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We cannot allow Azerbaijan’s vile human rights abuses to be redeemed by hosting Cop29

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27.09.2024

YEREVAN, ARMENIA – SEPTEMBER 30: A demonstration to denounce the “ethnic cleansing” of Nagorno-Karabakh and demand the liberation of the former leaders of the separatist enclave who were arrested on September 30, 2023 in Yerevan, Armenia. An estimated half of the 150,000 residents of Nagorno-Karabakh, a region of Azerbaijan controlled by ethnic Armenians for three decades, have fled for Armenia since Azerbaijani forces seized full control of the enclave last week. Many fear a campaign of ethnic cleansing will follow. (Photo by Astrig Agopian/Getty Images)

Twelve months on from Azerbaijan’s illegal arrest of 23 Armenian leaders, the world needs to take a cold hard look at its human rights abuses, writes Paul Polman

This week marks a grim anniversary for anyone who believes in free speech and the rule of law.

A year ago on Friday (27 September) Ruben Vardanyan, the successful businessman and philanthropist, was captured by the Azerbaijani army along with 22 other Armenians, as he was trying to help his fellow citizens flee during the Azerbaijani invasion of Nagorno-Karabakh. But this was not just a military manoeuvre – it was a pretext to carry out the ethnic cleansing of 120,000 Armenians from a region that President........

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