THOMAS HAMMABERG VISITS ARMENIA

Panorama.am
17:38 11/03/2008

"Because of the post election violations held in Armenia Thomas
Hammarberg, the ombudsman of the Council of Europe arrives in Yerevan
for three-day labor visit to meet the state officials to contribute t
to the protection of human rights," is mentioned in the announcement
of the CE Yerevan office.

According to the source, during the meeting Hammerberg will meet
with the president of Armenia Robert Kocharyan, the Prime Minister
and the president-elect Serzh Sargsyan, National Assembly chairman
Tigran Torosyan, the president of the Constitutional Court Gagik
Harutyunyan, Ombudsman Armen Harutyunyan, Levon Ter-Petrosyan as well
as the representatives of the international organizations, diplomats,
civil society representatives.

Hammerberg’s visit to jails, police stations and hospitals is
scheduled. The aim of these visits is to meet the participants of
the incidents.

"I am concerned with the human rights condition in Armenia, and with
the results of the emergency state.

It is important to recover the conditions which limit media’s, parties’
and NGO-s activities," said mister Hammerberg.