For 01.03.2007

4499 citizens of the Republic of Azerbaijan are registered as prisoners of war, hostages and missing People. There are 52 children, 284 women and 381 elderly ones among them (on 1.03.2007).
1390 Azerbaijan citizens were released from Armenian captivity in 1988-2007. There are 167 children, 342 women and 289 elderly ones among them (on 1.03.2007).
According to the well-founded information we possess on our side, one part of 4499 missing Azerbaijan citizens are remaining in the Armenian captivity at the moment, this fact is still hidden by the Armenian party from international organizations, including the ICRC. The list of these persons has been compiled on the grounds of testimonies of those released from Armenian captivity, as well as through.
The international organizations such ICRC, International Working Group for the release of the Prisoners of war, Hostages and Missing Persons comprising human right activists from Germany, Russia, and Georgia confirmed the fact of concealment of information pertaining to captivity and further destiny of part of these people.
Based on the information we possess, while in the Armenian captivity the majority of these people were either killed, or died from tortures and diseases, whereas the rest of them are being currently kept in penal servitude.

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