32427/16) against the Republic of Azerbaijan lodged with the Court under the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms by the applicant, Artush Petrosyan, on 25 April 2016.

[7] The body of Karen Petrosyan was repatriated 2 months after his death, on 10 October 2014, in an operation facilitated by the International Committee of the Red Cross.

[8] The Armenian authorities declared that "After the forensic examination, Armenia will raise at international institutions the issue on giving legal evaluation to the matter.

[10][11][12]The U.S. Department of State in particular "called on the Government of Azerbaijan to conduct a full and transparent investigation into this incident and to make its findings public".

[14] In an interview with the Armenian "Lurer" agency, the lawyer of the applicant, Kristina Gevorgyan, said "Azerbaijani authorities provided the media with shocking images of masked soldiers dragging Petrosyan away and forcing him to apologize to the President of Azerbaijan.

It also submitted that Artush Petrosyan's rights had been violated because of the way he learnt about his son's death, the surrounding circumstances and the significant delay in the return of the body.

The Court issued judgment for the case Karen Petrosyan v. Azerbaijan on 4 November 2021, pronouncing the State of Azerbaijani guilty of the breach of articles 2 and 3 (violations of the right to life and the prohibition of torture, incomplete investigation and delayed return of the body.