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    An open letter concerning OSCE's position on the processes in Mashtots
    park Yerevan

    hetq
    22:52, April 1, 2012

    To Mr. Andrey Sorokin

    Ambassador of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in
    Europe, office in Yerevan

    Excellency,

    Considering that one of the main goals of OSCE is the development of
    democratic institutions, we would like to bring to your attention
    flagrant human rights violations taking place in Mashtots park
    Yerevan. We strongly disagree with OSCE representatives' assessment of
    police actions concerning protests in the park. The police has broken
    the law and violated fundamental rights for peaceful protests numerous
    times, especially during the `Dismantling' of the tent placed in the
    park. This is presented in detail in the statement of the Human Rights
    defender of RA and in the statements of our civic initiatives; we have
    also reported the criminal action to the General Prosecutor's office
    and the Special Investigation Service of RA.

    Following the responses of your office to the ongoing protests in the
    park, we believe that OSCE did not adequately assess and condemn
    violations of human rights and freedoms. On the contrary, an attempt
    is made to justify illegal actions of the RA Police.

    We call upon you and other establishments and representatives of OSCE
    to revise the evil practice when inadequate and careless statements or
    decisions of an establishment or representative catalyze power
    structures' violence against the society members. This happened after
    the presidential elections of 2008, when the first preliminary
    statement of OSCE/ODIHR gave an opportunity of using inadequate force,
    which brought to tragic results. The OSCE/ODIHR has its share of
    responsibility for it.

    We are also aware that your office has been performing various
    programs with the police and Yerevan municipality, which aim at
    professional development and improved governance skills of these
    institutions and their employees. The events around Mashtots park
    demonstrate that those programs have not been effective and both
    institutions have failed meeting the expected results of accountable
    and transparent governance.

    Based on OSCE mandate, the problems concerning democratic governance,
    Armenia's performance of its international obligations, access to
    justice and environmental protection should be directly discussed with
    the civic society, too.

    Sincerely,

    `Save Teghut' civic initiative

    `This City Belongs to Us' civic initiative

    `Our City' civic-social initiative

    30.03.2012թ.


    From: Baghdasarian
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