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Gilles Carbonnier: "ICRC representatives visit all those detained in relation to the 2020 conflict"

Interview of Vice-President of International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Gilles Carbonnier with APA

23 October 2021 10:43 (UTC +04:00)

"ICRC has the mandate to visit conflict-related detainees," said Vice-President of International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Gilles Carbonnier in his interview with APA.

"During such visits, the ICRC assesses the treatment of the detainees and conditions of detention and helps to ensure that they can maintain contact with their families. Currently, on a regular basis, roughly every month, the ICRC representatives visit all those detained in relation to the 2020 autumn conflict escalation whose detention had been notified by the Azerbaijani authorities. These detainees are met in private and are given a possibility to exchange family news through Red Cross messages, pre-recorded video messages, and phone calls," noted Vice-President.