ArmInfo.The right to peaceful assembly is protected by the European Convention on Human Rights, and peaceful demonstrators should not be deprived of their liberty. This was stated by the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights Dunya Mijatovic during a telephone conversation with the Armenian Ombudsman Arman Tatoyan.
Dunja Mijatovic raised several questions regarding arrested members of civil society and other citizens and stressed that their access to a lawyer should be ensured. "I also asked about the situation and the treatment of MP Nikolai Pashinyan and other parliamentarians and opposition leaders," the CE representative said in a statement.
Besides, Miyatovich, during the conversation stressed that it is extremely important to avoid further escalation and expressed the hope that all parties will show restraint. "I will continue to closely monitor the situation in Armenia," she said.
Minutes ago released MP Nikol Pashinyan already leads the opposition protest. Mps from Yelk faction, Civil Contract Party members Nikol Pashinyan, Ararat Mirzoyan and Sasun Mikaelyan are released after one-day detention. Minuted before the detention Vice Prime Minister of Armenia Karen Karapetyan met with Pashinyan.