  Will Russia quit Council of Europe?June 25, 2009 - 15:53 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Russia is a country where human rights are least protected, said a representative of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe.After a monitoring the PACE held in 11 countries - Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Georgia, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Russia, Serbia and Ukraine - the organization concluded that Russia is a record breaker in not fulfilling commitments. It's the only country which did not cancel death penalty. Besides, Russia like Monaco and Azerbaijan has not joined convention on combating trafficking in people yet. Another gross violation is State Duma's refusal to ratify the 14th protocol to European convention on human rights. There are also problems with freedom of speech. The war with Georgia was named the most flagrant violation, reported altaypressa.ru.   Top stories Grigoryan added that the situation around the world and particularly in the region is very difficult. The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova.   Partner news |  Related sections Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
