Human Rights Defender`s Office helps 75 detained Resistance Movement activists

ARMINFO
Armenia – May 6 2022
Alina Hovhannisyan

ArmInfo. Rapid reaction groups of the RA Human Rights Defender's Office visited on Thursday six police stations in Yerevan and helped 69 detained activists of the  Resistance Movement in protecting their legal rights. 

The rapid reaction groups also visited Martuni and Sevan and helped  six detainees. 

In some cases the protesters were detained even after obeying the  legal demands of police. In some cases, the police used  disproportionate force and, despite the numerous statements by the  Human Rights Defender's Office, mass media disseminated a video of a  minor being detained with use of force. Some citizens lodged  complaints about the loss of their money and mobile after they were  detained.

Monitoring of social media and mass media reports revealed instances  of hate speech against police and fellow citizens.