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ARMENIAN HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVIST TO APPLY TO EUROPEAN COURT
Tert.am
24.02.12
Free movement is almost always restricted in Armenia, especially
during rallies.
The Vanadzor office of the Helsinki Citizens' Assembly intends to
apply to the European Court of Human Rights and lodge a complaint
about the violations, Artur Sakunts, Chairman of Helsinki Citizens'
Assembly-Vanadzor, told journalists on Friday as he presented the
2011 report on free movement in Armenia.
The restrictions are not only a political tendency, but also a
civil one. "The restrictions were reported not only during the
rallies organized by the opposition Armenian National Congress (ANC),
especially during the sit-in, but also during the protests by owners
of cars with Georgian plates," he said.
According to the report, monitoring was conducted in the bus terminals
in Vanadzor, Alaverdi, Stepanavan, Tashir and Spitak, as well as along
the Vanadzor-Yerevan highway. Last year's monitoring registered 79
cases of restrictions in 30 settlements in eight Armenian regions.
"Police and passenger transportation companies committed violations,"
Sakunts said. Without any legal grounds, policemen stopped and searched
taxis and fixed-run taxis and made them turn back.
Restrictions can only be imposed in conformity with law. However,
the restrictions in question were accompanied by gross violations.
The human rights activist noted that, at a meeting with journalists,
the ex-chief of Armenia's police Alik Sargsyan had refuted the
restrictions on free movement though he admitted "limited posts"
had been set.
Besides registering violations of law, the Helsinki Citizens'
Assembly-Vanadzor, took steps. "We sent three reports, two statements
and one complaint to the Prosecutor General's Office. Two of the three
reports were sent to the Lori investigation department," Sakunts said.
In both cases the complaints were rejected.
The office appealed against the law-enforcement agencies' decision,
but did not succeed. So the organization intends to lodge a complaint
with the European Court of Human Rights.
Sakunts also urges all the political forces not only report violations,
but also demand legal actions on them during the forthcoming elections.
Tert.am
24.02.12
Free movement is almost always restricted in Armenia, especially
during rallies.
The Vanadzor office of the Helsinki Citizens' Assembly intends to
apply to the European Court of Human Rights and lodge a complaint
about the violations, Artur Sakunts, Chairman of Helsinki Citizens'
Assembly-Vanadzor, told journalists on Friday as he presented the
2011 report on free movement in Armenia.
The restrictions are not only a political tendency, but also a
civil one. "The restrictions were reported not only during the
rallies organized by the opposition Armenian National Congress (ANC),
especially during the sit-in, but also during the protests by owners
of cars with Georgian plates," he said.
According to the report, monitoring was conducted in the bus terminals
in Vanadzor, Alaverdi, Stepanavan, Tashir and Spitak, as well as along
the Vanadzor-Yerevan highway. Last year's monitoring registered 79
cases of restrictions in 30 settlements in eight Armenian regions.
"Police and passenger transportation companies committed violations,"
Sakunts said. Without any legal grounds, policemen stopped and searched
taxis and fixed-run taxis and made them turn back.
Restrictions can only be imposed in conformity with law. However,
the restrictions in question were accompanied by gross violations.
The human rights activist noted that, at a meeting with journalists,
the ex-chief of Armenia's police Alik Sargsyan had refuted the
restrictions on free movement though he admitted "limited posts"
had been set.
Besides registering violations of law, the Helsinki Citizens'
Assembly-Vanadzor, took steps. "We sent three reports, two statements
and one complaint to the Prosecutor General's Office. Two of the three
reports were sent to the Lori investigation department," Sakunts said.
In both cases the complaints were rejected.
The office appealed against the law-enforcement agencies' decision,
but did not succeed. So the organization intends to lodge a complaint
with the European Court of Human Rights.
Sakunts also urges all the political forces not only report violations,
but also demand legal actions on them during the forthcoming elections.