ARMINFO News Agency, Armenia Friday Vardan Giravetyan, Tigran Manukyan and Vardges Gevorgyan stopped hunger strike Yerevan August 11 Alexander Avanesov. Representatives of Armenian Ombudsman made another unannounced visit to the Nubarashen penal institution, where they had a conversation with the hunger-striker Tigran Manukyan, according to Ombudsman's office. According to the source, following the meeting with Tigran Manukyan, with whom he discussed the issues raised by him, the administration of the Municipal Unitary Enterprise, the latter stopped the hunger strike. Earlier, on August 9 Vardan Giravetyan also stopped the hunger strike, and on August 7 - Vardges Gevorgyan. Representatives of Ombudsman once again examined their medical documents. With the medical service of the penitentiary, discussions were held regarding the control over the health of three persons under investigation. Special principles relating to the protection of human rights must be applied to persons who have declared a hunger strike. The conditions of their detention are under constant attention of the Office of the Human Rights Defender.
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