RA Ombudsman considers Police actions towards Raffi Hovannisian to be illegalMarch 21, 2011 - 19:16 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - RA Ombudsman Karen Andreasyan considers the actions of the RA Police towards leader of Heritage party Raffi Hovannisian, who has gone on a hunger strike in Liberty Square, to be illegal. According to Andreasyan, the ban of the police to set a tent or umbrella for Raffi Hovannisian contradicts both the national legislation and European legislation on human rights, the RA Ombudsman’s press service reported. Raffi Hovannisian has gone on hunger strike since March 15 after he called for the President’s resignation during Heritage party’s extraordinary meeting. Announcing the start of “Hungry for Change: Freedom and Justice in Armenia” hunger strike, Hovannisian promised to coordinate his future steps with the party members. Hovannisian spent the night of March 16 in Liberty Square. He was visited by representatives of the ICRC Yerevan Office, as well as citizens and party fellows. 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 | European Parliament to discuss repression in Azerbaijan The European Parliament will discuss repression of civil society in Azerbaijan on April 24 PACE wants concessions from Azerbaijan to accept Baku back A PACE co-rapporteur said that Azerbaijani authorities must make certain concessions so that the country can return to PACE. Cyprus parliament honors Armenian genocide victims Acting House President Zacharias Koulias noted that April 24 marks the “black anniversary” of the Armenian genocide. Azerbaijan razes historic Armenian church to ground Azerbaijan has demolished the historic Armenian Church of St. John the Baptist (known as Kanach Zham). |