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    STATEMENT BY THE CHAIRMAN OF COE COMMITTEE OF MINISTERS, FOREIGN MINISTER OF ARMENIA EDWARD NALBANDIAN ON THE OCCASION OF THE 60TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ENTRY INTO FORCE OF THE EUROPEAN CONVENTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS

    http://hetq.am/eng/news/29068/statement-by-the-chairman-of-coe-committee-of-ministers-foreign-minister-of-armenia-edward-nalbandian-on-the-occasion-of-the-60th-anniversary-of-the-entry-into-force-of-the-european-convention-on-human-rights.html
    11:29, September 3, 2013

    Sixty years ago, on the 3 September 1953, the Convention for the
    Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, better known as
    the "European Convention on Human Rights", entered into force. This
    treaty is undoubtedly the cornerstone of the human rights protection
    in Europe. Over sixty years, persons within the jurisdiction of the
    member States of the Council of Europe have benefited from this unique
    legal instrument. Several landmark judgments of the European Court of
    Human Rights, guardian of the Convention, have helped to significantly
    strengthen the rule of law and democracy across the European continent.

    As Pierre-Henri Teitgen, one of the founding fathers of the European
    Convention, pointed out more than sixty years ago, democracies do not
    go bad in one day; nor can rule of law be put in place overnight. The
    promotion of human rights is an ongoing process and it is our common
    responsibility to ensure that the European Convention remains the
    effective constitutional instrument of European public order that it
    has become over the years.

    That is why the Armenian Chairmanship of the Committee of Ministers of
    the Council of Europe highly values the recent adoption of Protocols
    No. 15 and 16 to the Convention, which reinforce the ability of the
    Court to deal with incoming cases and strengthen application of the
    Convention at national level. No less than 22 member States have
    signed Protocol No. 15 since its opening for signature at the end of
    June. The opening for signature of Protocol No. 16 on 2 October will
    be another important step.

    The Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe will continue to
    do its utmost to ensure that the rights enshrined in the Convention
    are respected and protected across Europe.




    From: A. Papazian
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