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ARMENIAN OMBUDSMAN'S ADVISOR: FURTHER ACTIVITY OF THE POLICEMAN-PERVERT IS INADMISSIBLE
by Ashot Safaryan
http://www.arminfo.am/index.cfm?objectid=6CF8E1D0-0FEE-11E3-9D8B0EB7C0D21663
Wednesday, August 28, 18:30
Armenian ombudsman's advisor on women rights, Anna Safaryan, made a
statement on sexual harassment by the policeman against the female
activist during the protest action against the elite high-rise
construction at Komitas 5, on 24 August
She said that the policeman holding from back and kissing the neck of
a woman amid a police action is obviously harassing the woman, which
has legal implications. "We demand an appropriate investigation of
such an outrageous incident and expect responsibility for an immoral
and criminal act. Any sexual harassment of women is to be condemned
severely, and employing any pervert policeman is inadmissible," -
she said.
"Today in Armenia sexual harassment to women at their job place is a
problem. We can often see invitation to job for women where there are
requirements having nothing in common with their professional skills,
in particular, their age and appearance. Sometimes an employer requires
sexual and other services. The Ombudsman's office will provide urgent
assistance to women who underwent sexual violence at their job place,
in the street or anywhere and accompany them all through the legal
process", - she said.
by Ashot Safaryan
http://www.arminfo.am/index.cfm?objectid=6CF8E1D0-0FEE-11E3-9D8B0EB7C0D21663
Wednesday, August 28, 18:30
Armenian ombudsman's advisor on women rights, Anna Safaryan, made a
statement on sexual harassment by the policeman against the female
activist during the protest action against the elite high-rise
construction at Komitas 5, on 24 August
She said that the policeman holding from back and kissing the neck of
a woman amid a police action is obviously harassing the woman, which
has legal implications. "We demand an appropriate investigation of
such an outrageous incident and expect responsibility for an immoral
and criminal act. Any sexual harassment of women is to be condemned
severely, and employing any pervert policeman is inadmissible," -
she said.
"Today in Armenia sexual harassment to women at their job place is a
problem. We can often see invitation to job for women where there are
requirements having nothing in common with their professional skills,
in particular, their age and appearance. Sometimes an employer requires
sexual and other services. The Ombudsman's office will provide urgent
assistance to women who underwent sexual violence at their job place,
in the street or anywhere and accompany them all through the legal
process", - she said.