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Armenia PM: We can talk about compromises when Baku will say it is ready to recognize Karabakh’s right to self-determina

May 10, 2018 by administrator

STEPANAKERT. – Relations with Artsakh will have new manifestations, and I hope that a new breath will be given to international recognition of Artsakh.

The new Prime Minister of Armenia, Nikol Pashinyan, on Wednesday noted the abovementioned at a press conference in Stepanakert, the capital city of the Republic of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh Republic).

“We all became convinced that there will be effective cooperation regarding ensuring the security of Artsakh and Armenia; that matter will be at the focus of the [Armenian] government,” Pashinyan said, in particular. “We have agreed on with what steps we will go forward.”

When asked what steps should be taken so that Karabakh returns to the negotiating table, the new Armenian PM responded as follows: “If Azerbaijan or the international community wants to resolve the matter, it’s illogical that this matter is discussed with a format by which it cannot be resolved. How can this negotiating format resolve a matter when one of whose key participants [i.e. Karabakh] does not participate in the negotiations?”

In the new Armenian premier’s words, the Armenian parties have always favored a pacific resolution to the Karabakh conflict, whereas Azerbaijan continuously uses a militaristic rhetoric in his regard.

“As long as Azerbaijan uses bellicose rhetoric and speaks about taking [Armenia’s capital city of] Yerevan, Zangezur [region], it’s meaningless to speak about compromises,” Pashinyan added, in particular. “We can speak about it when we will receive a message from Azerbaijan that Baku ready to recognize Artsakh’s right to self-determination.”

He noted, however, that when they say the matter should be resolved by negotiations, this does not get in the way of increasing the efforts toward the international recognition of Artsakh.

“The international community must record that the substance of the Artsakh problem is the matter of human rights because that matter arose as a result of when Azerbaijan not only was not able to ensure the minimal rights of the Armenian population of NKAO [Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast of the ex-USSR], but, also, it created a direct threat to their right to life and [national] identity. Those threats were expressed with specific actions against the peaceful population.”

Serial Monitor Kurdish, Alevi and Armenian does not like

October 24, 2016 by administrator

ASULİS Language, Dialogue, organized by the Democracy Lab ‘story Difficult Status: Native Arrays in Turkey and Discrimination’ main issues discussed at the panel how the widespread discrimination known in the number of subject and minorities, was how the place where you can find the number of conflictual other and the Turkey issue .

people from various sectors of society in its native range in Turkey are struggling to find a place for themselves. The difficulties encountered in the scriptwriting process, passing in front of a sector that enables communication of different sounds. In the series, different ethnic and religious groups and the judiciary produced about sexual identity, relationships with common forms of discrimination in society, popular culture, the most important issues to be discussed. ASULİS Language, Dialogue, organized by the Democracy Lab ‘story Difficult Status: Native Arrays in Turkey and discrimination titled’ interview, a leading figure tomris giritlioğlu sector, Gaye Boralıoğl and Nilgun the Ones participation was discussed discrimination and representation issues in popular culture. The panel was moderated by the Bosphorus University, his Feyza Akınerdem video recording, Hrant Dink Foundation can be viewed from the YouTube channel.

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The main issues discussed at the panel, how the subject of widespread discrimination and minorities known in the series, was how to find a place in the series of conflicting and other issues in Turkey. share their personal experiences in this regard from the screenwriter was asked.

“Discrimination and the number of sectors in the count we have to say in the middle is a tragedy,” said Gaye Boralıoğl of groups such as minorities in the wall told us that power many of introducing into this structure. Boralıoğl Referring to the Turkish-Kurdish conflict, for example, said: “it was never reflected in this series, but the biggest issue. Dine like … religious conflicts, we can not get into sectarian conflict. For example, ‘Bazaar’ We are writing the series; Alevis are a lover of one of the characters will be introduced to the girl come to the boy’s mother. the boy says to the girl, ‘the wrong way, but in the first meeting that I not tell you the flame.’ This publication they stopped two hours ago. “Nilgun Ones,” in relation to the other, “the subject in range of described as a group,” until a certain time, the ‘other’ when he is called minorities make fun way to use, not a problem to make a satirical material . When they entered their job seriously bindirip turns out the problem areas, “he said. The tomris giritlioğlu, the same issue, “Sometimes I think, have things we did in the past madness. I saw that the Kurds do not like this country does not like Alevis, Armenians do not like at all, “he said.

