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Action Call in Vienna Over Khojali Massacre
A stall is to be set up on Stephansplatz tomorrow to mark the 20th anniversary of the Khojali Massacer and keep up pressure for action against those responsible.
The information stand which has been organized by the Azerbaijan Academic Union in Austria will be situated on the "Stefansplatz" near the St. Stephen's Cathedral and near the Vienna State Opera on 25th February 2012 from 11:30 to 17:00.
Khojaly was a small town in the Nagorno-Karabakh region of Azerbaijan. Over the night from 25 to 26 February 1992 Armenian armed forces supported by 366th Soviet infantry regiment, invaded the town of Khojaly in the Nagorno Karabakh region of Azerbaijan.
The organisers of the info campaign said : "Occupation of Khojaly was followed by unprecedented cruelties against civilians.
"Within a few hours they had massacred 613 innocent and unarmed people, including 106 women and 83 children. 476 people were left disabled.
"In total 1,275 people were taken hostage and the fates of 150 others are still unknown. The event sparked the exodus of Azerbaijanis from their historic lands. As a result of ethnic cleansing in Nagorno Karabakh, and other territories of Azerbaijan occupied by Armenian armed forces, about 1,000,000 people turned into IDP and refugees.
"The human tragedy in Khojaly was well documented by international media and by respected international human rights organizations such as Human Rights Watch.
"However, world decision-makers have fallen short from properly recognizing this horrific crime.
"The Khojaly massacre was committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a group of people on the basis of their national origin. As such it is genocide, as described in 1948 UN Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide.
"Failure to punish those responsible for the Khojaly Genocide is a reason why similar genocides may recur in the future, and whereas just assessment will help prevent future genocides.
"The People of Azerbaijan urge the international community to give legal evaluation to one of the most brutal crimes against humanity, the Khojaly massacre."
To raise the awareness of Khojaly massacre an international awareness campaign "Justice for Khojaly" was launched in 2008.
More than 140,000 people and 125 international organizations have joined the campaign. The campaign is carried out through peaceful actions, protests, conferences, presentations and publications.
To find out more and to join the campaign please visit www.justiceforkhojaly.org which will help broaden the understanding of the scale of Khojaly massacrer.
Austrian Times
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