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ARMENIAN CAPTIVE MAMIKON KHOJOYAN'S FAMILY FILES SUIT AGAINST AZERBAIJAN TO ECHR
20:11 * 10.09.14
The family of Mamikon Khojoyan, an Armenian citizen who died soon
after being freed from Azerbaijani captivity, has filed a suit to
the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), with support from the
Foundation Against the Violation of Law (FAVL).
"The suit has been sent, and we just have to wait until the ECHR
starts considering it. As you know, it is quite a long process,"
FAVL Head Larisa Alaverdyan told the Armenpress news agency.
FAVL is also working with the families that found themselves in
similar situations, providing legal advice and assisting in dealing
with social and health problems.
"This is a striking example of outrageous cruelty against a helpless
77-year-old man," said Vahe Grigoryan, Legal Consultant European Human
Rights Advocacy Centre (EHRAC), who will be representing the family in
the case. "We are assisting our local partner FAVL before the European
Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg, in order to seek justice for
the family of Mr. Khojoyan," he said as quoted by the favl.am website.
Plaintiffs in the case plan to present evidence of Khojoyan's torture,
as well as to demonstrate the systematic pattern of abuse practiced
by authorities in Baku against such innocent Armenians.
"Mr. Khojoyan was abused from the very beginning of his captivity,
eventually leading to his tragic death," said FAVL's Lawyer Kristina
Gevorkyan. "We're turning to the ECHR to hold the government of
Azerbaijan accountable for this grave crime and ensure that such
treatment is brought to an end," she said as quoted by the favl.am
website.
After the capture of Khojoyan in January, several other Armenian
civilians have fallen under Azerbaijani captivity, facing public
humiliation and severe abuse. In one of the most recent cases, a
villager from Chinari named Karen Petrosyan was captured near the
border, paraded on TV as a 'saboteur', and killed one day after being
taken into custody.
Khojoyan's family is demanding prosecution of the Azerbaijani
government under articles 2, 3, 5, 13, and 14 of the European
Convention on Human Rights, which prohibit killing, torture, inhumane
treatment, and discrimination. They are also calling for similar
cases of civilians abused under Azerbaijani authority, including
Arthur Badalyan and Karen Petrosyan, to be heard.
The ECHR will examine the application to establish its admissibility,
after which court proceedings may begin and a binding judgment
delivered.
http://www.tert.am/en/news/2014/09/10/khojoyan/
From: A. Papazian
20:11 * 10.09.14
The family of Mamikon Khojoyan, an Armenian citizen who died soon
after being freed from Azerbaijani captivity, has filed a suit to
the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), with support from the
Foundation Against the Violation of Law (FAVL).
"The suit has been sent, and we just have to wait until the ECHR
starts considering it. As you know, it is quite a long process,"
FAVL Head Larisa Alaverdyan told the Armenpress news agency.
FAVL is also working with the families that found themselves in
similar situations, providing legal advice and assisting in dealing
with social and health problems.
"This is a striking example of outrageous cruelty against a helpless
77-year-old man," said Vahe Grigoryan, Legal Consultant European Human
Rights Advocacy Centre (EHRAC), who will be representing the family in
the case. "We are assisting our local partner FAVL before the European
Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg, in order to seek justice for
the family of Mr. Khojoyan," he said as quoted by the favl.am website.
Plaintiffs in the case plan to present evidence of Khojoyan's torture,
as well as to demonstrate the systematic pattern of abuse practiced
by authorities in Baku against such innocent Armenians.
"Mr. Khojoyan was abused from the very beginning of his captivity,
eventually leading to his tragic death," said FAVL's Lawyer Kristina
Gevorkyan. "We're turning to the ECHR to hold the government of
Azerbaijan accountable for this grave crime and ensure that such
treatment is brought to an end," she said as quoted by the favl.am
website.
After the capture of Khojoyan in January, several other Armenian
civilians have fallen under Azerbaijani captivity, facing public
humiliation and severe abuse. In one of the most recent cases, a
villager from Chinari named Karen Petrosyan was captured near the
border, paraded on TV as a 'saboteur', and killed one day after being
taken into custody.
Khojoyan's family is demanding prosecution of the Azerbaijani
government under articles 2, 3, 5, 13, and 14 of the European
Convention on Human Rights, which prohibit killing, torture, inhumane
treatment, and discrimination. They are also calling for similar
cases of civilians abused under Azerbaijani authority, including
Arthur Badalyan and Karen Petrosyan, to be heard.
The ECHR will examine the application to establish its admissibility,
after which court proceedings may begin and a binding judgment
delivered.
http://www.tert.am/en/news/2014/09/10/khojoyan/
From: A. Papazian