Armenian NGOs Going to Appeal to European Court of Human RightsApril 3, 2006 - 15:36 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian non-governmental organizations are going to appeal to the European Court of Human Rights in order to oblige Azerbaijan to pay compensations to the Armenian refugees for material and moral damage, President of Azat Hayk philanthropic organization Ruben Mnatsakanyan told journalists. For her part Ahazang NGO director Julieta Yeremyants stated that the refugees and their descendants intend to assert their rights. "We worked for Azerbaijan for whole life. We founded plants, factories, scientific centers and are the heirs of all this," Yeremyants added, reported Novosti-Armenia. Top stories As a result of floods in Armenia’s northern Lori and Tavush provinces, 17 bridges, including five large ones, have collapsed. David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with Stephan Schütz, Executive Partner at Gerkan, Marg and Partners. The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. Partner news Most popular in the section | Concept to complete Yerevan Cascade discussed at city hall A conceptual proposal to complete the Cascade complex in downtown Yerevan has been presented by Jean-Michel Wilmotte. €3.5 mln EU grant to support justice reforms in Armenia The European Union has paid €3.5 mln grant to Armenia within a €11mln program on Support to Justice Reforms. Yerevan reacts to Baku’s proposal to see Minsk Group abolition Alen Simonyan has declared that Armenia is taking steps aimed at concluding a peace treaty with Azerbaijan. U.S. Assistant Secretary of State to travel to Armenia Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs James C. O’Brien will travel to Yerevan on June 10-12. |