Rep. Schiff: Murder of 19 Armenian POWs further evidence of Azerbaijan’s grotesque disregard for international law
Congressman Adam Schiff renewed call for immediate action against Azerbaijan and end of U.S. military assistance to the regime in Baku following reports that Azerbaijani forces tortured and killed 19 Armenian prisoners of war (POWs).
“During the war in Nagorno-Karabakh, Azerbaijan was guilty of grave and egregious human rights abuses. Reports of the torture and murder of 19 Armenian prisoners of war, including civilians, are further evidence of Azerbaijan’s grotesque disregard for human rights and international law,” Schiff said in a Facebook post on Tuesday.
California Democratic Party passes resolution calling for release of Armenian POWs
Calls for Divesting from, and Condemning, and Sanctioning Turkey and Azerbaijan As Part of its 2021 Top 13 Priorities
LOS ANGELES The California Democratic Party on Sunday adopted, as part of its top 13 priorities coming out of its 2021 state convention, a resolution condemning Turkey and Azerbaijan for the war crimes they committed over the course of 44 days and after their attack on the Republic of Artsakh and Armenia, beginning on September 27, 2020.
The resolution, introduced by LACDP Elected Member and DSCC Member Elen Asatryan, also urges Congress and the Biden Administration to sanction Turkey and Azerbaijan and demand that Azerbaijani authorities immediately release all Armenian Prisoners of War and captured civilians. Furthermore, it also calls on the California Public Employees’ Retirement System and the State Teachers’ Retirement System to divest all public employee retirement funds
Calls for Divesting from, Condemning, and Sanctioning Turkey and Azerbaijan.
LOS ANGELES LACDP Elected Member and DSCC Member Elen Asatryan has introduced a resolution, which will be considered at the California Democratic Convention taking place from April 29 through May 2, condemning Turkey and Azerbaijan for the war crimes they committed over the course of 44 days after their attack on the Republic of Artsakh and Armenia, which began on September 27, 2020.
The resolution also urges Congress and the Biden Administration to sanction Turkey and Azerbaijan and demand that Azerbaijani authorities immediately release all Armenian POWS and captured civilians. Furthermore, it also calls on the California Public Employees’ Retirement System and the State Teachers’ Retirement System to take socially responsible steps and divest all public employee retirement funds from investment vehicles issued by Turkey and Azerbaijan until Turkey recognizes the Armenian Genocide of 1915 – 1923, a
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