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Alen Simonyan Draws Attention of French National Assembly President to the Issue of Detainees in Azerbaijan
During a working visit to France, Speaker of the National Assembly of Armenia Alen Simonyan met with the President of the French National Assembly, Yaël Braun-Pivet. The discussions focused on issues related to the Armenia–France and Armenia–EU agendas, with an emphasis on interparliamentary cooperation. The sides also addressed regional matters, underlining the need to finalize…
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Facts That Cannot Be Ignored: Gross Violations of Ruben Vardanyan’s Rights
Attorney and representative of Armenian prisoners of war before the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), Siranush Sahakyan, has provided clarifications regarding the egregious violations of Ruben Vardanyan’s rights taking place before the courts in Baku. The human rights defender stated that, in flagrant breach of fair trial guarantees, particularly the principle of equality of…
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Australia: Matt Cross, MP, Sponsors Detained Artsakh Speaker Davit Ishkhanyan, Calls for His Release
SYDNEY: The Armenian National Committee of Australia (ANC-AU) has welcomed a powerful letter from the New South Wales Member for Davidson, Mr Matt Cross MP, who pledged to sponsor Mr Davit Ishkhanyan — the former Speaker of the National Assembly of the Republic of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) — and called for the immediate release of all…
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Complaint filed to the UN Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances
The Center for International and Comparative Law has submitted a general complaint to the UN Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances regarding the forced disappearances of Armenians in Azerbaijan. The history of Azerbaijan’s discriminatory policies against ethnic Armenians, as well as the testimonies of repatriated prisoners of war, indicate that the actions of Azerbaijan…
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“Armenia Can Organize Visits to Captives Through a Third Country”: Siranush Sahakyan
The situation of Armenian captives and civilian hostages held in Azerbaijan continues to be concerning, especially since the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) will no longer operate in Azerbaijan. Siranush Sahakyan, head of the “International and Comparative Law Center” and a human rights advocate, stated in an interview with ReOpen Media that Armenia, in the…
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“If the alternative is expelling Azerbaijan from the Council of Europe, Aliyev will come to the table” – PACE Rapporteur on Azerbaijan.
“The President of Azerbaijan needs international legitimacy; that’s why Azerbaijan continues to remain in the Committee of Ministers. This is also important for the President of Azerbaijan. If the alternative is removing him from this organization, he will sit at the same table,” said Norwegian MP and rapporteur on Azerbaijan, Lise Christoffersen, in response to…
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Closure of ICRC Office in Azerbaijan Raises POW abuse Concerns
YEREVAN (PanARMENIAN.Net) — The Union for the Protection of the Rights of Refugees from Nagorno-Karabakh has issued a statement expressing grave concern over the closure of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) office in Azerbaijan, warning it could severely damage the protection of Armenian prisoners of war (POWs) and hinder oversight of their…
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Vladimir Vardanyan: And unfortunately, prisoners of war have become more and more subject to intimidation and torture
The Member of the RA NA delegation to PACE (Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe), Vladimir Vardanyan, gave a speech at the PACE Summer Session. The MP, particularly, noted in his speech: “Thank you, Mister Chair. Ladies and gentlemen, being a prisoner of war is not a punishment. This is just a military measure…
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Joint statement on the harsh prison sentences for journalists, researchers and activists in politically motivated cases in Azerbaijan
Joint statement by • the Chair of the Subcommittee on Human Rights, MEP Mounir SATOURI, • the Chair of the Delegation for relations with the South Caucasus, MEP Nils UŠAKOVS, • the European Parliament’s Standing Rapporteur on Azerbaijan, MEP Dan BARNA, on the harsh prison sentences for journalists, researchers, and activists in politically motivated cases…
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Armenia questions Еurope’s silence on Azerbaijani trials
PanARMENIAN.Net – Armenian MP Armen Gevorgyan raised the issue of Armenian detainees in Azerbaijan during a session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), criticizing the Council’s inaction. “You are aware that shameful trials are currently taking place in Azerbaijan against Armenian prisoners. This organization has so far failed to exert any significant…