ECHR decision ordering Azerbaijan to pay €30,000 to Badalyan enters into forceDecember 11, 2021 - 13:26 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - An ECHR decision, which ordered Azerbaijan to pay €30,000 in respect of non-pecuniary damage to Armenian citizen Artur Badalyan back in July, has entered into force, head of the Bright Armenia party Edmon Marukyan said on Saturday, December 11. On May 9, 2009, Badalyan disappeared and was captured by the Azerbaijani forces. His relatives contacted the Armenian authorities, after which he was registered as a missing person in Armenia and a search for him was undertaken. However, his whereabouts remained unknown to his family and the Armenian authorities until November 5, 2010 when he was registered by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) as an Armenian captive held in Azerbaijan. Thereafter the applicant was regularly visited by the ICRC in detention until 17 March 2011 when he was released to the Armenian authorities through the mediation of the ICRC as part of an exchange of captives. Marukyan revealed that Azerbaijan has not appealed against the decision with the ECHR Grand Chamber, which means the decision has now come into force. Badalyan's application concerned ill-treatment during detention in violation of Article 3 of the Convention and unlawful detention in violation of Article 5. Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. Partner news | 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. Pashinyan visits flood-hit region Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Saturday, June 8 visited the disaster area in the Lori province. €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. |