Waiting for the revelation of murders
The International Federation for Human Rights and the Civil Society Institute, which is the Federation's member organization in Armenia, welcome the release of Armenia's political prisoners.
On 26 May 2011, the RA National Assembly adopted the resolution "On Declaring Amnesty On The Occasion of the 20th Anniversary of Armenia's Independence", which led to the long-anticipated release of political prisoners who had been in prison since the events of 2008.
"On several occasions, the international community has called on the Armenian government to put an end to politically motivated persecutions, lead an investigation into the events that led to the deaths of 10 people and release the detained opposition members. On the occasion of the 37th Congress of the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) held in Yerevan last year, all Federation-member organizations reaffirmed President Suher Belasen's statement calling on an efficient and reliable investigation into the 10 murders," as stated in the statement.
"Releasing the political prisoners and leading an investigation will mean that Armenia is moving toward rule of law," said Mrs. Belasen in April 2010. Serzh Sargsyan was presented with the same demand during an April 6 meeting with the high-ranking delegates of the Federation.
Today the International Federation for Human Rights and the Civil Society Institute welcome the release of the political prisoners and voice hope that the President's call for an investigation into the events of March 2008 will be implemented and concrete steps will be taken. Our organizations call on an adequate compensation for the families of the 10 victims of March 1, which they have been waiting for since 2008."
