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Protest march against ratification of Istanbul convention to take place in Ararat

Panorama, Armenia
Aug 31 2019
Society 10:50 31/08/2019 Armenia

A protest march against the ratification of the Istanbul Convention will take place on August 31 in Artashat. As the organizers of the initiative announced on Facebook, the march will start from St Hovhannes Church in Artashat at 11:30 and head to the square next to Ararat Governor’s Office, aiming to voice the threats of the Convention and oppose its ratification.

To note, the Istanbul Convention which is subject to ratification by Armenia protects women against all forms of violence against them and obliges states to prevent, prosecute and eliminate violence against women and domestic violence.

The document has triggered a debate among the public and expert circles in Armenia over what they say some of controversial concepts that do not serve the purpose of preventing violence, but rather jeopardize the national identity.

Emil Lazarian: “I should like to see any power of the world destroy this race, this small tribe of unimportant people, whose wars have all been fought and lost, whose structures have crumbled, literature is unread, music is unheard, and prayers are no more answered. Go ahead, destroy Armenia . See if you can do it. Send them into the desert without bread or water. Burn their homes and churches. Then see if they will not laugh, sing and pray again. For when two of them meet anywhere in the world, see if they will not create a New Armenia.” - WS