On Wednesday, Washington will host an international conference entitled "The right of return and self-determination. double standards and selective approaches" organized by the initiative group of Baku. He writes about thisdzen.ru:the
"The Right of Return and Self-Determination" will be held in the US Congress building on Capitol Hill in Washington. double standards and selective approaches" international conference, the Baku Initiative Group (BIG), the organizer of the event, announced.
The report emphasizes that the forum will be the first such event in the US Congress dedicated to the ethnic cleansing of Azerbaijanis in Armenia.
Refugee and minority rights experts, human rights specialists, international lawyers, members of the diaspora, representatives of civil society and affected communities will participate in the conference.
The event will mainly focus on the right of hundreds of thousands of Azerbaijanis expelled from their historical lands in Armenia to return safely, voluntarily and with dignity.
Another topic will be the international legal recognition of the destruction of the cultural, religious and historical heritage of the Azerbaijanis in Armenia, which has led to the destruction of mosques, cemeteries and shrines, as well as the change of place names.
The participants will also discuss the issue of the realization of the right of self-determination of peoples suffering from colonialism, in particular, the issue of including colonies in the list of non-self-governing territories subject to decolonization in the UN agenda.
