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    Ombudsman is informed about the violation of rights of the Georgian
    Armenian community

    On May 28, 2014 the Public Defender (Ombudsman) of Georgia has
    presented the Parliamentary Report on the Protection of Human Rights
    and Freedoms in Georgia 2013 to the international organizations,
    diplomatic corps accredited in Georgia and representatives of civil
    society.

    The Public Defender has highlighted tendencies and priorities in the
    field of human rights for the reporting period, talked about the
    report and the recommendations made to different branches of the
    power.

    At the meeting Levon Isakhanyan, the Head of the Legal Department of
    the Armenian Diocese in Georgia highlighted the discrimination in the
    field of restitution of property confiscated from religious minorities
    during the Soviet era and mentioned that numerous Armenian, Catholic
    and other minorities' churches have been appropriated and are being
    used by the Georgian Orthodox Church. Attention has been paid to the
    problem of destruction of the Armenian churches on the Georgian
    territory, including the 14th century Mughnetsots Surb Gevorg church,
    and a part of the 18th century Surb Nshan church in the historical
    center of Tbilisi.

    In the meantime attention has been paid to the problem of
    consideration of national minorities as potential source of
    instability.

    Moreover, special attention has been paid to the case of interference
    of the Azerbaijani officials in Georgia's internal affairs, which
    caused violation of cultural rights of the Georgian Armenian
    community. Regret has been expressed in regard with the fact that the
    Georgian authorities' did not condemn interference in their internal
    affairs by the third country.

    In response the Ombudsman of Georgia mentioned that a part of these
    problems have been mentioned in his report, however, with regard to
    the case of interference of Azerbaijani authorities in Georgia's
    internal affairs he asked to provide with additional information.
    Detailed information will soon be provided for the Ombudsman's
    consideration.

    http://www.ardzagank.ge/en/5/193-05
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mY-LVWukdo


    From: Baghdasarian
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