Azeri civil activist says PACE co-rapporteurs on Azerbaijan corruptJune 13, 2012 - 21:46 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Co-rapporteurs of Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) for the monitoring of Azerbaijan Pedro Agramunt (Spain, EPP/CD) and Joseph Debono Grech (Malta, SOC) are reluctant to acknowledge human rights violations in Azerbaijan, human rights advocate, director of Azeri Institute for Peace and Democracy said. Leyla Yunus says the rapporteurs pursue personal goals, after being bribed by Azerbaijani government. She cited preliminary report on the situation in Azerbaijan, and meeting with rapporteurs as grounds for her allegations. According to Yunus, the OSCE representatives have ignored all of the materials on human rights violations in Azerbaijan, preferring to exclude them from their preliminary report. "The document seems to have been written in Azeri presidential administration. In particular, the facts of death from torture in prison of the National Security Ministry of Nakhchivan Turac Zeynalov, torture of Nakhchivan’s activist Zeynal Bagirzade, and tortures of two journalists of the "Khayal" TV channel have not been included the report. The detainment of journalists Avaz Zeynalli and Anar Bayramli, beatings and harassment of Idrak Abbasov and Khadija Ismailova were not included in the report, either,” Yunus said. Yunus said that an appeal on lack of confidence in rapporteurs has been filed to PACE on behalf of 20 civil society activists, contact.az reported. 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 | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. |