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United States Congress
On September 19, 2024, CHW co-director Prof. Adam T. Smith provided witness testimony to the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission of the U.S. Congress. The hearing “Human Rights in Azerbaijan Since the Fall of Nagorno-Karabakh” examined “alleged human rights violations perpetrated by the government of Azerbaijan against ethnic Armenians since the fall of Nagorno-Karabakh and ethnic Azerbaijanis who oppose the government.”
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United States Congress
CHW briefed the staff of Congressman Adam Schiff (California 30th District) in advance of a letter sent by Rep. Schiff and 47 co-signing Members of Congress on June 26, 2024 to Secretary of State Anthony Blinken. The letter called on Secretary Blinken to ensure that all U.S. diplomats prioritize the protection of cultural heritage by raising the issue “at every meeting with officials at all levels of the government of Azerbaijan
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House of Lords (United Kingdom) International Relations and Defence Committee
CHW provided a brief to the committee in advance of its meeting on Nagorno-Karabakh on January 10, 2024. A question focused on cultural heritage and CHW’s evidence can be found at 10:47:45.
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United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF)
2023 Annual Report (p. 50) cites CHW’s investigation of the destruction of St. Sargis.
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Medieval Academy of America
Statement on Medieval Armenian Heritage in the Region of Nagorno-Karabakh
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U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee
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European Parliament
Sept. 11, 2022 The European Union’s relations with Armenia and Azerbaijan – European Implementation Assessment.
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United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF)
2022 Azerbaijan Report–Recommendation for Special Watch List.
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International Court of Justice
2021 Order on Provisional Measures in the Case of Armenia v. Azerbaijan
