Larisa Alaverdyan: human rights in elections abused since 1995October 19, 2011 - 15:00 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - In Armenia, abuse of human rights during elections has been reported since 1995, with the practice secured in later years, the 1st Armenian ombudsman, current member of Heritage opposition party said. As Larisa Alaverdyan told a news conference in Yerevan, “I don’t mean to shift the full blame on authorities in 1995.” “Despite the change of power, no progress has been observed since, with violation of human rights gradually gaining in severity,” the politician said regarding the March 1, 2008 events. “Despite legislation, envisaging punishment for electoral violations, it’s law-enforcement policy that Armenia has issues with,” the politician concluded. Top stories President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. 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. Partner news | Ameriabank's Trade Finance portfolio enriched with four prestigious awards from EBRD and IFC Ameriabank received the awards from international financial institutions in recognition of its trade finance operations. Armenian Economy Minister to make trip to UAE May 20-22 A delegation led by Minister of Economy Gevorg Papoyan will travel to the UAE capital of Abu Dhabi on May 20-22 Armenian PM sends condolences to Iran Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan sent a message of condolence to the Supreme Leader Seyyed Ali Khamenei. Armenia, Turkey discuss restoration of historic bridge The meeting took place on May 17 in Ashgabat on the sidelines of an international conference of ministers of culture. |