Strasbourg, 24.01.2024 – Michael O’Flaherty (Ireland) was today elected as the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights by the organisation’s Parliamentary Assembly (PACE) at its plenary session in Strasbourg. He will serve a...
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe has resolved not to ratify the credentials of the Azerbaijani delegation, which were challenged on the opening day of the session, concluding that the country has “not fulfilled major commitments”...
Strasbourg, 22.01.2024 – Theodoros Rousopoulos (Greece, EPP/CD) has been elected President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE). Taking over from Tiny Kox (Netherlands, UEL), he is PACE’s 35th President since...
— “I want to commit this country to the restoration of the sovereignty of Armenia and Artsakh and to the restoration of its territory.” – Robert F. Kennedy Jr. WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Presidential candidate...
The co-Founders of The FUTURE ARMENIAN Initiative – Noubar Afeyan, Artur Alaverdyan, and Richard Azarnia, have issued a communique addressing the difficult challenges facing the homeland and diaspora today. They highlighted the urgency to explore solutions, cultivate mutual understanding, and collectively shape the vision for...
Brussels, 8 November 2023 — On 7 November Member of European Parliament (MEP) Costas Mavrides (S&D Group, Cyprus) hosted a conference with the title “The Rights of Nagorno Karabakh Armenians and the European Union,”...
Today, while heads of state and international journalists were focused on the annual UN General Assembly in New York, Azerbaijan enacted the next phase of its master plan to force the Armenians of Nagorno...
“You cannot be involved in negotiations when President Aliyev uses genocide as a method of negotiation,” — Former ICC prosecutor Luis Moreno Ocampo, urging President Biden to end Azerbaijan’s genocidal Artsakh blockade WASHINGTON, DC – Former International...
On 16 August, the Deputy Head of the EU Delegation to the United Nations Silvio Gonzato, stated at the emergency meeting of the UN Security Council in New York that the European Union is greatly concerned...
Humanitarian Situation in Nagorno-Karabakh Statement by Council of Europe Secretary General Marija Pejčinović Burić Strasbourg, 28.07.2023 – “I am extremely concerned about the serious humanitarian and human rights situation in Nagorno-Karabakh and my thoughts go to...
Strasbourg, 24.01.2024 – Michael O’Flaherty (Ireland) was today elected as the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights by the organisation’s Parliamentary Assembly (PACE) at its plenary session in Strasbourg. He will serve a non-renewable term of six years starting on 1 April 2024. Mr O’Flaherty obtained 104 of...
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe has resolved not to ratify the credentials of the Azerbaijani delegation, which were challenged on the opening day of the session, concluding that the country has “not fulfilled major commitments” stemming from its joining the Council of Europe 20 years ago. “Very serious concerns remain...
Strasbourg, 22.01.2024 – Theodoros Rousopoulos (Greece, EPP/CD) has been elected President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE). Taking over from Tiny Kox (Netherlands, UEL), he is PACE’s 35th President since 1949 and the first Greek national to hold this office. The President serves for a...
— “I want to commit this country to the restoration of the sovereignty of Armenia and Artsakh and to the restoration of its territory.” – Robert F. Kennedy Jr. WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. pledged that his administration would mobilize the international community to sanction...
The co-Founders of The FUTURE ARMENIAN Initiative – Noubar Afeyan, Artur Alaverdyan, and Richard Azarnia, have issued a communique addressing the difficult challenges facing the homeland and diaspora today. They highlighted the urgency to explore solutions, cultivate mutual understanding, and collectively shape the vision for our future in these difficult times. Here is the text of the communique: COMMUNIQUE OF THE...
Brussels, 8 November 2023 — On 7 November Member of European Parliament (MEP) Costas Mavrides (S&D Group, Cyprus) hosted a conference with the title “The Rights of Nagorno Karabakh Armenians and the European Union,” in collaboration with the European Armenian Federation for Justice and Democracy (EAFJD) and the ‘Europeans...
Today, while heads of state and international journalists were focused on the annual UN General Assembly in New York, Azerbaijan enacted the next phase of its master plan to force the Armenians of Nagorno Karabakh from their indigenous lands by launching a full-scale military operation against Armenian defense formations....
“You cannot be involved in negotiations when President Aliyev uses genocide as a method of negotiation,” — Former ICC prosecutor Luis Moreno Ocampo, urging President Biden to end Azerbaijan’s genocidal Artsakh blockade WASHINGTON, DC – Former International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor Luis Moreno Ocampo called out President Biden’s complicity in Azerbaijan’s ongoing...
On 16 August, the Deputy Head of the EU Delegation to the United Nations Silvio Gonzato, stated at the emergency meeting of the UN Security Council in New York that the European Union is greatly concerned by “the serious humanitarian situation facing the local population in the former Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Region”....
Humanitarian Situation in Nagorno-Karabakh Statement by Council of Europe Secretary General Marija Pejčinović Burić Strasbourg, 28.07.2023 – “I am extremely concerned about the serious humanitarian and human rights situation in Nagorno-Karabakh and my thoughts go to the residents who are bearing the brunt of this situation.”I strongly reiterate my previous calls...
