Representatives of 51 parliaments worldwide recognize Khojaly Tragedy as crime against humanity

Parliamentary Union of the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) Member States adopted a special resolution supporting "Justice for Khojaly" campaign at the 6th conference held in the Ugandan capital of Kampala on Sunday.

"The Parliamentary Union of the Organization of Islamic Conference supports the "Justice for Khojaly" international campaign, launched on the initiative of the OIC Youth Forum General Coordinator Leyla Aliyeva and aiming to deliver to the international community the historical facts about the massacre carried out by Armenian forces against civilians in the Azerbaijani town of Khojaly," the resolution says.

Armenian troops committed genocide in Khojali on Feb. 26, 1992. The tragedy began early morning. Within hours, over 613 unarmed Azerbaijani citizens were killed. Among them were 106 women and 83 children. About 1,000 people were disabled by shots; 8 families were fully destroyed. A total of 25 children lost both of their parents and 130 children lost one of them. About 1,275 people were taken prisoner. Around 150 people went missing. Eight families were completely killed.

/Trend News/

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