

Anoush Baghdassarian
184 posts

@Anoush_B
Field Researcher @unitedforrights. Former VP @IntlCrimCourt. Attorney; Harvard JD, Columbia Human Rights MA, & Claremont McKenna BA. Founder of @rerootedarchive









Amidst bombs, blackouts, hunger, and an imminent Azerbaijani takeover, Armenians throughout Nagorno-Karabakh fled for their lives. 60 firsthand accounts tell the story of the final chapter of Nagorno-Karabakh's ethnic cleansing. bit.ly/we-are-no-one-8 How did we get here?🧵⬇️











UNHR obtained first-hand testimony corroborating accusations that Azerbaijan has systematically forcibly disappeared Armenian prisoners of war. Read more in Chapter Three: Enforced Disappearances in, "We Are No One" at the link ⬇️ bit.ly/we-are-no-one-…

Azerbaijan has tortured Armenian captives with prolonged beatings; zip-tie lacerations; electroshock; stress positions; extreme cold; sleep deprivation, withholding of food & water; and humiliation. Read in Chapter Two of "We Are No One" at the link ⬇️ bit.ly/we-are-no-one-2

First-hand accounts demonstrate Azerbaijan's on-going practice of arbitrarily detaining Armenians in border communities, at checkpoints, and through entrapment. Read more in Chapter One: Arbitrary Detention of our report, "We Are No One" at the link ⬇️ bit.ly/we-are-no-one-1

One year ago today, Azerbaijan began the blockade of #NagornoKarabakh. Starting now, we are issuing one chapter per day of our comprehensive report documenting the systematic campaign to empty NK & border regions of Armenians. Executive summary below. 1/2 bit.ly/wearenoone-exe…






I spoke to @Anoush_B, whom I met in Goris. She argues, among many things, that the mass exodus also means that nobody on site will be able to collect evidence of crimes. Read the whole passage with her in the text to get a deeper understanding.




Most recent reports from Stepanakert shared with our researcher in Goris indicate that elderly, sick or disabled civilians have been unable to flee #NagornoKarabakh. It’s imperative that the international community, with local actors, send a rescue mission immediately.