1 An especially horrendous day in the new #Karabakh war. Reports from the Azerbaijani town of Barda of a missile strike killing at least 21, wounding dozens more. Probably the worst civilian death toll of the conflict so far. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-54722120

2 Armenians are also posting footage of bombardment of maternity hospital in Stepanakert and other civilian areas. No casualties in the hospital, fortunately, but a clear violation of international humanitarian law.

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3 This surely underlines need for an international human rights investigation of the conflict, and for a future tribunal. Vital that @hrw and @amnesty be given full access to all areas. In 2016 this aspect of the conflict was ignored and impunity continued. War crimes must stop.