PROTEST ACTION: HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVIST DEMAND MAXIMUM PUNISHMENT FOR CHILD ABUSER
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"No to violence", "The country is tolerating pedophilia", "Capital
punishment" read the posters of human right activists.
On May 19 the Women Resource Center NGO organized protest action at the
Jurisdiction Court of Nubarashen and Erebuni Administrative Districts
to demand a verdict with maximum punishment for the defendant Levon
Avagyan, teacher of the Nubarashen bordering school (for children
with special needs) charged with sexual harassment committed against
students of the same school.
The Women Resource Center says the 18-month term Avagyan faces
(imposed due to his confession of guilt and plea for a "fast trial")
is too lenient for crimes he admitted against the youth.
"We want to remind that Armenia has signed and ratified the UN
International Convention on Children’s Rights Defense. However,
with our indifference towards sexual harassment and violence against
our children, as well as with such a mild verdict, we show that our
country tolerates pedophilia and sexual violence."