CE Commissioner for Human Rights meets Vice Speaker and members of RA NAJanuary 20, 2011 - 09:27 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On January 19, Vice-Speaker of the RA National Assembly Samvel Nikoyan met with the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, Mr. Thomas Hammarberg. During the meeting, Nikoyan briefed Hammarberg on the work of the RA parliamentary commission on investigation of the March 1-2, 2008, events. Mr. Hammarberg also met with representatives of the parliamentary groups to discuss the March 1-2, 2008, tragic events, work of media, as well as situation with human rights in the Armenian Armed Forces, the RA NA press service reported. Top stories 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. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. The Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Partner news | Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush. Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. |