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HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS AGAINST ARMENIA AT ECHR - OPPOSITION REP
tert.am
23.10.12
Speaking in Armenia's Parliament on Tuesday, Gagik Jhangiryan, an MP
of the Armenian National Congress (ANC) parliamentary group, touched
on the verdicts against Armenia returned by the European Court of
Human Rights (ECHR).
The verdicts are evidence of violations of Armenian citizens'
fundamental rights and freedoms and force Armenia into paying
compensations amounting to tens of thousands of Euros, Jhangiryan said.
"Hundreds of new complaints lodged by Armenian citizens are waiting
for their turn at the ECHR," he added.
"It is common knowledge that a large number of complaints concern
the cases that involve political orders and coercion," Jhangiryan said.
Although of importance, the financial aspect does not play the key
role when Armenia's international reputation is at stake.
In this context, Jhangiryan touched on the complaints lodged by the
persons illegally convicted in the March 1 case. European official
refused to view them as political prisoners before PACE approved
Resolution #1900. In their turn, Armenia's authorities considered
them criminals.
"In the resolution, PACE invites all the CE member-states to revise
the cases of all the likely political prisoners," Jhangiryan said.
According to him, Armenia's ruling coalition still has a chance to
"atone its sins" against four MPs by voting for a bill on setting up
an ad hoc committee on March 1 murders submitted by the ANC group.
From: Baghdasarian
tert.am
23.10.12
Speaking in Armenia's Parliament on Tuesday, Gagik Jhangiryan, an MP
of the Armenian National Congress (ANC) parliamentary group, touched
on the verdicts against Armenia returned by the European Court of
Human Rights (ECHR).
The verdicts are evidence of violations of Armenian citizens'
fundamental rights and freedoms and force Armenia into paying
compensations amounting to tens of thousands of Euros, Jhangiryan said.
"Hundreds of new complaints lodged by Armenian citizens are waiting
for their turn at the ECHR," he added.
"It is common knowledge that a large number of complaints concern
the cases that involve political orders and coercion," Jhangiryan said.
Although of importance, the financial aspect does not play the key
role when Armenia's international reputation is at stake.
In this context, Jhangiryan touched on the complaints lodged by the
persons illegally convicted in the March 1 case. European official
refused to view them as political prisoners before PACE approved
Resolution #1900. In their turn, Armenia's authorities considered
them criminals.
"In the resolution, PACE invites all the CE member-states to revise
the cases of all the likely political prisoners," Jhangiryan said.
According to him, Armenia's ruling coalition still has a chance to
"atone its sins" against four MPs by voting for a bill on setting up
an ad hoc committee on March 1 murders submitted by the ANC group.
From: Baghdasarian