The military aggression has resulted in the occupation of 17, 000 sq. km. of the most fertile land in the Republic, and the destruction of 900 communities, including the loss of 130,939 houses, 2,389 industrial and agricultural premises, 1,025 educational establishments, 798 health care facilities, 1,510 cultural centres, 5,198 highways, 348 bridges, 7,568 km. of water pipe and 76,940 km of electricity cables. In the captured territories the Armenian aggressors have targeted those objects of art considered a unique part of the cultural heritage of Azerbaijan in a particularly vindictive manner. Within the occupied territories they have plundered and set fire to 12 museums, 6 art galleries, and 9 palaces of historical importance.

For last two hundred years as a result of the complicated political processes taking place in the region Azerbaijanians have been subjected to exile from their native land, ethnic cleaning, and policy of deportation. After the Gulustan (1813), Turkmenchay (1828) contracts signed between Iran and Russia and also the agreement Andrianapol concluded between Russia and Turkey, Armenians were moved on a mass scale from Turkey to Azerbaijan. Azerbaijanians, whose lands were grasped, were artificially turned to refugees and IDPs.

While there are wars, prosecutions, offences, intolerance and indifference towards mankind in the world, there will be refugees and forced migrants. These people belong to various races and religions. In any part of the Earth it is possible to meet them. forced migrants for the sake of preserving their life and independence, and refugees for uncertain future in a foreign country most times abandon everything - their houses, real estates, families and native lands. At present their miserable condition is one of the greatest tragedies, their destiny, should excite each of us, as a problem of human right protection.