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UN Committee Against Torture concerned over Armenian Criminal Code
news.am
June 09, 2012 | 20:24
YEREVAN. - The Armenian Government must take legislative measures to
eradicate torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or
punishment, UN Committee Against Torture (CAT) report on Armenia
states.
CAT is concerned, as the Armenian Criminal Code does not define
torture properly and does not make officials accountable for torture.
The issue of the Armenian Army has also attracted the attention of
CAT. The Committee is concerned over the deaths of Armenian servicemen
who annually die because of suicide or incited suicide.
The Committee calls on the Armenian Authorities to conduct independent
investigations on such incidents, to punish the guilty and to
compensate the families of the dead soldiers. To note, the report was
published after the consideration of the report on the implementation
of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or
Degrading Treatment or Punishment by Armenia.
news.am
June 09, 2012 | 20:24
YEREVAN. - The Armenian Government must take legislative measures to
eradicate torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or
punishment, UN Committee Against Torture (CAT) report on Armenia
states.
CAT is concerned, as the Armenian Criminal Code does not define
torture properly and does not make officials accountable for torture.
The issue of the Armenian Army has also attracted the attention of
CAT. The Committee is concerned over the deaths of Armenian servicemen
who annually die because of suicide or incited suicide.
The Committee calls on the Armenian Authorities to conduct independent
investigations on such incidents, to punish the guilty and to
compensate the families of the dead soldiers. To note, the report was
published after the consideration of the report on the implementation
of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or
Degrading Treatment or Punishment by Armenia.