UN Human Rights Council approves Armenia decision on prevention of genocideOctober 1, 2007 - 18:41 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On 28 September the UN Human Rights Council approved the Armenia decision on the prevention of genocide.The decision followed the policy of genocide prevention Armenia promotes in the UN. Prevention of mass violations of rights of national, racial and ethnic groups is a component of prevention of their extermination and crimes against humanity, including genocide. The decision is one more step toward coordination of efforts for genocide prevention. Co-sponsorship of 62 states proves its political necessity. Armenia, Belgium, Mexico and Senegal also passed a resolution on regional human rights organizations. The resolution supposes practical steps on cooperation and exchange of experience. It's notable that human rights advocates from Europe, Americas, Asia and Africa will for the first time gather under the aegis of the UN. Armenia is represented as a member of the CoE and OSCE, the RA MFA press office reports. Top stories President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. Partner news | Putin congratulates Pashinyan’s birthday Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on his birthday on June 1. Opposition motorcade en route to Gyumri for large rally A motorcade of protesters headed by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan is heading to the city of Gyumri. Russia: Armenia’s frozen membership weakens CSTO position in Caucasus A Russian envoy said any step that could alienate the CSTO member states from each other is “deeply wrong”. Prosecutors to appeal Armenia ex-President’s acquittal Sargsyan was acquitted on Friday, May 31 more than four years after going on trial on corruption charges. |