For the first time ever, on the one year anniversary of the fall of Nagorno-Karabakh, victims of Azerbaijani war crimes on September 19 testified at the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission hearing on human rights violations perpetrated by the government of Azerbaijan against ethnic Armenians and ethnic Azerbaijanis who oppose the government.
A delegation of eight individuals from Armenia visited Washington, D.C. for the Lantos hearing. The Center for Truth and Justice facilitated the delegation’s visit, which consists of relatives of hostages currently held in Azerbaijan, forcibly displaced victims of the war in Nagorno-Karabakh, and CFTJ staff who have taken hundreds of testimonies from such war victims including returned prisoners of war.
CFTJ coordinated the delegation in collaboration with Save Armenia: A Judeo-Christian Alliance and Save the Persecuted Christians, with crucial help from Global Arm. On September 17, Save Armenia and Save the Persecuted Christians hosted a high-level briefing regarding the ethnic and religious cleansing of Armenian Christians in Nagorno-Karabakh by Azerbaijan.
The Lantos hearing was held in-person and was open to Members of Congress, congressional staff, the public, and the media.
The delegation from Armenia will also hold meetings with lawmakers, organizations, and congressional committees while in Washington, D.C.
