The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) on Wednesday warned Azerbaijan and Armenia against "
violations of the rights of civilians guaranteed by the
European
Convention
" on Human Rights, in the disputed region of Nagorno Karabakh, Azerbaijani separatist territory supported by Yerevan.
The ECHR "
asked Azerbaijan and Armenia to refrain from taking any measure, in particular military actions, which could lead to violations of the rights of civilian populations guaranteed by the Convention
", announced the institution. in an “
interim measure
”, an exceptional procedure. The request had been made by Yerevan.