UN: Human Rights Concerns
As the UN’s Secretary General expresses concerns about Saturday’s clashes in Yerevan, its High Commissioner for Human Rights has called on the authorities to “exercise the utmost restraint and to ensure that due process is followed in the case of any detentions.”
The High Commissioner noted that Armenia is a signatory to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) which states that, even during states of emergency, fundamental rights such as the right to life and the prohibition of torture and cruel, inhumane and degrading treatment cannot be suspended.
“Any restrictions of rights must be proportionate and may only be applied to the extent and duration strictly warranted by the circumstances,” the statement added.
Meanwhile the European Union calls on official Yerevan to lift the state of emergency and release the former president, Levon Ter-Petrossian, from effective house arrest.
- Published:
- 03.04.08 / 3am by Onnik
- Category:
- Armenia, Armenia Presidential Election 2008, Arrests, Candidates, Demonstrations, Human Rights, News Briefs, Rallies, Revolution, State of Emergency, Violence
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