In a significant development following the August 2025 Washington peace treaty, the European Commission has issued an official response to the formal inquiry regarding Azerbaijan’s unfulfilled human rights obligations. This push for accountability was spearheaded by a group of MEPs, including Thijs Reuten Nacho Sánchez Amor, Juan Fernando López Aguilarr, and Marie Toussaint, who challenged the EU leadership to address the status of those still held in Baku and the overall human rights record of the Azerbaijani authorities.
Commissioner Kaja Kallas reaffirmed that the European Union has consistently called for the release and repatriation of all conflict-related detainees, specifically naming those from Karabakh. The EU framed these releases as essential confidence-building measures and emphasized that Azerbaijan must respect due process while ensuring transparent investigations into allegations of war crimes.
Read the full response below: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/…/E-10-2025-003885-ASW…
EAFJD – European Armenian Federation for Justice and Democracy
