Armenian parliament debates national strategy on human rightsDecember 13, 2011 - 13:10 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia’s National Assembly hosted a public hearing of the national strategy for human rights protection. The discussion was organized by the NA and National Security Council jointly with EU Advisory Group to Armenia. At the event, vice speaker of parliament Eduard Sharmazanov and NSC secretary Artur Baghdasaryan expressed hope for current discussions to provide new ideas in formation of the Strategy, suggesting all interested parties submit their offers by January 15. “In late January, the Strategy will be discussed at NSC to be submitted for presidential confirmation,” Baghdasaryan said. The NSC Secretary further called for legislative and institutional reforms in human rights sector, specifically stressing the importance of human rights protection at penitentiary institutions. Armenian Ombudsman Karen Andreasyan and EU delegation head in Armenia Traian Hristea also participated in the discussions. As Hristea stressed, “EU welcomes efforts aimed to promote human rights protection and democracy in countries worldwide.” 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 | 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. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. |