The Azerbaijani lobbyists often misleadingly praise Azerbaijan as "a beacon of religious tolerance." That narrative requires much closer examination, as the reality on the ground tells a very different story.
In recent years, the dictatorial regime of Azerbaijan's Ilham Aliyev has committed genocide against the indigenous Armenian people of Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh), as assessed by leading international experts, including the first Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court Luis Moreno Ocampo, and the first U.N. Special Advisor on Genocide Prevention Juan Mendez. Besides destroying numerous Armenian Christian monuments, the Azerbaijani genocidal policy culminated in the forced displacement of nearly 150,000 Armenians from our ancient homeland.
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