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Hearing will address the right of Artsakh Armenians to return to their indigenous homeland<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission \u2013 Co-Chaired by Representatives Chris Smith (R-NJ) and James McGovern (D-MA) \u2013 will host a hearing on September 19th at 10:30 am ET about Azerbaijani human rights abuses against Armenians since the genocide of Artsakh\u2019s (Nagorno Karabakh) Armenians last year, an act of bipartisan Congressional oversight supported by the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA).

The hearing notice highlights that: \u201cThe government of Azerbaijan has a notoriously poor human rights record. According to Freedom House, \u2018Power in Azerbaijan\u2019s authoritarian regime remains heavily concentrated in the hands of Ilham Aliyev, who has served as president since 2003, and his extended family.\u2019\u201d The hearing will address Azerbaijan\u2019s ethnic cleansing of Artsakh \u201cand a number of related issues, including the situation of prisoners of war and political prisoners, the status of Armenian cultural sites in Nagorno-Karabakh, and the right of return of ethnic Armenians to Nagorno-Karabakh.\u201d

\u201cWe welcome the leadership of Congressmen Chris Smith and James McGovern in holding Aliyev accountable, rolling back Azerbaijan\u2019s aggression, and charting a safe and sustainable pathway for the return of Artsakh\u2019s Armenians under a global mandate and international protection,\u201d said ANCA Executive Director Aram Hamparian. \u201cThankfully, Members of Congress are stepping up \u2013 on a bipartisan basis \u2013 confronting the failings of the past two administrations in arming Azerbaijan, enabling genocide, and abandoning Artsakh.\u201d

The three witnesses announced for the hearing are:

— Gegham Stepanyan, Former Human Rights Defender, Republic of Artsakh
— Karnig Kerkonian, International lawyer, and member, Committee on the Protection of the Fundamental Rights of the Artsakh People
— Kate Watters, Co-founder and Executive Director, Crude Accountability

Additional witnesses may be added.\u00a0 The hearing will be live-streamed on the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission site and ANCA social media channels.

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