01.02.2006 - Source: Armenialiberty

Council of Europe accused Armenian authorities of rigging the recent constitutional referendum and called into question their commitment to democracy and rule of law ("Council Of Europe Body Condemns Armenian Referendum Fraud") [#43631],  [ID 2731]

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01.2006 - Source: Human Rights Watch

Many of obligations to the CoE remain unfullfilled ("World Report 2006") [#42310],  [ID 17665]

"Although the Council of Europe continued to engage Armenia to make progress in  complying with its membership obligations, local groups criticized the organization for  weak monitoring of those obligations and for approving the government-proposed  amendments to the constitution. Many of Armenia’s obligations to the Council of Europe  remain unfulfilled, including resolving the problem of the use of administrative arrests for  political purposes, providing plurality in the electronic media, and resolving the issue of  alternative service."

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22.12.2005 - Source: Council of Europe - Parliamentary Assembly

Report on referendum on constitutional reforms on 27 November (political and legal context, awareness-raising campaign, voting process, outcome and aftermath) ("Ad hoc Committee to observe the referendum on the constitutional reforms in Armenia (27 november 2005) [Doc. 10778]") [#41206],  [ID 2732]

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22.12.2005 - Source: Council of Europe - Parliamentary Assembly

Report on referendum on constitutional reforms on 27 November (political and legal context, awareness-raising campaign, voting process, outcome and aftermath) ("Ad hoc Committee to observe the referendum on the constitutional reforms in Armenia (27 november 2005) [Doc. 10778]") [#41206],  [ID 17400]

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28.11.2005 - Source: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

Council of Europe reports cases of fraud, secrecy and stuffing of ballot boxes during constitutional referendum; government officials defended results ("Council Of Europe Reports 'Abuses' In Armenian Poll") [#39834],  [ID 2733]

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18.10.2005 - Source: Council of Europe - Secretary General

Report on legislative and political developments ("Reports from the Council of Europe Field Offices and Other Outposts; September 2005 [SG/Inf(2005) 19]") [#39164],  [ID 2734]

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26.09.2005 - Source: Council of Europe - Secretary General

Report on legislative and political developments ("Reports from the Council of Europe Field Offices; July, August 2005 [SG/Inf(2005) 17]") [#37508],  [ID 2735]

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22.07.2005 - Source: Council of Europe - Secretary General

Report on legislative and political developments ("Reports from the Council of Europe Field Offices; June 2005 [SG/Inf(2005) 14]") [#34845],  [ID 2736]

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27.06.2005 - Source: Council of Europe - Secretary General

Report on legislative and political developments ("Reports from the Council of Europe Field Offices; May 2005 [SG/Inf(2005) 12]") [#34847],  [ID 2737]

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21.06.2005 - Source: Council of Europe - Parliamentary Assembly

Report on constitutional reform process (chronology of events, main problems in revision and political background) ("Constitutional reform process in Armenia [Doc. 10601]") [#33726],  [ID 2738]

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25.05.2005 - Source: Amnesty International

CoE demands imprisoned conscientious objectors to be freed ("Annual Report 2005") [#32286],  [ID 2739]

"Conscientious objectors continued to be sentenced to prison, despite parliament’s adoption in December 2003 of a law providing for unarmed military service or alternative civilian service, and despite Council of Europe requirements to free all those so imprisoned. The law, which provides terms of service of punitive length for conscientious objectors, entered into force in July."

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25.05.2005 - Source: Amnesty International

Europe’s Committee for the Prevention of Torture concludes that people detained by police run significant risk of being ill-treated ("Annual Report 2005") [#32286],  [ID 2740]

"In July the Council of Europe’s Committee for the Prevention of Torture (CPT) published its first report on Armenia. The report concerned the CPT’s visit to Armenia in 2002. It concluded that people detained by police ran a significant risk of being ill-treated, and recommended professional training for police officers as a priority. The report also raised concerns about overcrowding in prisons, conditions of detention for people sentenced to life imprisonment, and shortcomings at a psychiatric hospital."

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25.05.2005 - Source: Amnesty International

Opposition member detained for 2 months and released following international pressure; president Kocharian defended use of force on 13 April ("Annual Report 2005") [#32286],  [ID 2741]

"Vagharshak Harutiunian, a member of the opposition Hanrapetutiun (Republic) party and a former Defence Minister, was held in pre-trial detention for two months on charges of calling for the “violent overthrow of the constitutional order” and “publicly insulting senior government officials”. He was released following international pressure. In an address to PACE in June President Kocharian defended the use of force by police against opposition activists during the 13 April demonstration."

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25.05.2005 - Source: Amnesty International

Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) condemning use of force by police during opposition protests ("Annual Report 2005") [#32286],  [ID 2742]

"On 28 April the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) issued a resolution condemning the use of force by police during the opposition protests in Armenia and calling on the authorities to investigate alleged human rights violations and to release opposition members."

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23.05.2005 - Source: Council of Europe - Secretary General

Report on legislative and political developments ("Reports from the Council of Europe Field Offices; April 2005 [SG/Inf(2005) 11]") [#34848],  [ID 2743]

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19.04.2005 - Source: Council of Europe - Secretary General

Report on legislative and political developments ("Reports from the Council of Europe Field Offices; March 2005 [SG/Inf(2005) 10]") [#34849],  [ID 2744]

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28.02.2005 - Source: US Department of State

CoE reviewed human rights situation: While Government has made some progress, most important areas for reform are election laws, constitution and judiciary ("Country Report on Human Rights Practices 2004") [#29491],  [ID 2745]

"In June, the Government cooperated with a commission from the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, which reviewed the human rights situation in the country. The commission reported that, while the Government has made some progress, the most important areas for reform in the near future are election laws, the constitution, and the judiciary."

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