Yerevan hosts discussion on violence in government agenciesSeptember 9, 2011 - 14:19 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On September 9, Yerevan hosted a discussion on Armenia report of the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment . According to David Amiryan, deputy director of Partnership for Open Society initiative, such discussions enable representatives of different NGOs and institutions to combine efforts for prevention of violence in various open and closed ventures. For his part, Alex Sardar, director of Counterpart International Armenia office considered it unacceptable that there is violence in a country which survived Genocide. “If they can not provide soldiers’ security in the army, if citizens do not trust government agencies and if human rights organizations can’t come together in this issue, then discussing the problem makes no sense,” he said. He also added that relevant actions must be taken for prevention of violence. “The point of discussions is not that civil society goes against authorities or vice versa. The point is that people in this country live worthy life,” Sardar said. Top stories David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with Stephan Schütz, Executive Partner at Gerkan, Marg and Partners. The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. Partner news | Armenia, Turkey discuss restoration of historic bridge The meeting took place on May 17 in Ashgabat on the sidelines of an international conference of ministers of culture. India wants Armenia’s proposals on use of Chabahar port India is expecting proposals from Armenia regarding the use of Chabahar port in Iran, Indian ambassador says. EU welcomes Armenia-Azerbaijan “progress” The EU has welcomed “progress” made in the framework of the Armenia-Azerbaijan border delimitation process. Belarus opposition leader slams Lukashenko for Karabakh trip Belarusian opposition politician Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya has harshly criticized the visit of Lukashenko to Karabakh. |