CONTENTS

1. LIST OF AZERBAIJANI CHILDREN Kept in armenian captivity

1.1. INCOMPLETE INFORMATION

1.2. LIBERATED FROM CAPTIVITY

2. FACTS CONCERNING GROSS VIOLATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS

3. SPECIFIC VIOLATIONS OF CIVILIANS’ RIGHTS, EXECUTIONS, DESTRUCTION OF CIVILIAN PROPERTY, PILLAGE; FORCED EXPATRIATION Of CIVILIAN POPULATION

3.1. Positioning of the Militia

3.2. Firing on Civilians

3.3. Death Toll

3.4. Malybeyli and Gushchular

3.5. Kerkijahan

3.6. Djemili

3.7. Akholu

3.8. Kosalar

4. INDISCRIMINATE ATTACKS, TARGETING CIVILIAN STRUCTURES

4.1. Shusha

4.2. Malybeyli

4.3. Khojaly

4.4. Aghdam

4.5. Abu Gulabli

4.6. Papravend

4.7. Gushchular

5. What did mass media report?

6. THE COMMITTEE FOR PEOPLE'S HELP TO KARABAKH (OF THE) ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE AZERBAIJAN SSR - 1988

1. LIST OF AZERBAIJANI CHILDREN Kept in armenian captivity

ABUSHOV Chinqiz Nazim oglu,
DOB 1981, male, born in Khojaly, missed in Khojaly on 02/26/92

ABUSHOVA Chinara Nazim qizi,
DOB 1982, female, born in Khojaly, missed in Khojaly on 02/26/92

ABUSHOVA Medina Ali qizi,
DOB 1985, female, born in Khojaly, missed in Khojaly on 02/26/92

AGAYAROV Nabi Isaq oglu,
DOB 1981, male, born in Kelbadjar, missed in Kelbadjar in 1993

AGAYAROV Raman Isaq oglu,
DOB 1983, male, born in Kelbadjar, missed in Kelbadjar in1993

AGAYAROVA Sevinj Isaq qizi,
DOB 1980, female, born in Kelbadjar, missed in Kelbadjar in1993

AHMEDOV Seymur Niyaz oglu,
DOB 1980, male, born in Khojavend, missed in Khojavend

AHMEDOVA Farqiya Binnet qizi,
DOB 1985, female, born in Kelbadjar, missed in Kelbadjar in1993

ALIYEV Elchin Firdovsi oglu,
DOB 1982, male, born in Khojaly, missed in Khojaly in 02/26/92

ALIYEV Elgiz Firdovsi oglu,
DOB 1984, male, born in Khojaly, missed in Khojaly in 02/26/92

ALIYEV Sabuhi Djahangir oglu,
DOB 1981, male, born in Khojaly, missed in Khojaly in 02/26/92, detained in 1992 in Vakly village of Agdere region (Upper Garabagh), in 1994 in Hankendi

ALIYEV Salim Janpolad oglu,
DOB 1987, male, born in Khojaly, missed in Khojaly in 02/26/92, detained in 1992 in Vaklu village of Agdere region (Upper Garabagh), in 1994 in Hankendi

ALIYEV Tahir Sabir oglu,
DOB 1988, male, born in Kelbadjar, missed in Kelbadjar in 1993, detained in Goris city (Armenia)

ALIYEV Zaur Qafar oglu,
DOB 1983, male, born in Shusha, missed in Shusha on 05/08/92

ALIYEV Zaur Hasan oglu,
DOB 1983, male, born in Qazax, missed in Qazax, detained in Noyemberyan (Armenia) in 1994 in regional office of Ministry of State Security (phone 21717).

