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    THE IMPRESSION IS THAT ARMEN HARUTYUNYAN IS THE DEFENDER OF ONLY OPPOSITION'S RIGHTS: SHARMAZANOV

    Tert.am
    09.07.10

    Armenia's ombudsman Armen Harutyunyan is not a human rights
    defender but rather the defender of opposition's rights, MP from
    the Republican Party of Armenia Eduard Sharmazanov told Tert.am,
    referring to Ombudsman's recent report that mainly focused on the
    right of freedom of speech in Armenia.

    "I have previously had a chance to get familiar with Ombudsman's
    reports, and the impression has always been that that man is only the
    defender of opposition's rights rather than human rights defender. But
    after the recent report it turned out that it becomes a regular habit
    [for him] to prepare one-sided reports that defend the rights of
    opposition, which I think will not contribute to the democratization
    of our country," said Sharmazanov, adding that Armen Harutyunyan had
    better prepare comprehensive reports instead of the one-sided ones.

    "If we speak about what is bad, then they should also point to what
    is good," noted Sharmazanov.

    Asked whether or not there are problems in Armenia related to
    restrictions on freedom of speech, he said: "We do agree that there
    are such problems. The administration of [Armenia's President] Serzh
    Sargsyan differs [from previous ones] in the sense that it does not
    hide problems, but while speaking about problems, progress should
    also be spoken about."




    From: A. Papazian
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