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EXPERTS CRITICAL OF HUMAN RIGHTS PROTECTION SITUATION IN ARMENIA
13:34 * 10.12.14
Well-known human rights activist Vardan Harutyunyan believes that
ordinary citizens are in a much worse situation in terms of human
rights protection than political and public figures or activists in
Armenia, despite the prevailing opinion that they latter group more
often suffers from persecution.
In an interview with Tert.am on Human Rights Day, Mr Harutyunyan said:
"I think violations of public and political figures' rights are, as
a rule, made public. In this context, public and political figures
are better protected than ordinary citizens."
Chairman of the Helsinki Committee of Armenia Avetik Ishkhanyan told
Tert.am that an acquaintance who knew about a regular annual report
on human rights in Armenia by the Helsinki Committee advised him to
copy the previous year's report and change the figures.
Since no progress has been recorded, the advice contained a grain
of truth.
"But, joking apart, if we make a general assessment of the situation,
the re-appointment of the Syunik governor is the most glaring example.
At first sight, it has nothing with human rights, but that man is
personified violation of human rights and tyranny. I think this is
one of the major violations of human rights this year. One more gross
violation is the arson attacks on the cars of seven Preparliament
members and beating of one of them," Mr Ishkhanyan said.
The third and fourth grossest violations are the sentence passed
on Shant Harutyunyan and his companions and the bill on NGOs. If
the bill is adopted and signed into law, it will put an end to
NGOs independence, allowing the government to fully control their
activities.
Mr Ishkhanyan accounts for this by Armenia's accession to the Eurasian
Economic Union (EEU).
http://www.tert.am/en/news/2014/12/10/humanrights/1531708
From: A. Papazian
13:34 * 10.12.14
Well-known human rights activist Vardan Harutyunyan believes that
ordinary citizens are in a much worse situation in terms of human
rights protection than political and public figures or activists in
Armenia, despite the prevailing opinion that they latter group more
often suffers from persecution.
In an interview with Tert.am on Human Rights Day, Mr Harutyunyan said:
"I think violations of public and political figures' rights are, as
a rule, made public. In this context, public and political figures
are better protected than ordinary citizens."
Chairman of the Helsinki Committee of Armenia Avetik Ishkhanyan told
Tert.am that an acquaintance who knew about a regular annual report
on human rights in Armenia by the Helsinki Committee advised him to
copy the previous year's report and change the figures.
Since no progress has been recorded, the advice contained a grain
of truth.
"But, joking apart, if we make a general assessment of the situation,
the re-appointment of the Syunik governor is the most glaring example.
At first sight, it has nothing with human rights, but that man is
personified violation of human rights and tyranny. I think this is
one of the major violations of human rights this year. One more gross
violation is the arson attacks on the cars of seven Preparliament
members and beating of one of them," Mr Ishkhanyan said.
The third and fourth grossest violations are the sentence passed
on Shant Harutyunyan and his companions and the bill on NGOs. If
the bill is adopted and signed into law, it will put an end to
NGOs independence, allowing the government to fully control their
activities.
Mr Ishkhanyan accounts for this by Armenia's accession to the Eurasian
Economic Union (EEU).
http://www.tert.am/en/news/2014/12/10/humanrights/1531708
From: A. Papazian