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EUROPE AGAINST NEW AMENDMENTS LIMITING RIGHTS TO ASSEMBLY IN ARMENIA
Mediamax
April 3 2008
Armenia
Yerevan, 3 April: The amendments, made to the law on assembly, rallies,
marches and demonstrations by the Armenian parliament on 17 March, have
raised serious concerns by the Council of Europe's Venice Commission
and the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
(ODIHR).
The Council of Europe's press service has said that the joint
conclusion of the two organizations states that the amendments made
were examined by the council of experts of the ODIHR and the Venice
Commission at the request of Armenian parliament speaker Tigran
Torosyan.
"Based on preliminary assessment, the Venice Commission and the council
of experts of the OSCE ODIHR have deemed them unacceptable since they
continue to significantly restrict the right to freedom of assembly,"
the statement says.
The document also said that the abolition of the amendments was
discussed with the Armenian National Assembly [parliament] leadership
on 28 March. Consultations with the participation of the European
experts will continue in Yerevan on 15-16 April.
Mediamax
April 3 2008
Armenia
Yerevan, 3 April: The amendments, made to the law on assembly, rallies,
marches and demonstrations by the Armenian parliament on 17 March, have
raised serious concerns by the Council of Europe's Venice Commission
and the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
(ODIHR).
The Council of Europe's press service has said that the joint
conclusion of the two organizations states that the amendments made
were examined by the council of experts of the ODIHR and the Venice
Commission at the request of Armenian parliament speaker Tigran
Torosyan.
"Based on preliminary assessment, the Venice Commission and the council
of experts of the OSCE ODIHR have deemed them unacceptable since they
continue to significantly restrict the right to freedom of assembly,"
the statement says.
The document also said that the abolition of the amendments was
discussed with the Armenian National Assembly [parliament] leadership
on 28 March. Consultations with the participation of the European
experts will continue in Yerevan on 15-16 April.