STATEMENT On the physical and psychological violence against Marina Khachatryan, the member of “Yerkir Tsirani” party
13:25, February 14, 2018 | Announcements, JointBelow 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.
- “Jurnalists for human rights” NGO
- “New Generation” NGO
- “For Equal Rights” NGO
- “PINK Armenia” NGO
- “Union of informed citizens” NGO
- “Foundation against the Violation of Law” NGO
- “Peace Dialog” NGO
- Jurnalists Club Asparez
- “Logos” NGO
- “Veles” NGO
- “Public Jurnalism Club
- “Megri Women Resource Centre” NGO
- “Protection of rights without borders” NGO
- “Centre for Community Mobilization and Support” NGO
- “Helsinki Citizens’ Assembly Vanadzor-office” NGO
- Yerevan Press Club
- “Communities Finance Officers Association” NGO
- “Transparency International Anti-Corruption Centre” NGO
- “Helsinki Citizens’ Assembly Armenian Centre” NGO
- “Committee to protect freedom of expression” NGO
- “Astghatsolk” NGO
- “Women Resource Centre” NGO
- “Association of Audio Visual Reporters” NGO
- “Armenian Young Women’s Association” NGO
- “Martuni Women’s Community Council” NGO
- “Women’s Support Center” NGO
- “Analytical Centre on Globalization and Regional Cooperation” NGO
- “SOSE” NGO
- “AGATE” Rights Defense Center for Women with Disabilities NGO
- “Real World, Real People” NGO
- “Spiritual Armenia”
- “Association of Women with University Education” NGO
- “Human Rights Power” NGO
- “Socioscope” NGO
- “Media Initiative Centre” NGO
- “Spitak Helsinki Group” NGO
- Open Society Foundations-Armenia
- “Free Citizen” NGO
- “Social Justice” NGO
- “Armavir Development Centre” NGO
- OCEGEN Foundation
- “Urban” Foundation
- “Family and Community” NGO
- “Farmer’s Movement” NGO
- Aragatsotn Press Club
- Goris Press Club
- “Health and work” NGO
- “Civic Forum” NGO
- “My Defender” NGO
- “Concumers’ Counsalting Centre” NGO
- “Khazer” NGO
- “Media Diversity Institute” NGO
- “Armenian Progressive Youth” NGO
- Helsinki Association
- “Union of public defenders” NGO
- “Khoran Ard” NGO