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Below represented organizations strongly condem the physical and psychological violence against Marina Khachatryan, a member of “Yerkir Tsirani” party in Yerevan community council by the members of Republican Party during the Yerevan Community seeting on February 13 of 2018.

The public display of the force one more time proves and highlights the propoganding and disseminating tendencies of the current impunity, as well as the culture of resovling the violation issues by the ruling party’s administration.

Such conduct by the high-ranking official displayed in professional platform neutralizes the government imitative efforts that democratic reforms are being implemented in the country.

The actions of the Republican Party Members one more time show the role of a woman and the viscious practice of violence against her.

In this regard, it is crucially necessary to take adequade response and urgent steps, so we call to the

• Opposition political forces to immediately raise the issue regarding the resignation of Republican Party members and the Head of the Yerevan Community;
• International Organizations to make the issue of impunity elimination towards violence as the main condition for the possible cooperation with the authorities;
• Public to formulate a public demand over the responsibility for the violence;
• Law-enforcment bodies to be guided not by the party-aithority directives, but by the powers vested to them by the Constitution and bring to liability those who used violence and their supporters;
• The Human Rights Defender to immediately institute a proceeding and on the sanctioning demand apply to the RA Prosecutor General’s Office and RA Special Investigation Service.

At the same time, the Organizations expresse their radinnes for the protection of Marine Khachatryan’s rights and interests.

It should be noted, that the members of “Yerkir Tsirani” party brough the bottles of sewage water from Nubarashen into the hall and attempted to approach the latter to Mayor Taron Margaryan.

The activities of “Yerkir Tsirani” were targeted towards making the issues regarding the stench in Nubarashen community for a long period of time and the current problems visible and tangible. The video is available with the following link http://lurer.com/?p=278558&l=am.

1. “Jurnalists for human rights” NGO
2. “New Generation” NGO
3. “For Equal Rights” NGO
4. “PINK Armenia” NGO
5. “Union of informed citizens” NGO
6. “Foundation against the Violation of Law” NGO
7. “Peace Dialog” NGO
8. Jurnalists Club Asparez
9. “Logos” NGO
10. “Veles” NGO
11. “Public Jurnalism Club 
12. “Megri Women Resource Centre” NGO
13. “Protection of rights without borders” NGO
14. “Centre for Community Mobilization and Support” NGO
15. “Helsinki Citizens’ Assembly Vanadzor-office” NGO
16. Yerevan Press Club
17. “Communities Finance Officers Association” NGO
18. “Transparency International Anti-Corruption Centre” NGO
19. “Helsinki Citizens’ Assembly Armenian Centre” NGO
20. “Committee to protect freedom of expression” NGO
21. “Astghatsolk” NGO
22. “Women Resource Centre” NGO
23. “Association of Audio Visual Reporters” NGO
24. “Armenian Young Women’s Association” NGO
25. “Martuni Women’s Community Council” NGO
26. “Women’s Support Center” NGO
27. “Analytical Centre on Globalization and Regional Cooperation” NGO
28. “SOSE” NGO
29. “AGATE” Rights Defense Center for Women with Disabilities NGO
30. “Real World, Real People” NGO
31. “Spiritual Armenia”
32. “Association of Women with University Education” NGO
33. “Human Rights Power” NGO
34. “Socioscope” NGO
35. “Media Initiative Centre” NGO
36. “Spitak Helsinki Group” NGO
37. Open Society Foundations-Armenia
38. “Free Citizen” NGO
39. “Social Justice” NGO
40. “Armavir Development Centre” NGO
41. OCEGEN Foundation
42. “Urban” Foundation
43. “Family and Community” NGO
44. “Farmer’s Movement” NGO
45. Aragatsotn Press Club
46. Goris Press Club
47. “Health and work” NGO
48. “Civic Forum” NGO
49. “My Defender” NGO
50. “Concumers’ Counsalting Centre” NGO
51. “Khazer” NGO
52. “Media Diversity Institute” NGO
53. “Armenian Progressive Youth” NGO
54. Helsinki Association
55. “Union of public defenders” NGO
56. “Khoran Ard” NGO