CoE Commissioner for Human Rights concerned about attacks on civil
activists in Armenia

by David Stepanyan

ARMINFO
Saturday, September 7, 13:52

“Concerned about attacks vs Arshamyan, Saghatelyan & other activists
in Armenia. Effective investigation & accountability must be ensured”,
Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights Nils Muiznieks says in
a tweet.

On September 5 Haykak Arshamyan, Project Coordinator at the Yerevan
Press Club, and Souren Saghatelyan, member of the Council of the
Transparency International Anti-Corruption Center, were hospitalized
with severe injuries. Both were taking part in the actions of protest
against Armenia’s decision to join the Customs Union.

Meanwhile, the Armenian police are trying to refute the statements
about their passivity. According to the recent media reports, the
civil activists in Armenia undergo violence and the police are blamed
for passivity. The police consider such statements to be groundless.
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From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress