0 8000 12 11

HCA Vanadzor office and Helsinki group of Spitak presented Ministers Committee with information about the implementation of verdicts of Virabyan versus Armenia and Tadevosyan versus Armenia cases. Virabyan versus Armenia inquiry raised the issue of public authorities’ failure to carry out effective investigation regarding the allegation of ill-treatment caused by political reasons.

In the information of Tadevosyan versus Armenia case a reference is made to the Police custody conditions such as food provision, sanitation conditions, natural light, and means of preservation of detainee’s rights and so on.

It is noteworthy, that RA Government presented the answers about the implementation of ECHR verdicts of aforementioned cases to the Minister’s Committee on November 18, 2014. The answers contain information about the issues and progress of execution of verdicts raised in inquires.

In Virabyan versus Armenia case the government notes that in the near future a revised action plan will be presented about the execution of the verditc. The government also informs that the RA Bill on making changes and editions in the Criminal Code has been developed, which will profoundly change the article defining torture corresponding it to the first article of the UN convention against torture.

In Tadevosyan versus Armenia case the government noted that improvement of correctional system is always in the center of attention of the RA government. Reference was made to issues raised by HCAV which concern the absence of natural light in the room, food provision, air circulation and conditioning and other issues regarding custody conditions.

It is important to remember that the right of non-governmental organizations to provide

information about the verdicts of EC Ministers Committee ECHR is defined by (2) 9 Code of Conduct of Ministers’ Committee.