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PARENTS OF ARMENIAN POW ADVISED TO APPEAL TO EUROPEAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS
http://www.epress.am/en/2014/03/17/parents-of-armenian-pow-advised-to-appeal-to-european-court-of-human-rights.html
03.17.2014 14:51 epress.am
Until it's known whether POW Hakob Injighulyan captured in Azerbaijan
has any demands or not, his parents can appeal to the European Court
of Human Rights (ECtHR), based on Article 8 of the European Convention
on Human Rights (the right to respect one's private and family life).
Expert on international law, attorney Ara Ghazaryan said this to
Pastinfo.am [AM], explaining that the article includes the right to
reunite parents and children and in such cases, the states that have
adopted the Convention have an affirmative duty to provide at least
one direct connection between parents and children before moving an
individual to a third country.
"I think, on this basis it's possible to apply to the European Court,
in the hope of a legal stance," he said.
Ghazaryan said there are no precedents in this regard, but there
are precedents to similar issues, so the parents should at least
try and "not rely only on the Red Cross or relevant state bodies" --
along with using the mechanisms available in the public sphere, the
mechanism of individual rights can also be applied. Thus, Ghazaryan
is advising Injighulyan's family to appeal to the ECtHR.
"Perhaps it will become a precedent for other cases, but the fact that
these cases won't end with this, that there will be similar, new cases,
I have no doubt because I don't see Azerbaijan's government changing
its policy toward Armenians, and I stress, Armenians, not the Republic
of Armenia. Xenophobia continues to grow in Azerbaijan," he said.
Head of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Delegation
to Armenia Sarah Epprecht on March 12 delivered three letters to
Injighulyan's family. Hakob's brother, Harutyunyan Injighulyan,told
Epress.am: "The contents of Hakob's letter are again the same,
that everything is fine, he has no problems. He only asks to wait a
little more and everything will be fine. We had sent three letters,
from my mother, sister, and grandfather. Hakob responded to each of
them separately and said that the thing that bothers him the most is
longing [missing family]: 'Rest assured that the yearning won't last
long and after some time it will pass'."
Recall, Hakob Injighulyan on the night of August 7-8, while
carrying out his military service, lost his bearings and crossed the
Karabakh-Azerbaijan border, ending up on the territory controlled
by Azerbaijan.
http://www.epress.am/en/2014/03/17/parents-of-armenian-pow-advised-to-appeal-to-european-court-of-human-rights.html
03.17.2014 14:51 epress.am
Until it's known whether POW Hakob Injighulyan captured in Azerbaijan
has any demands or not, his parents can appeal to the European Court
of Human Rights (ECtHR), based on Article 8 of the European Convention
on Human Rights (the right to respect one's private and family life).
Expert on international law, attorney Ara Ghazaryan said this to
Pastinfo.am [AM], explaining that the article includes the right to
reunite parents and children and in such cases, the states that have
adopted the Convention have an affirmative duty to provide at least
one direct connection between parents and children before moving an
individual to a third country.
"I think, on this basis it's possible to apply to the European Court,
in the hope of a legal stance," he said.
Ghazaryan said there are no precedents in this regard, but there
are precedents to similar issues, so the parents should at least
try and "not rely only on the Red Cross or relevant state bodies" --
along with using the mechanisms available in the public sphere, the
mechanism of individual rights can also be applied. Thus, Ghazaryan
is advising Injighulyan's family to appeal to the ECtHR.
"Perhaps it will become a precedent for other cases, but the fact that
these cases won't end with this, that there will be similar, new cases,
I have no doubt because I don't see Azerbaijan's government changing
its policy toward Armenians, and I stress, Armenians, not the Republic
of Armenia. Xenophobia continues to grow in Azerbaijan," he said.
Head of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Delegation
to Armenia Sarah Epprecht on March 12 delivered three letters to
Injighulyan's family. Hakob's brother, Harutyunyan Injighulyan,told
Epress.am: "The contents of Hakob's letter are again the same,
that everything is fine, he has no problems. He only asks to wait a
little more and everything will be fine. We had sent three letters,
from my mother, sister, and grandfather. Hakob responded to each of
them separately and said that the thing that bothers him the most is
longing [missing family]: 'Rest assured that the yearning won't last
long and after some time it will pass'."
Recall, Hakob Injighulyan on the night of August 7-8, while
carrying out his military service, lost his bearings and crossed the
Karabakh-Azerbaijan border, ending up on the territory controlled
by Azerbaijan.