ARMINFO News Agency, Armenia
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Vardan Giravetyan, Tigran Manukyan and Vardges Gevorgyan stopped hunger strike

 Yerevan August 11

Alexander Avanesov. Representatives of Armenian Ombudsman made another
unannounced visit to the Nubarashen penal institution, where they had
a conversation with the hunger-striker Tigran Manukyan, according to
Ombudsman's office.

According to the source, following the meeting with Tigran Manukyan,
with whom he discussed the issues raised by him, the administration of
the Municipal Unitary Enterprise, the latter stopped the hunger
strike. Earlier, on August 9 Vardan Giravetyan also stopped the hunger
strike, and on August 7 - Vardges Gevorgyan.

Representatives of Ombudsman once again examined their medical
documents. With the medical service of the penitentiary, discussions
were held regarding the control over the health of three persons under
investigation. Special principles relating to the protection of human
rights must be applied to persons who have declared a hunger strike.
The conditions of their detention are under constant attention of the
Office of the Human Rights Defender.