ArmInfo. Serj Tankyan, the World famous American rock star of Armenian origin, is intended to observe the 2017 parliamentary elections process. This was stetd by him at a online press conference, attended also by actress Arsine Khandjyan and movie maker Atom Egoyan.
All the attendants of the pres conference stated the intension to visit Armenia within the purpose to monitor 2017 Parliamentary elections.
At the same time Tankyan, talking about the results of the initiated Petition entitled Justice in Armenia, accentuated, that Diaspora is isolated from the events taking place in Armenia, regardless of those nature - political, industrial of social. " This experience is a bright example of that Armenia and Diaspora are divided, and that is exactly the thing we have to change," Tankyan stated.
To remind, Serzh Tankyan, actress Arsine Khandjyan, and movie maker Atom Egoyan had initiated signatures raid for the Petition entitled "Justice inArmenia" at Change.org, where called out for authorities to initiate justice and human rights reforms. The authors of the Petition call for Armenian authorities to secure the legitimate and transparent elections in April 2017 and state that they are intended to arrive in Armenia to observe the process. "We say NO to systematic corruption, monopolies, judicial inequality, police brutality, partisan politics, unequal rights, national depopulation, and elections tainted by fraud, all of which have contributed to the ongoing unrest.We say YES to the equality of all people, the fundamental preservation and protection of human rights, direct engagement in fair and transparent elections, respect for the rule of law, fair wages, separation of powers, a free press and advocacy for the disenfranchised. We say yes to tangible, democratic change through civic engagement with the citizenry of Armenia.As a global community of Armenians, we would like Armenia's political leaders to embody integrity, accountability, wisdom, intelligence, diplomacy, compassion, effectiveness and visionary thinking in addressing the pressing needs of the people of Armenia, thereby securing an egalitarian, just and constructive path towards real democracy where every voice matters," the Petition text reads. -v-
Justice Within Armenia is a coalition of concerned Armenians around the world who believe in standing in solidarity with the people of Armenia and being present as eyewitnesses and monitoring free and fair elections while actively engaging with the Armenian populace in contributing to the present and future of our nation. We need to visualize an egalitarian state worthy of the resilience of our people and achieve it. Given our unique values and character, Armenia can and should become a country of opportunity, creativity, democracy and hope in a region rife with turmoil. The alternative is unthinkable.