MAN HIMSELF SHOULD PROTECT HUMAN RIGHTS, GALUST SAHAKIAN CONSIDERS

Noyan Tapan
Apr 11 2007

YEREVAN, APRIL 11, NOYAN TAPAN. A man himself should be the protector
of human rights. He should understand his rights and not be afraid
of protecting them. Galust Sahakian, Head of RA NA RPA faction,
gave assurance at the April 11 press conference, commenting upon RPA
Board Chairman, Prime Minister Serge Sargsian’s statement voiced
in his interview to Financial Times newspaper that human rights
are subordinate to economic problems. "Poverty is cowardice: until
the social problems are solved a man cannot protect his rights and
mediated protection of rights cannot be efficient," G. Sahakian stated.

"Poverty is evil and first of all we should fight this evil," he said.

Besides, in G. Sahakian’s words, this does not mean that "we should
only be engaged in sausage production." In his words, parallel with
solution of social problems RPA will strive for creating bases for
development of democracy in the country, "the highlight of which are
human rights."