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OSCE WELCOMED

Politics

WARSAW, 4 November 2005 - The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) has welcomed the promulgation by Armenia's President of amendments to the Law on Conducting Meetings, Assemblies, Rallies and Demonstrations.

The OSCE/ODIHR acknowledged the significant progress made since April 2004 when this law was first adopted and commented upon by both the OSCE/ODIHR and the Venice Commission of the Council of Europe.

In their final opinion on the legislation, both institutions particularly welcomed the removal of the blanket prohibition on assembling in specified locations, as well as the amendments relaxing the restrictions on spontaneous protest.

"While we believe that the law as amended improves the legal framework governing the right to peaceful assembly, the test of its compliance with international human rights standards lies in how it is implemented," said the OSCE/ODIHR Director, Ambassador Christian Strohal.