OSCE Human Dimension Implementation Meeting
Warsaw, 23 September 2015
Working Session 4 : Freedom of peaceful assembly and association
Armenia: Repression of peaceful demonstrations
Recommendations
Human Rights Without Frontiers calls upon Armenia
• to promptly, thoroughly and effectively investigate all incidents of disproportionate use of force by law enforcement officers and attacks against peaceful protesters by unidentified assailants;
• to effectively investigate the threats against human rights defenders;
• to shorten the 7-day notification requirement prior to an assembly to set a reasonable framework for notification of an event;
• to stop police interference and obstruction of peaceful assemblies under the pretense of “not authorized” events;
• to conduct …read more
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