Baku: “About 4,000 Azerbaijani citizens are still missing as a result of the Karabakh conflict. For over three decades, their families have lived in unbearable uncertainty and have been deprived of their fundamental rights,” said Mohammad Naqib Eishan Jan, Professor at the International Islamic University of Malaysia as he addressed the session on “Strengthening cooperation to address the missing persons crisis” held as part of the international conference on “Joining efforts and enhancing cooperation for addressing the issues of missing persons.”

According to Azerbaijan State News Agency, Professor Eishan Jan emphasized the importance of Armenia providing detailed information regarding the whereabouts of missing persons, as well as the treatment they received and the sites of their burial. He stated that this is a requirement under international humanitarian law and the Convention on Human Rights. Furthermore, he highlighted that those who do not collaborate with the families of missing persons bear responsibility under international humanitarian law.

The professor insisted that Armenia must cooperate by providing information on mass graves and prisoners. Failing to do so would constitute a violation of international humanitarian law and human rights, resulting in accountability before the international community.