CE Commissioner for human rights to arrive in Armenia
12.03.2008,
01:26
CE Commissioner for Human Rights Thomas Hammarberg is to arrive in Armenia this week on a three-day visit to discuss the complicated internal political situation in the country, CE information office told.
YEREVAN, March 11. /ARKA – Novosti-Armenia/. CE Commissioner for Human Rights Thomas Hammarberg is to arrive in Armenia this week on a three-day visit to discuss the complicated internal political situation in the country, CE information office told “Novosti-Armenia”.
The rallies of opposition protesting against the outcome of the presidential vote in Armenia, developed into disturbances and clashes between demonstrators and the Police. On March 1 Armenia’s President imposed a state of emergency on Yerevan, effective for 20 days, under item 6 paragraph 14 of Article 55, Armenia’s Constitution (threat to the country’s security and population).
According to the report, Hammarberg is to meet with high ranking Armenian officials to support effective human rights protection. Particularly, the Commissioner is to meet with Armenian President Robert Kocharian, the Prime-Minister and President-elect Serge Sargsian, ex-president Levon Ter-Petrosian, Speaker of the Parliament Tigran Torosian, Chairman of the Constitutional Court Gagik Harutiunian, Human Rights Defender Armen Harutiunian, diplomats, representatives of international organizations and civil society.
Hammarberg will also visit the custodies, police stations and hospitals to meet with participants of events, the information office reported. According to the report, he expressed concern about the human rights situation in Armenia and the consequences of the state of emergency in the country.
The Commissioner stressed the urgency of lifting restrictions on mass media and activities of political parties and NGOs.
On March 10 Armenia’s President Robert Kocharian signed a decree on lifting certain provisions of the state of emergency in Yerevan, i.e. the provisions on “temporary interruption of activities of parties and other public organizations, which hinder the elimination of the conditions, which became a reason for imposing the state of emergency” and “sending out the people, who violated legal order of the state of emergency and who do not reside in the zone of its effect”. –0—
The rallies of opposition protesting against the outcome of the presidential vote in Armenia, developed into disturbances and clashes between demonstrators and the Police. On March 1 Armenia’s President imposed a state of emergency on Yerevan, effective for 20 days, under item 6 paragraph 14 of Article 55, Armenia’s Constitution (threat to the country’s security and population).
According to the report, Hammarberg is to meet with high ranking Armenian officials to support effective human rights protection. Particularly, the Commissioner is to meet with Armenian President Robert Kocharian, the Prime-Minister and President-elect Serge Sargsian, ex-president Levon Ter-Petrosian, Speaker of the Parliament Tigran Torosian, Chairman of the Constitutional Court Gagik Harutiunian, Human Rights Defender Armen Harutiunian, diplomats, representatives of international organizations and civil society.
Hammarberg will also visit the custodies, police stations and hospitals to meet with participants of events, the information office reported. According to the report, he expressed concern about the human rights situation in Armenia and the consequences of the state of emergency in the country.
The Commissioner stressed the urgency of lifting restrictions on mass media and activities of political parties and NGOs.
On March 10 Armenia’s President Robert Kocharian signed a decree on lifting certain provisions of the state of emergency in Yerevan, i.e. the provisions on “temporary interruption of activities of parties and other public organizations, which hinder the elimination of the conditions, which became a reason for imposing the state of emergency” and “sending out the people, who violated legal order of the state of emergency and who do not reside in the zone of its effect”. –0—