“You can not tell Tours”

Nilgun Referring to represent the native range of sexual identities Ones, “For example, gay characters, always wave remained as factors that will pass, the audience in a way that would impose, were shown it will make the joke” that was found in the review, Boralıoğl also, “unless you have a cartoonish have no problem, but you humanize you naturalize you face obstacles, “he said. “I see it as a matter of basic discouragement” if he continued to tomris giritlioğlu he said: “A self-censorship works wonderfully for producers and channels. Maybe they care about this issue a little more. Channel, to be more courageous filmmakers, they have to be people who are faced with making the rebellion that society also deserved. For example, I would love to tell the trip but you can not tell, on the edge of, you can not switch from the end. “

Source: Agos

Los Angeles Geoffrey Robertson Confirms the Right to Self-determination of the Nagorno Karabakh

May 15, 2016 by administrator

May 13, 2016,

USA Armenian Life Magazine

Los Angeles – Last Wednesday, 20 April, the Assembly welcomed the successful presentation of the book An Inconvenient Genocide: Who Remembers the Armenians Now? [An Embarrassing Genocide: Who to Present Remembers the Armenians?] Written by the eminent advocate of human rights and author Geoffrey Robertson QC; This presentation was held in Universal City, California. The event attracted many people, and the hall was packed. “The Armenian Assembly of America was proud to present a giant field of international human rights, to talk about the results of his historical research on the facts that led to this unquestionable genocide” and said Anthony Barsamian, “the Armenian Assembly wishes to maintain momentum while for its part, the Office of the Assembly of the Western Region is continuing its efforts to the same end. Mihran Toumajian and Aline Maksoudian spared no effort to make this event a success. “ During the discussions, Barsamian described the work of the Assembly in Washington DC, the right to self-determination of the people of the Republic of Nagorno Karabakh, and spoke of the irresponsible initiatives of Turkey in the region, addressing directly to the Turkish President Erdogan Erdogan, stop killing your own people. Stop killing the Kurdish people, stop killing Christians in the region, and stop promoting violence against the Armenians of Karabakh. “ Co-Chair introduced Robertson, who spoke of the latest edition of his book An Inconvenient Genocide.? Who Now Remembers the Armenians was first published in 2014 and circulated for a second printing in 2015, to reflect the successes of the Armenian community and its advances under the commemorations of the centennial of the Armenian Genocide. He paid tribute to the tireless efforts to include the Armenian Genocide in the curriculum. “If we do not understand the Armenian Genocide, we will not understand the Holocaust and the genocides that followed,” said Robertson.

Robertson also spoke about the rights of citizens of the Republic of Nagorno Karabakh and thinks that “independence is possible.”

“The Armenians worldwide are grateful to Mr. Robertson for his straight talking, face the systematic denial and distortion of historical facts by Turkey and Azerbaijan. Mr. Robertson holds the language of truth not only about the reality of the Armenian Genocide and the legitimacy of the demands of Armenians repairs but also the right to self-determination and inviolability of fundamental rights of the proud and heroic Armenians Artsakh “, said the Director of the Western Region of Assembly, Mihran Toumajian.

“It is an honor to welcome Mr. Robertson and listen present his book, but also to hear their thoughts and feelings about the current conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh, which worries so our community,” added the Director of the Western Region and Relations Coordinator of Aline Maksoudian Community.

Among the distinguished guests in attendance were the well-known designer Michael Aram, Honourable Deputy Consul of the Republic of Armenia in Los Angeles Valery Mkrtumyan. The director of the Los Angeles office of Facing History and Ourselves (Face to face with the story) Liz Vogel and Charlene Achki-Repko Advisory Committee, Pamela Marcel, representative of Congressman Adam Schiff (D-CA).

Translation Gilbrt Béguian for Armenews

ECHR fines Turkey for violating Alevis’ right to religious freedom

April 26, 2016 by administrator

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has ruled Turkey must pay 3,000 euros each to 203 applicants in a case concerning Turkish authorities’ “refusal to provide the applicants, who are followers of the Alevi faith, with [a] public religious service,” the Hurriyet Daily News reports.

In its decision, the court stated that Turkey had violated the applicants’ rights to freedom of religion and the prohibition of discrimination.

In its April 26 ruling, the court said the authorities’ “refusal of the applicants’ requests amounted to a lack of recognition of the religious nature of the Alevi faith and its practices (cem).” The ruling also elaborated that Turkey’s lack to recognize their religious practice had the “effect of denying legal protection to Alevi places of worship [cemevis] and religious leaders [dedes],” thus causing “numerous consequences for the organization, continuation and funding of their religious activities.”

Azerbaijan violates the most important – the right to life. Violations will be submitted to the UN, High Commissioner and other institutions

April 6, 2016 by administrator

Azerbaijan violated not only signed in 1994 ceasefire, but other norms of the international humanitarian law, including the most important one – the right to life. All this is documented and can later be submitted to the relevant courts, which have the jurisdiction to investigate such matters.
This all will be later, and on these days NKR Ombudsman has addressed the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Council of Europe Human Rights Commissioner and international human rights organizations to make aware the international community about the atrocities of Azerbaijan.

The Ombudsman of Nagorno Karabakh Yuri Hayrapetyan told Tert.am about this, referring to the recent developments on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan.