AMRALIYEV Elmdar Khasay oglu,
DOB 1982, male, born in Kelbadjar, missed in Kelbadjar in 1993

AMRALIYEV Shahriyar Khasay oglu,
DOB 1988, male, born in Kelbadjar, missed in Kelbadjar in 1993

BANDALIYEV Xayal Elbrus oglu,
DOB 1986, male, born in Kelbadjar, missed in Kelbadjar in 1993

HASANOVA Qamar Binnat qizi,
DOB 1988, female, born in Kelbadjar, missed in Kelbadjar in 1993, detained in Hankendi («Stepanakert») in September 1994

HUSEYNOV Elgun Elxan oglu,
DOB 1991, male, born in Khojaly, missed in Khojaly on 02/26/92, detained in Hankendi («Stepanakert»), later in Spitak (Armenia)

HUSEYNOV Emin Elxan oglu,
DOB 1989, male, born in Khojaly, missed in Khojaly on 02/26/92, detained in Hankendi («Stepanakert»), later in Spitak (Armenia)

HUSEYNOVA Shabnam Elxan qizi,
DOB 1987, female, born in Khojaly, missed in Khojaly on 02/26/92, detained in Hankendi («Stepanakert»), later in Spitak (Armenia)

KAZIMOVA Samira Alekber qizi,
DOB 1984, female, born in Kelbadjar, missed in Kelbadjar in 1993

MAMISHOV Yadigar Alasgar oglu,
DOB 1982, male, born in Kelbadjar, missed in Kelbadjar in 1993

MAMISHOVA Taleh,
DOB 1985, female, born in Kelbadjar, missed in Kelbadjar in 1993

MAMMEDOV (Jafarov) Samir Tadjir oglu,
DOB 1988, male, born in Khojaly, missed in Khojaly on 02/26/92, detained in 1992 in Vaklu village of Agdere region (Upper Garabagh)

MEJNUNOVA Sakina Izzat qizi,
DOB 1985, female, born in Gubadly, missed in Gubadly in 1993

QAMBAROV Emil Safar oglu,
DOB 1986, male, born in Khojaly, missed in Khojaly in 02/26/92

QAMBAROVA Esmira Safar qizi,
DOB 1987, female, born in Khojaly, missed in Khojaly in 02/26/92

QARASHOV (Jabrayilov) Alizamin Telman oglu,
DOB 1980, male, born in Gubadly, missed in Gubadly in 1993, detained in Hankendi (“«Stepanakert»”), visited by ICRC

QULIYEV Hurram Mehdiqulu oglu,
DOB 1983, male, born in Jabrayil, missed in Fizuli in 1993

QULIYEV Mazahir Qara oglu,
DOB 1982, male, born in Kelbadjar, missed in Kelbadjar, detained in Hankendi («Stepanakert»)

QULIYEV Shukur Qaryagdi oglu,
DOB 1980, male, born in Khojaly, missed in Khojaly in 1993

QULIYEV Taleh Alasgar oglu,
DOB 1985, male, born in Kelbadjar, missed in Kelbadjar in 1993

QULIYEVA Jeyhun Mehdiqulu qizi,
DOB 1987, female, born in Jabrayil, missed in Fizuli in 1993

QURBANOVA Rovshana Firudin qizi,
DOB 1982, female, born in Kelbadjar, missed in Kelbadjar in 1993, detained in Hankendi («Stepanakert») in September 1994

RAHIMOV Vaqif Sadri oglu,
DOB 1980, male, born in Saatli, missed in Zangilan in 1993, detained in Hadrut town (Upper Garabagh)

ZEYNALOV Fariz Davud oglu,
DOB 1983, male, born in Kelbadjar, missed in Kelbadjar in 1993

1.1. INCOMPLETE INFORMATION

CHILD of Mammedova Afet Aslan qizi (name is unknown),
DOB 1993, born in Kelbadjar, missed in Kelbadjar in 1993

CHILD of Mammedova Shovket Ibad qizi (name unknown), male, born in Khojaly, missed in Khojaly on 02/26/92, detained in 1994 in Pediatric hospital in Hankendi («Stepanakert»)

ALIYEVA G... Sabir qizi
DOB 1989, female, born in Kelbadjar, missed in Kelbadjar in 1993, sister of Tahir Aliyev

IBADOV Niyameddin Manaf oglu,
DOB 1980, male

ORUDJOVA Natavan Nabi qizi,
DOB 1990, female

1.2. LIBERATED FROM CAPTIVITY

ABUTALIBOV Zabil Mikail oglu,
DOB 1982, male, born in Kelbadjar, captured in Kelbadjar in 1993, released on September 15 1994

