Nagorno-Karabakh: Update
Announcement
Please join the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission for a hearing on the ongoing blockade of the Lachin corridor in Nagorno-Karabakh.
Luis Moreno Ocampo, the former Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, released his personal Expert Opinion on August 7, stating that “there is a reasonable basis to believe that a Genocide is being committed against Armenians living in Nagorno-Karabakh in 2023” and emphasizing that under the Genocide Conventions all states have a “duty to prevent” genocide. At the hearing Mr. Ocampo will present his Expert Opinion on the situation in Nagorno-Karabakh. David Phillips will testify on facts relevant to gathering the intent of the government of Azerbaijan, including as available on the web page “Atrocities Artsakh.”
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Co-Chair, TLHRC
Co-Chair, TLHRC
Witnesses
Panel I
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Luis Moreno Ocampo, Former Prosecutor, International Criminal Court (2003-2012)
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David L. Phillips, Adjunct Professor, Georgetown University, and Director of Columbia University’s Artsakh Atrocities Project.
Bios
Submitted for the Record
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Rep. Adam Schiff, Member of the TLHRC, Statement Submitted for the Record, September 6, 2023
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Bryan Ardouny, Executive Director of Armenian Asseembly of America, Statement Submitted for the Record, September 18, 2023
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Embassy of the Republic of Azerbaijan to the United States of America, Statement Submitted for the Record, September 9, 2023