Yesterday, a joint statement titled "Revising the effects of landmines and explosive remnants of war on human rights" was issued in Geneva within the framework of the 57th session of the UN Human Rights Council, Paralel.Az reports.

The statement was voiced by the representative of Croatia on behalf of the group of initiators of the document - Albania, Azerbaijan, Chile, Mozambique, Panama and Croatia. It was noted in the document that published within the discussion of the clause "Encouragement and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to development", "landmines and explosive remnants of war have both immediate and long-term adverse effects on a broad spectrum of human rights, including the rights to life, health, education, labor and freedom of movement."

In addition, the statement specifically emphasizes that "landmines are also an obstacle to the safe return of internally displaced persons (IDPs)." In this regard, the signatories of the statement appealed to the UN Human Rights Council to take definite steps to play an important role in resolving issues related to the impact of landmines and explosive remnants of war on human rights.

In the statement, it is unequivocally stated that the responsibility for the violation of the human rights of the victims of the mine explosion rests with the user states: “States' human rights obligations should determine their national and international policies to address problems related to the use and presence of landmines.”

At the same time, it was emphasized that the exchange of mine maps is one of the most important tasks of international cooperation in the field of human rights and according to the UN Secretary General, this, in turn, is "one of the foundations of sustainable peace and sustainable development".

At the time of its publication, the statement was endorsed and signed by a broad interregional group of 65 countries representing Europe, Africa, Latin America and Asia.

In addition, Azerbaijani diplomats acted as co-authors in the preparation of the mentioned document, which was supported by a broad coalition of 65 countries.