AZERBAIJANI HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER ADDRESSES PROTEST ACTION OF ARMENIAN OPPOSITION IN YEREVAN

APA

A pril 7 2010
Azerbaijan

Baku – APA. Iranian human rights defender of Azerbaijani origin,
Nobel Prize winner Shirin Ebadi addressed the protest action staged
by Armenian opposition in Yerevan on April 6, APA reports quoting
Armenia today news portal.

On behalf of 150 human rights organizations Shirin Ebadi demanded
immediate release of political prisoners in Armenia.

President of the International Federation for Human Rights Souhayr
Belhassen also addressed the protest action. He said he joined the
demand to release the political prisoners.

"We are here to support you. We will do our best for the release of
the political prisoners," he said.