  RA Ombudsman representative: development of new law protecting disabled people’s rights necessaryJune 17, 2010 - 15:53 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On June 17, RA National Assembly hosted parliamentary hearings on social-psychological situation and status of disabled persons in Armenia, organized by parliamentary committee on European integration and human rights. Presenting a report on psychological situation and legal status of the disabled, RA Ombudsman Office representative Rustam Mahmudyan emphasized inconsistencies between RA legislative field and the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. He stressed the necessity to develop a new RA Law on the Rights of the Disabled, first of all, replacing the term “disabled” with “physically challenged”.   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 |  Latest news Azerbaijan extends Rune Vardanyan’s arrest by 5 months  A court in Azerbaijan has extended the arrest of former Nagorno-Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan by five months.“Great success”: Pashinyan pleased with new border protocol Pashinyan has described the signing by Armenia and Azerbaijan of a protocol on delimitation in Tavush as “a great success”.Armenia, Azerbaijan sign protocol on demarcation coordinates Armenia’s government took on May 15 another step towards handing over four border areas to Azerbaijan.U.S. warns Georgia not to side with Moscow against the west Georgia has been warned by the U.S. not to become an adversary of the west by falling back in line with Moscow. |
