APPEAL for stopping political persecution of political prisoners
10:59, March 24, 2014 | AnnouncementsMarch 21, 2014
United Nations (UN) High Commissioner on Human Rights
Ms. Navanethem Pillay
UN OHCHR Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of Peaceful Assembly
Mr. Maina Kiai
UN OHCHR Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, Chair-Rapporteur
Mr. Mads Andenas
Chairperson of the UN Committee against Torture
Mr. Claudio Grossman
UN OHCHR Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment
Mr. Juan Mendez
UN OHCHR Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression
Mr. Frank LA RUE
UN OHCHR Senior Human Rights Adviser for the South Caucasus
Mr. Vladimir Shkolnikov
UN Resident Coordinator, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Resident Representative
Mr. Bradley Busetto
Secretary General of the Council of Europe (CoE)
Mr Thorbjørn Jagland
Commissioner for Human Rights of the CoE
Mr. Nils Muižnieks
President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the CoE (PACE)
Mrs. Anne Brasseur
Head of Yerevan Office of the CoE
Mr. Oleksandr Pavlyuk
President of the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture
Mr. Lətif Hüseynov
Secretary General of the human rights organization Amnesty International
Mr. Salil Shetty
Director of the Europe & Central Asia division of Human Rights Watch
Mr. Hugh Williamson
APPEAL
for stopping political persecution of political prisoners
One of the most important conditions for dignified life of citizens is their ability to express their opinion and to fight for the rights and freedoms of themselves and other without fear of political reprisals.
Unfortunately expression of free will and civil disobedience remain outlawed in the Republic of Armenia and the best of us appear behind the bars.
We call upon you to reaffirm to the authorities of the Republic of Armenia that they need to adhere to their international commitments and stop the fabricated criminal persecution against political prisoners:
- Volodya Avetisyan
- Shant Harutyunyan
- Vahe Mkrtchyan
- Liparit Petrosyan
- Aleq Poghosyan
- Misak Araqelyan
- Albert Margaryan
- Hayk Harutyunyan
- Armen Hovhannisyan
- Vardan Vardanyan
- Sevak Mnatsakanyan
- Avetis Avetisyan
- Anushavan Grigoryan
- Tigran Petrosyan
- Mkrtich Hovhannisyan
Signatories
“Helsinki Citizens’ Assembly – Vanadzor” NGO
“Helsinki Committee of Armenia” NGO
Open Society Foundations – Armenia
“Dilnet” Educational NGO
“Collaboration for Democracy” NGO
“Women’s Support Center” NGO
“Trtu” NGO
“Rule of Law” NGO
“International Center of Democracy and Electoral Processes” NGO
“Foundation against Violation of Law” NGO