Sheila Paylan is an international human rights lawyer who has served more than 15 years as legal advisor for the United Nations. Now based in Yerevan, she consults for a variety of international organizations, NGO’s, think tanks and governments, and has published extensively on the subjects of international justice, self-determination, and the responsibility to protect.

Sheila Paylan
Sheila Paylan is an international human rights lawyer who has served more than 15 years as legal advisor for the United Nations. Now based in Yerevan, she consults for a variety of international organizations, NGO’s, think tanks and governments, and has published extensively on the subjects of international justice, self-determination, and the responsibility to protect.
Related Webtalks
The Design and Symbolism of Tsitsernakaberd
Aleppo and the Impact of the Syrian War on Armenian Communities
Denial as Hate Speech
Zabel Yessayan: A Brave New Voice
The Armenian Ghost in Turkey
The AGBU Nubarian Library
Leadership of the First Republic
The Assyrian Genocide
The Phases of the Armenian Genocide of 1915
Freedom of Speech vs. Genocide Denial Laws
The History of Armenians in Belgium
The Stages of Genocide
The Genocide of Pontic Greeks and Assyrians
Menk: Literature of Exile in Post-WWI Paris
Sevag Balikçi
An Inconvenient Genocide
The History of the Tsitsernakaberd Memorial
Aurora Mardiganian: Survivor, Witness, Activist
GIVE TO AGBU
Make an impact that will change lives. Donate today.