AHMEDOV Elchin Vilayat oglu,
DOB 1983, male, born in Fizuli, captured in Fizuli in 1993, released on September 15'94

AHMEDOV Fidaya Vilayat oglu,
DOB 1987, male, born in Fizuli, captured in Fizuli in 1993, released on September 15'94

AHMEDOV Niyat Binnet oglu,
DOB 1983, male, born in Kelbadjar, captured in Kelbadjar in 1993, released on September 15'94

AHMEDOVA Hagigat Vilayat qizi,
DOB 1980, female, born in Fizuli, captured in Fizuli in 1993, released on September 15'94

AHMEDOVA Zulfiya Vilayat qizi,
DOB 1985, female, born in Fizuli, captured in Fizuli in 1993, released on September 15'94

ALIYEV Taleh Valeh oglu,
DOB 1981, male, born in Fizuli, missed in Fizuli in 1993, detained early in Edilli village of Hadrut region (Upper Garabagh), later in Yerevan city (Armenia), released in early 1995.

HAJIYEV Sahib Sahib oglu,
DOB 1993, male, born in Kelbadjar, captured in Kelbadjar in 1993, released on September 15'94

MAMMEDOV Eldar Nadir oglu,
DOB 1984, male, born in Lachin, captured in Kelbadjar in February 1993, released in 1996 for $3,000 through the Armenian resident of Rostov city, Russia. Was in Baku Pediatric hospital №5.

MAMMEDOV Hokmdar Surkhay oglu,
DOB 1991, born in Bashlibel village, Kelbadjar region, captured with mother in March 1993, released on March 29'94

QULIYEV Hikmet Tahir oglu,
DOB 1981, male, born in Kelbadjar, captured in Kelbadjar in 1993, released in August 1994

QULIYEVA Gulnaz Tahir qizi,
DOB 1981, female, born in Kelbadjar, captured in Kelbadjar in 1993, released in August 1994

QULIYEVA Ilhama Mammed qizi,
DOB 1983, female, born in Kelbadjar, captured in Kelbadjar in 1993, released on September 15'94

SAFAROV Zabil Kamran oglu,
DOB 1979, male, born in Kelbadjar, missed in Kelbadjar in 1993, detained in Drbon village (Upper Garabagh), visited by ICRC

This is the list of children who the Red Cross managed to get information about. Of course, the list is not complete. Names of thousands of other infant hostages were not defined.

FACTS CONCERNING GROSS VIOLATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS

PART OF AZERBAIJANI REPUBLIC OCCUPIED BY THE ARMED FORCES OF THE REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA

Arbitrary and extrajudicial executions and mass shootings

Khojaly

One of the most heinous crimes against the Azerbaijani people was brutal annihilation of hundreds of blameless inhabitants of the town of Khojaly, in Upper Garabagh (Nagorno-Karabakh) region of Azerbaijani Republic assaulted by Armenian troops on 25/26 February 1992 night. The Armenian armed forces and mercenary units spared virtually none of those who had been unable to flee Khojaly and the surrounding area. In the words of the journalist Chingiz Mustafaev, among the dead were "… dozens upon dozens of children between 2 and 15 years old, women and old people, in most cases shot at point-blank range in the head. The position of the bodies indicated that the people had been killed in cold blood, without any sign of a struggle or of having tried to escape. Some had been taken aside and shot singly; many had been killed as whole families at once. Some corpses displayed several wounds, one of which was invariably in the head, suggesting that the wounded had been finished off. Some children were found with severed ears; the skin had been cut from the left side of an elderly woman's face; and men had been scalped. There were corpses that had clearly been robbed. The first time we arrived at the place of massacre on 28 February, accompanied by two military helicopters, we saw from the air an open area about one kilometer across which was strewn with corpses almost everywhere «... (Khojaly - The Last Day, Baku, Azerbaijan publishing house, 1992)

