On June 24, 2026, an international conference is scheduled to take place in Washington, D.C., at the U.S. Congress building (Capitol Hill), organized by the Baku Initiative Group. The event, titled "The right of return and self-determination: double standards and selective approaches," is expected to bring together legal experts, human rights advocates, diaspora representatives, and civil society actors to discuss contested interpretations of international law regarding displacement, return rights, and ethnic conflict.

The organizers describe the conference as a landmark event, framing it as the first such discussion in the U.S. Congress focusing on allegations of ethnic cleansing affecting Azerbaijanis displaced from territories that are now part of Armenia. The program emphasizes issues related to forced displacement, cultural heritage destruction, and the legal framework governing the right of return under international humanitarian law.

At the center of the discussion is the principle of the right of return, a concept rooted in international legal instruments such as the 1951 Convention........

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