PACE
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Mirzoyan Updates PACE on Armenia-Azerbaijan Peace Process
Armenian FM Ararat Mirzoyan briefed PACE President on the Armenia-Azerbaijan normalization process and emphasized democratic reforms.
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Council of Europe Official Stresses Right to Return to Nagorno-Karabakh
The Council of Europe’s Commissioner for Human Rights, Michael O’Flaherty, stated today at a PACE session that it is necessary to ensure the rights of everyone in the region and that those wishing to return to Nagorno-Karabakh should be free…
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PACE Calls on Azerbaijan to Release Former Artsakh Leaders and All Armenian Detainees
Follow Us on Google News The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) has adopted a resolution urging Azerbaijan to release former high-ranking officials of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) and all Armenian detainees held in Baku. The resolution condemns the arbitrary…
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Prisoner of War: High-Ranking Artsakh Officials Face Sham Trials in Azerbaijan
Prisoners of War: High-ranking Artsakh officials, including $1s Bako Sahakyan, Arkadi Ghukasyan, and Arayik Harutyunyan, along with former State Minister Ruben Vardanyan, former National Assembly Speaker David Ishkhanyan and other prisoner of war, are facing trials in Azerbaijan that have…
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Azerbaijan Fails to Ensure Rights of Nagorno-Karabakh Armenians: HRW
The 2024 annual report by Human Rights Watch reveals that Azerbaijan has taken no meaningful steps to guarantee the safe and dignified return of ethnic Armenians who fled Nagorno-Karabakh in September 2023 or to restore their property rights. The report…
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Trial of Former Bundestag Members Accused of Taking Bribes from Azerbaijan Begins in Germany
The Higher Regional Court in Munich has initiated the trial of Axel Fischer and Eduard Lintner, former members of the Christian Democratic Union/Christian Social Union alliance, who are accused of corruption in connection with the so-called “Azerbaijan Affair.” According to…
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PACE Legal Affairs Committee Members Visit Tsitsernakaberd Memorial
On December 10, members of the Legal Affairs and Human Rights Committee of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) visited the Tsitsernakaberd Memorial in Yerevan. They were accompanied by Vladimir Vardanyan, Chair of the Armenian National Assembly’s…
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PACE Legal Affairs Session in Armenia | Legal-Political Dimensions of Prisoner Return
On December 9, Armenia hosted the session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights. The session welcomed PACE Secretary General Despina Chatzivassiliou-Tsovilis, who was received by Armenian National Assembly Speaker…
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Yerevan to Host Key Human Rights and Black Sea Cooperation Assemblies This December
Yerevan is set to become a hub of international diplomacy this December as Armenia hosts two major assemblies. On December 9-10, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe’s (PACE) Legal Affairs and Human Rights Committee will convene its session.…
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Cyprus Delegation to Participate in PACE Legal Affairs Session in Yerevan
From December 8-12, Yerevan will host a session of the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE). A delegation from Cyprus, led by Konstantinos Efstathiou, will arrive in Armenia to…
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Luxembourg’s Parliament Adopts Resolution Condemning Rights Violations Against Armenians Detained in Azerbaijan
The Parliament of Luxembourg has adopted a resolution condemning human rights violations against Armenians detained in Azerbaijan. The resolution calls for the immediate release of all individuals unlawfully imprisoned and highlights the broader democratic and human rights challenges in Azerbaijan.…
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Vote Recount to Take Place in Several Georgian Polling Stations – International reaction
According to Azat TV following Georgia’s parliamentary elections on October 26, the Central Election Commission (CEC) has announced that a recount will take place in several districts this Tuesday. This decision comes amid strong opposition from key political players and…