At the round table on the protection of persons with disabilities and landmine victims in Azerbaijan held in Baku on December 4, Sabina Aliyeva, the Commissioner for Human Rights of the Republic of Azerbaijan (Ombudsman), stated that as a result of military aggression of Armenia against Azerbaijan, there are numerous mines and unexploded ammunition in the territories of Karabakh and East Zangazur. The other side still does not want to provide accurate information about their maps and schemes.

According to statistics, 65 people, mostly civilians, have been killed as a result of a mine explosion, and 272 people have been wounded since November 10, 2020. In total, the number of landmine victims since 1991 has reached 3,416, including 357 children and 38 women.

She noted that Armenia should pay compensation to Azerbaijan for mine terrorism. According to her, burying anti-tank and anti-personnel landmines is a war crime: "International organizations and courts should address this issue." Aliyeva noted that landmines were mostly buried in cemeteries: "They know that it is in our mentality to visit cemeteries. Therefore, the Armenians mainly buried mines in the houses and cemeteries belonging to our citizens in the territories during the occupation."

Moreover, Elshad Isgandarov, the Ambassador on Special Assignments of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan, stated that Armenia should be pressured to hand over mine maps to Azerbaijan. According to him, informing the countries of the world about the landmine problem in Azerbaijan should result in the cooperation of international organizations and foreign countries:

"Currently, the fight against landmines is the main priority area in Azerbaijan. The funds required for demining in Azerbaijan is $25 billion, and the aid provided over the past three years is $10 million. These numbers help to see how small the aid provided in the face of the problem is. From this point of view, I think that international actors should increase their support to Azerbaijan regarding this issue. Pressure should be put on Armenia to hand over the mine maps to Azerbaijan. Because this step itself will help Azerbaijan to fight the landmine problem," the report noted.

Furthermore, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) announced that it is ready to support Azerbaijan in solving the landmine problem.

According to the organization, more than 90 percent of mine victims in Azerbaijan are men: "Unfortunately, Azerbaijan is faced with the mine problem. Aid to mine victims is essential. Providing the services their families need is critical. We are ready to show our support to the Office of the Ombudsman. We aim to review best practices, discuss gaps, and address them."