Armenia ombudsman details Azeri hostilities in Karabakh to CoE chiefMay 13, 2016 - 13:39 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia’s Human Rights Defender Arman Tatoyan on Thursday, May 12 met with Secretary General of the Council of Europe Thorbjørn Jagland in Strasbourg. At the meeting, Tatoyan briefed the Secretary General on the gross human rights violations committed against the civilian population of Nagorno Karabakh as a result of Azerbaijani aggression in early April. The Defender also provided specific examples of atrocities committed by Azerbaijani armed forces. He handed over to the Secretary General the report by Karabakh’s Human Rights Defender detailing the autrocities committed. Tatoyan stressed the devastating consequences of Azerbaijani policy of hatred and violence towards people of Armenian ethnicity which endangers the Council of Europe’s human rights protection system. The Defender further noted that such policy is encouraged at state level. 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 | European Parliament to discuss repression in Azerbaijan The European Parliament will discuss repression of civil society in Azerbaijan on April 24 PACE wants concessions from Azerbaijan to accept Baku back A PACE co-rapporteur said that Azerbaijani authorities must make certain concessions so that the country can return to PACE. Armenia PM, France envoy discuss regional matters Issues related to the consistent development of Armenia-France cooperation were discussed. Azerbaijan razes historic Armenian church to ground Azerbaijan has demolished the historic Armenian Church of St. John the Baptist (known as Kanach Zham). |