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MO HCR10

Concurrent Resolution

Status

Introduced

1/15/2014

Primary Sponsor

Joshua Peters

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Origin

House of Representatives

2014 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Commemorates the twenty-second anniversary of the Khojaly Tragedy, a conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan during the 1988-1994 Nagorno-Karabakh War
  • Documents the February 25-26, 1992 occupation of Khojaly by Armenian armed forces and Russian military troops, resulting in over 600 civilian deaths, more than 1,000 wounded, and over 1,200 civilians held captive
  • Notes that numerous civilian bodies in Khojaly were disfigured and mutilated, making it one of the most inhumane battles of the war
  • References documentation by Human Rights Watch, international news coverage, and condemnation by governments worldwide of the killings
  • States that Armenian forces continue to occupy approximately 20 percent of Azerbaijan's territory, including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and seven surrounding districts, which has been condemned by UN Security Council and UN General Assembly resolutions

Legislative Description

Commemorates the twenty-second anniversary of the Khojaly Tragedy in Azerbaijan

Last Action

Public Hearing Completed (H)

2/12/2014

Committee Referrals

International Trade1/29/2014

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