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    DEFENDER'S ASSESSMENT OF ACTIVITIES OF RA NATIONAL COMMISSION ON TELEVISION AND RADIO

    Story from Lragir.am News:
    http://www.lragir.am/engsrc/society25581.html
    Published: 16:18:58 - 26/03/2012

    Shortcomings and problems identified

    Especially in case of various infringement of the law in television
    broadcasting, including lack of pluralism, violations of advertising
    law, not fulfilling the requirements of the legislation on Armenian
    Language and ignoring the ethical rules the results of the monitoring
    of TV and Radio companies activities carried out by the NCTR were
    extremely insufficient.

    As a result of spatial interpretation of appropriate provisions
    of RA Law "On Advertisement" and "On TV and Radio" in the respect
    to advertising restrictions on Public TV airtime the NCTR did not
    ensured the rights of private TV channels and Armenian taxpayers,
    who fund and observe the Public Television.

    Declaring that the digitalisation process is not within its
    jurisdiction, the NCTR not only does not accept the responsibility
    for the most essential processes of its area, but even is not
    aware of the information of utmost importance. Realization of its
    own functions in such a way testifies to their insufficient and
    inadequate implementation.

    In the respect to assurance of antimonopoly guarantees prescribed by
    the law, the NCTR displayed inactivity during 2011 and did not carry
    out its oversight functions for prevention of over-concentration and
    monopoly of broadcasting market.

    Positive Developments

    Due to May 26, 2011 amendments to the Article 9 of the RA Law
    "On Advertisment" advertisement volume abuse possibilities in Public
    TV airtime were eliminated which derived from spatial and non-legal
    interpretations of the law.

    The NCTV revealed two cases of law violation in the result of
    monitoring of TV and Radio companies activities and legitimately
    reacted to it.

    An addition was made to the RA Law "On TV and Radio", according
    to which the Public TV and other private TV channels of Armenia are
    obliged to broadcast at least one TV program for children and one news
    program with sign language translation or Armenian subtitles in their
    programs for children and (or ) news programs during the day airtime.

    Karen Andreasyan,

    Human Rights Defender of the Republic of Armenia

    The list of the identified positive developments, gaps and shortcomings
    is not exhaustive.

    The introduced Chapter (15) of the HRD Annual Report 2011 is available
    in full at http://pashtpan.am/pages/downloadPdf/file_id/536.

    Summary of the HRD Annual Report 2011 Chapter 12 concerning the
    activities of the RA Ministry of Education and Science will be
    published next.

    The HRD Annual Report 2011 was developed based on the complaints
    received by the Staff of the Human Rights Defender, legislation
    analysis, trustworthy and non-disclaimed publications in press,
    reports of the international and local organizations as well as
    information received during the interviews with field specialists
    and human rights defenders.


    From: Baghdasarian
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