Discussion will be moderated by the Honorable Gassia Apkarian, Judge of the Superior Court of California, who will be joined by International Law Professor Dr. Christopher Waters and Jurist, International Negotiation Expert Dr. Sarah Babaian.
Introduction Since December 12, 2022, Azerbaijanis, referring to themselves as “eco-activists” and backed by the government of Azerbaijan, blockaded the Lachin Corridor, the only road connecting Nagorno-Karabakh to Armenia. The Lachin Corridor is Nagorno-Karabakh’s only transportation corridor that provides food, medicine and supplies to the Armenian population. Due to this ongoing blockade, the 120,000 Armenians...
The Center for Truth and Justice (CFTJ) invites interested researchers and legal practitioners to send abstracts relating to the list of topics below. Our focus is on the path forward for Nagorno-Karabakh, but a comparative or broader focus on human rights and legal accountability would be welcome. Abstracts should be in English and no more...
Q&A Session Cultural Heritage at Stake: How to Preserve, Mitigate Damage, and Punish Destruction moderated by Arsine Grigoryan, Esq. (CFTJ) Speakers: Simon Maghakyan – Lecturer, University of Colorado, Denver, USA Alexander Herman – Director, Institute of Art and Law, London, UK Yelena Ambartsumian – General Counsel, ZUVIC, Westport, USA
Our very own Judge Gassia Apkarian sat down with writer and publicist Vahan Zanoyan for a conversation about the work the Center for Truth and Justice (“CFTJ”) doing. Judge Apkarian also discusses her Armenian roots, her time in #Armenia in the 1990s, and what can be done to hold Azerbaijan accountable for war crimes.
1.0 Introduction 1.1 The Center for Truth and Justice (“CFTJ”) is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization based in Los Angeles, California. CFTJ has been documenting human rights violations and war crimes against Armenians since the 2020 war in Nagorno-Karabakh. CFTJ set up a fact-finding infrastructure in the region and has been collecting first-hand testimonies from...
On October 11, 2022, the Center for Truth and Justice (CFTJ) submitted a report to the United Nations about Azerbaijan’s use of terrorist mercenaries in the 2020 war in Nagorno-Karabakh. The report urged the UN Working Group on the Use of Mercenaries to investigate Azerbaijan’s use of mercenaries during the Working Group’s upcoming visit to...
Overview The Center for Truth and Justice (“CFTJ”) submits the following report in response to the call for input by the Working Group for the purposes of informing and preparing its country visit to Armenia. CFTJ is a US-based, non-governmental human rights organization documenting violations of international law perpetrated by Azerbaijan targeting Armenians in Nagorno-...
