Azerbaijan rejects Human Rights Watch's claims regarding Armenian POWs

Azerbaijan is committed to upholding international norms including international humanitarian and human rights law, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Foreign Affairs said regarding the statements in the report of the Human Rights Watch (HRW) organization about cases of mistreatment of prisoners of war.

"As such, we reject the claims from Human Rights Watch that POWs were not treated in accordance with the Geneva Conventions," the MFA statement reads.

"Contrary to claims that POWs remain in custody, Azerbaijan has returned all Armenian prisoners of war to Armenia. This was agreed under the Trilateral Statement of 10 November 2020," said the MFA.