  Some 6 thousand people addressed Ombudsman's office in 2008March 10, 2009 - 13:23 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - 5 800 people addressed the office of human rights defender in 2008, Armenia's Ombudsman said."Our office has fixed numerous violations in various fields," Armen Harutyunyan said when presenting his 2008 report. "It's first of all violation of right of free assembly. Opposition forces requested permission to conduct rallies 90 times but were rejected. Besides, there were cases of assaults on journalists," he said. "Furthermore, prisoners were subjected to tortures." Among the other problems, Ombudsman Harutyunyan pointed out to condemnation of property and ecological issues.   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 |  Related sections Latest news Welcome to CaseKey 2024. Byblos Bank Armenia firmly stands by future innovators  Strategic business cases, invaluable experience, innovative approaches and more than 25 events are in store for the participants of CaseKey 2024.Macron honors Charles Aznavour on 100th anniversary French President Emmanuel Macron has paid tribute to the memory of French-Armenian crooner Charles Aznavour.Erdogan’s approval rating falls below 40 percent: survey A total of 53.4 percent of respondents said they disapprove of the performance of Erdoğan.Blinken says U.S. reviewing a number of aid requests from Armenia He said the U.S. is reviewing the requests to determine what more it can do to increase its assistance to Armenia. |
