PACE Ad Hoc Committee Will Present a Report On The Results Of The
Referendum On The Constitutional Reforms In Armenia On Jan 23

10 January 2006

In the course of PACE Winter Session on January 23, PACE Ad hoc Committee will
present a report on the results of the referendum on the constitutional reforms
in Armenia (27 november 2005). Rapporteur M Tomas Jirsa, Czech Republic,
European Democrat Group, will read out the report, says the agenda of the
session...


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Opposition Bloc Backs Sacked Ombudsperson

10 January 2006

The opposition Artarutyun alliance will urge parliament to reinstate Larisa
Alaverdian, an increasingly outspoken government critic, as Armenia’s first
human rights ombudsperson, it emerged on Tuesday.

Alaverdian formally ceased to perform her duties on January 5 in accordance with
one of the recently enacted amendments to the Armenian constitution. It
stipulates that the ombudsperson, until now appointed by the president of the
republic, is to be chosen by the National Assembly. Its mostly pro-government
deputies are expected to elect Alaverdian’s successor shortly after returning
from their winter recess next month...


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Jailed Rights Lawyer Appeals To European Court

09 January 2006

A jailed human rights lawyer, who represented Yerevan residents forcibly evicted
from their homes, pleaded with the European Court of Human Rights on Monday to
intervene in his highly controversial prosecution which he considers illegal and
politically motivated...


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Sacked Ombudsperson Appeals to Constitutional Court

5 January 2006

Larisa Alaverdian, Armenia’s first human rights defender, asked the
Constitutional Court on Thursday to invalidate President Robert Kocharian’s
decision to appoint a caretaker body that will run her office pending the
election of a new ombudsperson by parliament...


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