Lemkin Institute Director: Genocidal dictators like Aliyev don’t stop unless someone makes them stop

The international community needs to take clear steps against Azerbaijan because genocidal dictators like Aliyev don’t stop unless someone makes them stop, Elisa von Joeden-Forgey, the Executive Director of the Lemkin Institute for Genocide Prevention, told Armenpress.

“The ICC could get involved. It’s a difficult time for Armenia but a third country could also bring Azerbaijan in front of the ICJ. I would love to see something like that. Something major has to be done to stop Azerbaijan in its tracks because this isn’t in the interest of the Azeri people, if I may say so, either. And Aliyev really relies on this Armenophobia and these constant victories against the Armenian enemy for his own standing in Azerbaijan. His position, his power․ So this is just a terrible situation. 

I think Armenia is doing its best to deal with that. But I think the Western world needs to understand that genocidal dictators like Aliyev don’t stop unless someone makes them stop,” she said.