  New Ombudsman should be elected out of NGO representatives, Armenian MP believes February 4, 2011 - 18:03 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Absence of an acting Ombudsman in Armenia is a clear sign that the country’s authorities lack respect for the institute of human rights defender, according to Heritage opposition party secretary. As Larisa Alaverdyan, once Ombudsman herself, noted, Armenian authorities could have reasoned with Armen Harutyunyan to keep fulfilling his responsibilities till a new Ombudsman was elected, should they wish it. Ms. Alaverdyan supported the idea of electing a new Ombudsman out of NGO representatives, charactering them as more unbiased in their work.   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 |  Latest news Russia accuses West of preparing invasion of CSTO countries  NATO is preparing an invasion of the CSTO countries, the number of provocations in the air is growing, Sergei Shoigu has said.Armenia: Rescue workers restore pedestrian bridge for flood-hit community Rescue workers on Wednesday, June 5 restored a pedestrian bridge in the town of Alaverdi in Armenia’s north.U.S. “deeply troubled” by Azerbaijan's arrest of civil society members The United States is deeply troubled by the continued arrest of members of Azerbaijani civil society, Matthew Miller has said.Turkey condemns Uruguay’s recognition of Armenian Genocide Turkey has condemned a newly passed law in Uruguay that recognizes the Armenian Genocide, TRT reports. |