Yuri Hayrapetyan states that Azerbaijan’s actions do not fit the humanitarian norms of the European Convention on Human Rights that do not allow the armed forces to carry out similar actions against the civil population and civilian objects of importance

ECtHR: Turkey violated European Convention on Human Rights

December 1, 2015 by administrator

Turkey, by blocking access to YouTube, has violated the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR).

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) made such a decision Tuesday in Strasbourg, France.

“The ECtHR unanimously ruled that there was a violation of Article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights,” reported TASS news agency of Russia.

The respective petition was filed with the ECtHR by a group of Turkish human rights activists, when Ankara had blocked Turkey residents’ access to YouTube, from May 5, 2008 to October 30, 2010.

ECHR rules Baku must pay € 14,000 over violation of journalist’s rights

June 19, 2015 by administrator

On June 18, the European Court of Human Rights ruled a judgment in the case “Mehdiyev against Azerbaijan.”

As Tert.am reports citing contact.az, the Court revealed a violation of Hakimeldostu Mehdiyev’s rights, maltreatment, imprisonment by the Ministry of National Security of Nakhchivan for his journalistic activities.

The reason for the persecution became Mehdiyev’s publication about violation of citizens’ rights in 2007, after which he was summoned to the local office of the National Security Ministry, where they started beating him with truncheons, demanding to stop his journalistic activity. After that, he was taken to court and arrested for 15 days for resisting police. While in custody, he was refused food and water, and was released without explanation in 4 days.

The authorities have not acknowledged the arrest of Mehdiyev.

The European Court ruled that the government of Azerbaijan is obliged to pay Mehdiyev 10,000 euros as compensation and 4,000 euros for legal and other expenses.

Tert.am. Azerbaijan loses another case in at ECHR

Azerbaijan: Rights Group Representative Refused Entry

March 31, 2015 by administrator

Human Rights Watch Researcher Planned to Monitor Trials

(Berlin) – Azerbaijani authorities on March 30, 2015, refused to allow a Human Rights Watch researcher to enter the country. The senior South Caucasus researcher, Giorgi Gogia, was planning to attend the trials of two Azerbaijani human rights defenders who were arrested on bogus charges and have been behind bars awaiting trial. Report hnw.org

When Gogia arrived at Heydar Aliyev International Airport, authorities refused to allow him into the country, but would not provide an explanation. Immigration officials took his passport, and required him to remain in the passport hall. Thirty-one hours later they handed his passport to the flight crew aboard the plane Gogia took back to Tbilisi. No explanation was provided.

“Barring Giorgi Gogia from attending the trial hearings shows just how far Azerbaijan’s authorities have taken their crackdown on human rights,” said Hugh Williamson, Europe and Central Asia director at Human Rights Watch. “They’ve ruthlessly silenced many critical voices inside the country, and now they don’t want to let anyone in to bear witness to what they are doing.”

It is the first time that Azerbaijani authorities have denied Human Rights Watch staff members entry to the country.

For years the Azerbaijani government has had a poor human rights record, but in the past year a new crackdown has led to the arrest of the country’s human rights leaders and the forced shuttering of many independent groups.

Gogia had planned to attend hearings for Rasul Jafarov and Intigam Aliyev, both arrested in August, who are being tried in separate cases. Aliyev, one of Azerbaijan’s most respected human rights lawyers, is on trial on charges of tax evasion, abuse of power, illegal business activities, and embezzlement. Jafarov, who is being tried on similar charges, had planned a local “Sports for Rights” campaign, to draw attention to the human rights situation in the lead-up to the European Games, which Baku will host from June 12 to 28.

In the last year, the Azerbaijani authorities have used a range of bogus criminal charges, including narcotics and weapons possession, tax evasion, hooliganism, incitement, and even treason, to arrest or imprison at least 35 human rights defenders, political and civil activists, journalists, and bloggers. The crackdown has prompted dozens of others to flee the country or go into hiding. Many of the activists face similar charges, suggesting the punitive and political nature of the allegations.

In recent months Azerbaijani authorities also froze the bank accounts of numerous independent civic groups and their leaders, forcing these organizations to suspend their work or close. The government has also refused to register foreign grants and increased government control of foreign funding, making it virtually impossible for groups that criticize the government to function. The government has for many years harassed independent newspapers and television stations and forced many independent media outlets to shut down.

Human Rights Watch said other governments and international organizations should demand an end to the crackdown and the immediate and unconditional release of wrongfully imprisoned human rights defenders and journalists.

“It’s shocking that less than three months before the opening of the European Games, when the government is welcoming the world to Baku, it is closing the country to outside scrutiny,” Williamson said.

Photo essay highlights the plight of 12 people serving or facing long prison terms in Azerbaijan, apparently in retaliation for criticizing government policies.