Armenian Legal Center files Global Magnitsky Act sanctions cases against Azerbaijani officials

WASHINGTON—The Armenian Legal Center for Justice and Human Rights (ALC) has filed seven Global Magnitsky Act sanctions cases with the United States Department of State and Treasury against more than 40 senior Azerbaijani officials. Filed jointly with the International and Comparative Law Center based in Yerevan, Armenia, with several co-submitted with the Lemkin Institute for Genocide Prevention, these Magnitsky Sanctions cases are in direct response to war crimes and human rights abuses committed during the recent Artsakh/Nagorno-Karabakh war, which culminated in the ethnic cleansing and forced deportation of indigenous Armenians.

“The Armenian Legal Center is committed to pursuing justice for the victims of war crimes and human rights violations,” said ALC chairperson Ken Hachikian. “By initiating Global Magnitsky Act sanctions cases against Azerbaijani officials, we aim to hold perpetrators accountable for their actions and ensure that justice is served.”