Ombudsman submits police violence report to Human Rights WatchAugust 5, 2016 - 17:40 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Human Rights Defender of the Republic of Armenia Aram Tatoyan held a meeting with Associate Director, Europe & Central Asia Division of Human Rights Watch Jane Buchanan and Human Rights Watch South Caucasus director Giorgi Gogia, Panorama.am reports. The Ombudsman’s Office informs that the importance of thorough and accountable investigations based on reports on police violence against citizens was highlighted during the meeting. The RA Human Rights Defender informed Jane Buchanan and Giorgi Gogia that his office submitted documents to the relevant structures for discussing them within the framework of procedures set by the Criminal Procedure Code. During the meeting, they also discussed possibilities for joint projects to fight hate speech. The Human Rights Defender briefed on his and his staff members’ activities related to monitoring, visits to persons in detention and following up on individual cases. The representatives of Human Rights Watch highlighted the importance of the meeting with the Ombudsman, expressing readiness to continue cooperation. Top stories 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. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. Partner news | Ucom Celebrates Telecommunication Day May 17 commemorates the founding of the International Telecommunication Union on May 17, 1865. Armenian, Azerbaijani heads of parliament meet in Switzerland President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Azerbaijan extends Rune Vardanyan’s arrest by 5 months A court in Azerbaijan has extended the arrest of former Nagorno-Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan by five months. Armenia border residents dissatisfied with delimitation Residents Kirants are dissatisfied with the results of the delimitation of the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan. |