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A delegation from the Center for Truth and Justice (CFTJ) appeared before a UK Parliament Inquiry examining the cultural destruction of Nagorno-Karabakh by Azerbaijan.
CFTJ formally presented findings to Parliament, submitting documented evidence and legal analysis to members of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on International Law, Justice and Accountability and the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Armenia. The UK Inquiry focused on the destruction and alteration of Armenian cultural and religious heritage not only since the 2023 ethnic cleansing by Azerbaijan, but dating back to the 2020 war and the years preceding it.
The report, submitted by the CFTJ, documents a coordinated and ongoing campaign by the Republic of Azerbaijan to systematically erase Armenian cultural, religious, and historical presence in Nagorno-Karabakh and surrounding regions. As of February 2026, this campaign has transitioned from accidental damage during hostilities to a deliberate, state-sponsored policy of “cultural sanitization.” The evidence indicates that cultural destruction is not a byproduct of conflict but a structural tool of ethnic cleansing. By annihilating the material evidence of Armenian history, Azerbaijan seeks to render the 2023 forced displacement of 120,000 Armenians irreversible, ensuring that even if a right of return were legally secured, no physical or spiritual “home” remains to return to.
Since 2020, the Center for Truth and Justice, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, has been collecting and preserving evidence of crimes committed against ethnic Armenians to support international legal action and accountability efforts.
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Photo Courtesy of the Embassy of Armenia to the U.S.
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