An inhabitant of Khojaly, Djanan Orudjev, also provided information on many victims, mostly women and children. His 16-year-old son was shot, and his 23-year-old daughter with her twin children and another, 18-year-old pregnant daughter, were captured. Saria Talybova, who witnessed the bloody tragedy as it unfolded, watched four Mesheti Turks, refugees from Central Asia, and three Azerbaijanis being beheaded on the gravestone of an Armenian soldier, and children were tortured and killed before their parents' eyes; two Azerbaijanis in national army uniform had their eyes put out with screwdrivers. The organized nature of Khojaly inhabitants’ massacre was further evident from the fact that the peaceful inhabitants who fled the town in desperation to save their lives were killed outside it in previously prepared ambushes. For example, Elman Mamedov, Khojaly executive power chief reported a large group of people who had left Khojaly heavily shot by Armenian and Russian troops close to Nakhichevanik village. Another resident of Khojaly, Sanubar Alekperova, said she would never forget the mountains of corpses of women, children and old people near Nakhichevanik, where they were ambushed: in the carnage, her mother and her two daughters, Sevinj and hijran, were killed and she herself was wounded. Faced with this mass shooting-down ofunarmed people, some of the group made for the village of Gyulably, but there the Armenians took some 200 people hostage. Among them was Dzhamil Mamedov; the Armenians tore out his nails, beat him on legs and head and took away his grandson; his wife and daughter disappeared. (Khojaly - The Last Day, op. cit.).

The majority of the dead were children, women and elderly people. They included 5infants and 18 children of various ages. Seven-year-old Zokhra Nabieva was burnt alive. Three-year-old Rakhman Mamedov was not given the doctor's attention he needed, and subsequently died. Seven children froze to death, two died after savage beatings, two were shot. Elman Aliev, three years old, had heart attack. Six were unable to withstand brutal tortures and died; three were run over.

"I had heard a lot about wars, about the cruelty of the Fascists, but the Armenianswere worse, killing five- and six-year-old children, killing innocent civilians", says French journalist, Jean-Yves Junet, who visited the scene of this mass murder of women, old people, children and defenders of Khojaly. (Khojaly – The Last Day, op. cit.)

      One of the French journalist's Russian colleagues, V. Belykh, acorrespondent for the newspaper Izvestia, reported seeing bodies with their eyes gouged out or ears cut off and bodies that had been scalped or beheaded. (Khojaly- The Last Day, op. cit.)

The head of Azerbaijan Defense Ministry's medical service, Khandar Gadzhiev – a man not unfamiliar doe to his job, was horrified by the evidence of savage reprisals against the inhabitants of Khojaly brought before him: a guardsman with his intestines hanging out, people with frostbite, a child whose leg had been tom off by heavy machine-gun fire, a girl whose face had been slashed with a knife. Major Leonid Kravets reported that had "personally seen about 200 bodies" and that with him had been a local policeman who, "when he saw his four-year-old son lying among the dead with his head split open, went out of his mind with grief". (Khojaly - The Last Day, op.cit.)

The report of Memorial, the Moscow-based human rights group, on the massive violations of human rights committed in the taking of Khojaly says of the civilians' flight from the town: "The refugees were ambushed by Armenians and came under fire. Some of them nonetheless managed to get to Aghdam; others, mostly women and child en (exactly how many it is impossible to), froze to death while lost in the mountains; others still, according to testimony from those who reached Aghdam, were taken prisoner near the villages of Pirdzharnal andNakhichevanik. 'There is evidence from inhabitants of Khojaly who have already been exchanged that some of the prisoners were shot… Around 200 bodies were brought into Aghdam in the space of four days. Scores of the corpses bore traces of profanation. Doctors on a hospital train in Aghdam noted no less than four corpses that had been scalped and one that had been beheaded. State forensic examinations were carried out in Aghdam on 181 corpses (130 male and 51 female, including 13children): the findings were that 151 people had died from gunshot wounds, 20 from shrapnel wounds and 10 from blows inflicted with a blunt instrument ... The records of the hospital train in Aghdam, through which almost all the injured inhabitants or defenders of Khojaly passed, refer to 598 cases of wounds or frostbite (cases of frostbite being in the majority) and one case of live scalping". ("A tragedy whose perpetrators cannot be vindicated. A report by Memorial, the Moscow-based human rights group, on the massive violations of human rights committed during Khojaly assault on the night of 25/26 February 1992 by armed units", [newspaper Svoboda, 12 June 1992]).

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