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ACTIVISTS ROUGHED UP IN ARMENIA
United Press International UPI
Sept 12 2013
BERLIN, Sept. 12 (UPI) -- Human Rights Watch said Thursday it was
calling on Armenian authorities to probe reports that human rights
activists were targeted by assailants.
The rights group said it documented several incidents where human
rights activists in Armenia were assaulted after taking part in
September rallies.
"The police and other Armenian authorities need to be prepared to make
clear that they are going to put a stop to these attacks, starting
with effective investigations that lead to arrests and prosecutions,"
Giorgi Gogia, a South Caucasus research at Human Rights Watch, said
in a statement from Berlin.
The rights group didn't indicate the reason for the demonstrations.
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty said demonstrators rallied last week
against plans announced by President Serzh Sarkisian to join the
Customs Union of Belarus, Kazakhstan, and Russia.
Stefan Fule, neighborhood policy commissioner for the European Union,
said Thursday he'd lead a delegation to Armenia this week for informal
partnership talks.
"The EU remains firmly committed to moving this partnership forward
as much as possible, based on the ambitions of our partners and their
ability to implement necessary reforms," Fule said in a statement.
The EU's Eastern Partnership extends to Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus,
Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine.
http://www.upi.com/Business_News/Energy-Resources/2013/09/12/Activists-roughed-up-in-Armenia/UPI-26351379003051/?spt=hs&or=er
United Press International UPI
Sept 12 2013
BERLIN, Sept. 12 (UPI) -- Human Rights Watch said Thursday it was
calling on Armenian authorities to probe reports that human rights
activists were targeted by assailants.
The rights group said it documented several incidents where human
rights activists in Armenia were assaulted after taking part in
September rallies.
"The police and other Armenian authorities need to be prepared to make
clear that they are going to put a stop to these attacks, starting
with effective investigations that lead to arrests and prosecutions,"
Giorgi Gogia, a South Caucasus research at Human Rights Watch, said
in a statement from Berlin.
The rights group didn't indicate the reason for the demonstrations.
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty said demonstrators rallied last week
against plans announced by President Serzh Sarkisian to join the
Customs Union of Belarus, Kazakhstan, and Russia.
Stefan Fule, neighborhood policy commissioner for the European Union,
said Thursday he'd lead a delegation to Armenia this week for informal
partnership talks.
"The EU remains firmly committed to moving this partnership forward
as much as possible, based on the ambitions of our partners and their
ability to implement necessary reforms," Fule said in a statement.
The EU's Eastern Partnership extends to Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus,
Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine.
http://www.upi.com/Business_News/Energy-Resources/2013/09/12/Activists-roughed-up-in-Armenia/UPI-26351379003051/?spt=hs&or=er