RA Ombudsman considers Police actions towards Raffi Hovannisian to be illegalMarch 21, 2011 - 19:16 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - RA Ombudsman Karen Andreasyan considers the actions of the RA Police towards leader of Heritage party Raffi Hovannisian, who has gone on a hunger strike in Liberty Square, to be illegal. According to Andreasyan, the ban of the police to set a tent or umbrella for Raffi Hovannisian contradicts both the national legislation and European legislation on human rights, the RA Ombudsman’s press service reported. Raffi Hovannisian has gone on hunger strike since March 15 after he called for the President’s resignation during Heritage party’s extraordinary meeting. Announcing the start of “Hungry for Change: Freedom and Justice in Armenia” hunger strike, Hovannisian promised to coordinate his future steps with the party members. Hovannisian spent the night of March 16 in Liberty Square. He was visited by representatives of the ICRC Yerevan Office, as well as citizens and party fellows. 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 | U.S. welcomes efforts to define Armenia-Azerbaijan border The United States welcomes efforts to define the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, says Vedant Patel. Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Macron says France commemorates 109th anniv. of Armenian genocide Today France commemorates the 109th anniversary of the Armenian genocide of 1915, Macron says. |