OSCE, EU joint project launched in ArmeniaMarch 15, 2012 - 17:12 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Yerevan officially hosted the launch of the project providing assistance to Armenian Human Rights Defender’s office, implemented by OSCE Office with the financial support of the EU. The head of the EU Delegation to Armenia Onno Simons, head of the OSCE Office in Yerevan Andrey Sorokin, RA Ombudsman Karen Andreasyan, as well as Carel Hofstra, Deputy Head of OSCE Office in Yerevan attended the launch of the project. The project stipulates creation of hotline to avert human rights violations during elections and establishment of a rapid response group consisting of professional lawyers. Human Rights Defender’s Office subsidiaries will open in Armenia’s six cities (Gyumri, Kapan, Gavar, Ijevan, Yeghegnadzor and Vanadzor) to assist conduction of free and independent elections in Armenia without human rights violations. The project overall costs 1.7 million Euro. It is implemented by OSCE Office with the financial support of the EU. 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. |