TWO CANDIDATES NOMINATED FOR VACANT POST OF CHAIRMAN OF RA NA STANDING COMMITTEE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS

Noyan Tapan
Dec 5, 2007

YEREVAN, DECEMBER 5, NOYAN TAPAN. On December 5, the RA National
Assembly started discussing the issue of election of the Chairman of
the Standing Committee for Human Rights and Public Affairs. It should
be mentioned that this post has been vacant since November 12, when
Arevik Petrosian taking it assumed the post of the NA Vice-Speaker.

According to the political coalition’s agreement, the right of
nomination of candidature to that post is reserved for the Bargavach
Hayastan (Prosperous Armenia) faction, which offered the candidature
of faction member Mkhitar Mnatsakanian. The latter since 1994 has taken
leading posts in the Red Cross International Rehabilitation Center and
in 2001 was elected the Chairman of the Armenian Red Cross Association.

The Zharangutiun (Heritage) faction offered the candidature of
first RA Ombudsperson, faction member Larisa Alaverdian to that
post. Applying to deputies representing parties making part of
the political coalition, RPA, Bargavach Hayastan, and ARFD, being
coalition’s partner, L. Alaverdian proposed giving that post to
opposition’s representative. According to her, human rights "have
always been for her protection of not only some individuals’ honor,
dignity, but also protection of country’s and people’s dignity."