Tweet
ARMENIA IN PACE
Panorama.am
18:01 26/06/2008
Yesterday the Commission of the Parliamentary Assembly of Council of
Europe has affirmed the document on "fulfillment of PACE Resolution
N1609 by Republic of Armenia". By the majority voting for this document
Armenia is not deprived of its right of voice and is given extra time -
till January of 2009 to implement the previous and new recommendations.
On June 23 certain requirements were directed to Armenia and Armenian
delegation has presented 23 objections and 5 more objections have been
presented by other delegations of the Commission. It is important to
remind that according to the preliminary recommendation package it was
required to set free those arrested accused by articles 300 and 225
of the Criminal Code, and to authorize A1+ with broadcasting license,
to assure practical guarantees for holding meetings, and a range of
other distinct requirements.
Though PACE has accepted the main part of the recommendation, they
have avoided to set rough requirements. After some specifications
were made in the formulations, it became possible to differentiate
those arrested accused of being active participants in the meetings
from those who gave commands. The Monitoring Commission authorized
the Commissioner of Human Rights of the Council of Europe Thomas
Hammaberg to make a report on political arrested people in September.
Besides the Commission was certain in its requirement to Armenia to
announce amnesty for those arrested who did not commit murders, but
finally the requirement has been changed into recommendation. AS for
another requirement to provide broadcasting license to A1+, it has
been exchanged by the recommendation to hold fair and transparent
tenders when providing licenses.
The only member of opposition in the Commission Raffi Hovhannisyan has
refused to take part in the sessions of PACE commenting that as Armenia
does not correspond to international standards he would not be willing
to participate. To this statement John Prescott the co-rappeurter of
the Commission exoressed his view point that "It is easy to make an
announcement and to leave but it is needed to continue the work".
Panorama.am
18:01 26/06/2008
Yesterday the Commission of the Parliamentary Assembly of Council of
Europe has affirmed the document on "fulfillment of PACE Resolution
N1609 by Republic of Armenia". By the majority voting for this document
Armenia is not deprived of its right of voice and is given extra time -
till January of 2009 to implement the previous and new recommendations.
On June 23 certain requirements were directed to Armenia and Armenian
delegation has presented 23 objections and 5 more objections have been
presented by other delegations of the Commission. It is important to
remind that according to the preliminary recommendation package it was
required to set free those arrested accused by articles 300 and 225
of the Criminal Code, and to authorize A1+ with broadcasting license,
to assure practical guarantees for holding meetings, and a range of
other distinct requirements.
Though PACE has accepted the main part of the recommendation, they
have avoided to set rough requirements. After some specifications
were made in the formulations, it became possible to differentiate
those arrested accused of being active participants in the meetings
from those who gave commands. The Monitoring Commission authorized
the Commissioner of Human Rights of the Council of Europe Thomas
Hammaberg to make a report on political arrested people in September.
Besides the Commission was certain in its requirement to Armenia to
announce amnesty for those arrested who did not commit murders, but
finally the requirement has been changed into recommendation. AS for
another requirement to provide broadcasting license to A1+, it has
been exchanged by the recommendation to hold fair and transparent
tenders when providing licenses.
The only member of opposition in the Commission Raffi Hovhannisyan has
refused to take part in the sessions of PACE commenting that as Armenia
does not correspond to international standards he would not be willing
to participate. To this statement John Prescott the co-rappeurter of
the Commission exoressed his view point that "It is easy to make an
announcement and to leave but it is needed to continue the work".