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Dunya Mijatovic: "Entrenched harmful stereotypes and prejudice against LGBTI people still prevail in segments of Georgian society, including some politicians"

Dunya Mijatovic: "Entrenched harmful stereotypes and prejudice against LGBTI people still prevail in segments of Georgian society, including some politicians"

On March 27, the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, Dunja Mijatović, issued a statement calling on the Georgian government to “fully respect” its human rights obligations as a Council of Europe member state, “including with regard to the protection of the human rights of LGBTI people,” in response to the ruling party’s initiation of two draft constitutional laws on “family values and the protection of minors.” “I am concerned about the present political discourse in Georgia, as illustrated by the announcement made by the Georgian Dream Party of their initiative to amend the Constitution and to adopt a new constitutional law on ‘Protection of Family Values and Underaged Persons’. It is reflective of entrenched harmful stereotypes and prejudice against LGBTI people which still prevail in segments of Georgian society, including some politicians, and is capable of having a strong, negative impact on the human rights, safety and well-being of LGBTI people and defenders of their rights. It also represents the political manipulation of LGBTI-phobia in the run-up to elections, which I have previously condemned, and which should have no place in a democratic society, based on the rule of law and respect for human rights of everyone.

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Hungarian specialist in Armenian studies: Ramil Safarov's extradition is a result of false policy of official Baku
Hungarian specialist in Armenian studies: Ramil Safarov's extradition is a result of false policy of official Baku

Hungarian specialist in Armenian studies: Ramil Safarov's extradition is a result of false policy of official Baku

The Hungarian authorities wage a pro-Armenian policy, while extradition of Ramil Safarov, the killer of the Armenian officer, is a result of the false policy of the Azerbaijani authorities, Benedek Zsigmond, specialist in Armenian studies from Hungary, said in a press conference in Yerevan, on September 2.
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Foreign Ministry of Armenia was informed about decision of Hungarian authorities 11 days before Ramil Safarov's extradition
Foreign Ministry of Armenia was informed about decision of Hungarian authorities 11 days before Ramil Safarov's extradition

Foreign Ministry of Armenia was informed about decision of Hungarian authorities 11 days before Ramil Safarov's extradition

he Armenian community of Hungary warned Foreign Ministry and Diaspora Ministry of Armeniaabout the intention of the Hungarian authorities to extradite Ramil Safarov to Azerbaijan. The letter of the leaders of the Armenian National Self-government of Hungary to President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan is evidence of it. The letter was signed by the chairman of the organization Dr. Sevan Sargsyan, deputy chairmen Alex Avanesyan and Hikogos Hakobyan, and placed at Facebook.
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Iranian President: Iran's stance on Karabakh is crystal clear - Iran is trying to forge understanding and raise a fair solution to problem
Iranian President: Iran's stance on Karabakh is crystal clear - Iran is trying to forge understanding and raise a fair solution to problem

Iranian President: Iran's stance on Karabakh is crystal clear - Iran is trying to forge understanding and raise a fair solution to problem

President of Iran Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Friday received Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian, on the sidelines of the 16th NAM Summit, the Armenian Foreign Ministry reported.
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White House: Azerbaijan's decision to pardon Safarov is contrary to ongoing efforts to reduce regional tensions
White House: Azerbaijan's decision to pardon Safarov is contrary to ongoing efforts to reduce regional tensions

White House: Azerbaijan's decision to pardon Safarov is contrary to ongoing efforts to reduce regional tensions

Azerbaijan's decision to pardon Safarov is contrary to ongoing efforts to reduce regional tensions and promote reconciliation, says the Statement by NSC Spokesman Tommy Vietor on Azerbaijan's Decision to Pardon Ramil Safarov, The White House Office of the Press Secretary reports.
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U.S. Department Of State: The United States is extremely troubled by the news that the President of Azerbaijan pardoned Azerbaijani army officer Ramil Safarov
U.S. Department Of State: The United States is extremely troubled by the news that the President of Azerbaijan pardoned Azerbaijani army officer Ramil Safarov

U.S. Department Of State: The United States is extremely troubled by the news that the President of Azerbaijan pardoned Azerbaijani army officer Ramil Safarov

Patrick Ventrell, Acting Deputy Spokesperson of the U.S. Department Of State has made a statement on the pardon to Azerbaijani officer Ramil Safarov.
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Armenian President: Armenia suspends diplomatic relations with Hungary
Armenian President: Armenia suspends diplomatic relations with Hungary

Armenian President: Armenia suspends diplomatic relations with Hungary

I officially announce that as of today we suspend diplomatic relations and all official contacts with Hungary, President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan said during a special meeting with the heads of diplomatic missions on Friday.
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Laszlo Kemeny: "It is our mistake that we have such government"
Laszlo Kemeny: "It is our mistake that we have such government"

Laszlo Kemeny: "It is our mistake that we have such government"

"It is our mistake that we have such government", Laszlo Kemeny, Professor of Political Science, scientist, (Hungary) told ArmInfo when commenting on the Hungarian Government's decision to extradite Ramil Safarov, a murderer of Armenian officer Gurgen Margaryan.