Relatives of convicts received definite orders during campaign
About 70% of headmasters in Armenia's 25 cities (600 schools) are Republican Party (HHK) members.
"Half of them became HHK members in the past ten years. This is heinous abuse of administrative resources. People had to become affiliated with the ruling party [HHK] for fear that they might lose their jobs," says President of "Asparez" Journalists' Club Levon Barseghyan.
On the threshold of the May 6 parliamentary elections, five NGOs dealing with human rights issues have conducted surveys which revealed disturbing findings.
For example, the relatives of convicts were ordered to ‘collect signatures' in order to have their loved ones paroled, says human right activist Avetik Ishkhanyan.
The only positive thing recorded by the human rights NGOs was the efficient work of media.
