FOR LAST TIME PACE OFFICIALLY WARNED BAKU ABOUT INADMISSIBILITY OF VIOLATIONS OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN AZERBAIJANSeptember 28, 2002 - 20:41 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - It is possible that the PACE has officially warned Baku about inadmissibility of violations of human rights in Azerbaijan and non-fulfillment of commitments undertaken at joining the Council of Europe for the last time. As the Azeri media reports, in the course of the discussion of the report on the results of the monitoring in Azerbaijan at the PACE fall session, a criticism about official Baku was heard. When the head of the Azeri delegation Ilham Aliyev raised claims to co-reporter Andreas Gross regarding the context of his report, the latter stated: "I understand that you are concerned with the current events. But take into consideration that parliamentarians of the Council of Europe are astounded with the events taking place in Azerbaijan". The authors of the report point out serious violations and mass falsifications in the course of the recent referendum on constitutional amendments in Azerbaijan. Besides, the facts of violations of rights of journalists are stated. As an example the decree of the Azerbaijani president on actual instroduction of censorship screened by non-disclosure of State secret is pointed out. All these facts are evaluated as a contradictory to the European norms and as a non-fulfillment of the commitments undertaken at joining the Council of Europe by Azerbaijan. The report also states the serious concern regarding the existence of political prisoners in that country. 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 | 151 detained as civil disobedience campaigns continue in Yerevan Citizens have been blocking streets in the Armenian capital, demanding Nikol Pashinyan’s resignation. France welcomes Armenia-Azerbaijan meeting in Almaty France has welcomed the new round of negotiations between the foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan. IDBank issues 2nd tranche of dollar bonds of 2024 On May 13, 2024, IDBank placed registered coupon bonds under the abbreviation AMANLBB2PER9. Russia provides info about arrested Armenian ex-MP Russian law enforcement agencies have provided information about the arrest of Tigran Urikhanyan. |