Holding Out: Imprisoned soldier’s hunger strike enters fourth month

11 November 2005

Imprisoned soldier Razmik Sargsyan’s hunger strike has reached 90 days, as the
19-year old continues to protest his arrest, which he says was the result of a
confession he gave after being tortured by investigators.


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Convictions for Conviction: Alternative Service Recruits Sentenced on AWOL
Charges

11 November 2005

Seven Jehovah’s Witnesses who refused to continue alternative civil service have
been sentenced to prison on charges of being Absence With Out Leave (AWOL).


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Armenia Prepares for OPCAT

10 November 2005

The APT learned that the Republic of Armenia will accede to the the Optional
Protocol to the UN Convention against Torture in the coming months. Ani
Kocharyan, a representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Armenia,
conveyed this positive news to a gathering of actors who had convened to discuss
the issue during a two-day conference in the northern Armenian town of Sevan on
5-6 November 2005.


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