Azerbaijan urges top UN court to toss out Armenian case alleging racial discrimination
Time:2024-05-21 12:47:08 Source:worldViews(143)
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Lawyers for Azerbaijan on Monday urged the top United Nations court to throw out a case filed by Armenia linked to the long-running dispute over the Nagorno-Karabakh region, arguing that judges do not have jurisdiction.
Armenia filed the case at the International Court of Justice in 2021, accusing Azerbaijan of a “state-sponsored policy of Armenian hatred” that has led to “systemic discrimination, mass killings, torture and other abuse.”
The legal dispute stems from long-standing tensions that erupted into a 2020 war over Nagorno-Karabakh that left more than 6,600 people dead. The region is within Azerbaijan, but had been under the control of ethnic Armenian forces backed by Armenia since the end of a separatist war in 1994.
Armenia’s case is based on an international convention on stamping out racial discrimination, which has a clause allowing disputes to be resolved by the world court if bilateral negotiations fail to broker a settlement.
Previous:Sweden beats France, Britain relegated after losing to Norway at hockey worlds
Next:College baseball notebook: Conference tournaments to decide NCAA automatic bids and many at
You may also like
- Brazil replaces injured goalkeeper Ederson in Copa America squad
- People's Daily Life During New Year Holiday Across China
- Tibet's Rural Residents Enjoy Improved Livelihood over Past Decade
- Bamboo Industry Revitalizes Old Revolutionary Base
- Georgia Republicans choose Amy Kremer, organizer of pro
- Press Center for 20th CPC National Congress Opens
- In Pics: Chinese Elderly Enjoy Retired Life
- China Focus: China Steps up Protecting Vulnerable Groups amid COVID
- Children are evacuated from school 'during an exam' after threat made via email