Andreasyan’s greatest disappointment in 2011
Issues related to human rights were presented through photos, booklets and reports at pavilions during the Expo organized by the RA Ombudsman's Office at Karen Demirchyan Sport-Concert Complex today in light of International Human Rights Day.
As visitors entered the complex, they saw a sign on the screen reading "Don't Tolerate Officials' Illegal Acts".
Among the guests were political figures, as well as representatives of political parties, law-enforcement bodies, international organizations and ethnic minorities.
In his speech, Ombudsman Karen Andreasyan mentioned that the Expo organized by the Ombudsman's Office was different from other similar organizations in that it didn't present the successes and achievements, but the issues and hardships.
Summing up activities in 2011, he said: "Many are aware of my public initiative to bring the three judges to justice. Yesterday the Minister of Justice agreed with the corresponding judicial body and I received a denial for all three cases. This is my greatest disappointment in 2011."
Karen Andreasyan also noted that the lack of a fair procedure has been the sharpest and most structural issue for the protection of human rights since Armenia's declaration of independence.
"After using up all my powers by the law and the current opportunity, during the upcoming elections, I ask all political forces to present not only the current state of the judicial branch of government (everyone knows and talks about that), but show voters realistic and feasible programs for having fair courts," the Ombudsman declared.
In 2011, the most appeals that the Ombudsman's Office received were related to the deprivation of the right to receiving family subsidy and wrong estimation of pensions. The Ministry of Defense has solved the most issues stated in the appeals presented by the Ombudsman's Office.
