BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 2. Armenia dedicated
ecocide in opposition to Azerbaijan through the occupation, the Commissioner
for Human Rights (Ombudsperson) of Azerbaijan Sabina Aliyeva mentioned
on the Worldwide Baku Discussion board of Ombudsmen right this moment, Pattern
experiences.
“On account of the army aggression of Armenia over a interval
of virtually 30 years, critical harm was brought about to the setting
and organic range on our ancestral lands that had been beneath
occupation, and ecocide, thought-about a global crime, was
dedicated in opposition to Azerbaijan,” she defined.
She highlighted that through the occupation of the Karabakh
area, varied uncommon species of vegetation and animals perished, and
the cessation of the self-regulation course of in rivers and lakes
turned the water our bodies right into a dangerous useless zone for all residing
issues.
“The truth that the transboundary Okhchuchay river was closely
polluted for a few years by dangerous substances from Armenia has additionally
negatively affected the standard of water assets within the South
Caucasus’ second-largest river, the Araz river, which now poses an
extraordinarily critical risk to the lives and well being of the
inhabitants.
On the similar time, Armenia’s Metsamor nuclear energy plant, a
potential hazard not just for Azerbaijan and Armenia however for the
total area, continues to function regardless of being technically and
morally outdated and severely polluting the setting.
I’ve repeatedly appealed to related worldwide
organizations, drawing the world’s consideration to this subject and
demanding the protected cessation and full shutdown of the Metsamor
nuclear energy plant to stop one other nuclear catastrophe just like
Chernobyl or Fukushima, in addition to the pressing implementation of
measures to carry the radioactive waste beneath worldwide
management,” Aliyeva added.
To notice, the Worldwide Baku Discussion board of Ombudsmen on Local weather
Change and Human Rights has formally kicked off right this moment.
The discussion board seeks to handle points associated to world local weather
change and study options from a human rights perspective, whereas
additionally sharing constructive experiences on this space.
Panel periods will cowl varied subjects, together with “Methods
to assist nationwide human rights establishments and ombudsmen in
local weather change initiatives,” “Public entry to data on
local weather change and its impacts,” “Multilateral cooperation in
combating local weather change,” “The local weather change reference to
explosive remnants of battle and mine contamination” and “Selling
enterprise accountability within the context of local weather change”.
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