Human Rights Defender Presents Lapshin Issue, Azeri Attacks to Council of Europe
January 23, 2017
Arman Tatoyan, Armenia’s Human Rights Defender (Ombudsman) speaking to reporters on Jan. 18, 2017 (Photo: Photolure)
YEREVAN (ArmRadio)””Armenian Human Rights Defender (Ombudsman) Arman Tatoyan met on January 23 with Philippe Boillat, Director General of Human Rights and Rule of Law of the Council of Europe.
Tatoyan presented the issue of extradition of Russian-Israeli blogger Alexander Lapshin as well as the Azerbaijani attacked on the Armenian village of Chinari.
The Armenian Ombudsman noted that the “decision on his extradition is of political nature, poses a direct threat to freedom of speech and creates an impermissible precedent.”
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