Tuesday, October 9 2018 18:20

ArmInfo. Ombudsman of Armenia Arman Tatoyan came out with a statement on the current situation in the country. 

The statement by Tatoyan, received by ArmInfo, reminds that a human  rights defender carries out a mission to protect human constitutional  rights and freedoms.

The Armenian Ombudsman stressed that the recent events in the country  are under his scrutiny, and their study has led to the identification  of a number of issues requiring voicing. "Firstly, thanks to the  democratic processes in the country in May-April of this year, the  citizen of Armenia, through free will, was able to provide  fundamental changes concerning each of us. Secondly, the results of  these democratic processes must be applied to provide a solid  foundation for the public trust of broad public strata. Thirdly, at  the same time, it is necessary to guarantee the implementation of  state power in accordance with the Constitution and countries, with a  clear separation and balancing of legislative, executive and judicial  powers. Each of these authorities should respect the other, and be  guided only by the imperative and the boundaries of the status  assigned to it. This approach will approve a new stage of democratic  development and the rule of law any deviation from the achieved  success ", Tatoyan said, adding, any process in the country should be  based on the principle of the supremacy of the law, and any  initiative should be based respect for human rights.

The Ombudsman also noted that it is necessary to respect the rights  and freedoms of others, and not to allow non-legal intervention, to  respect the dignity of each person. According to him, it is in this  way that an atmosphere of mutual respect and solidarity is formed in  society.

Tatoyan pointed to the need to protect freedom of speech on the part  of all, noting that this is directly related to the spread of dissent  and is especially necessary for the country today. The human rights  defender with dissatisfaction noted an increase in hatred and  insults, as evidenced by the monitoring of social networks in recent  days. "The monitoring showed that" any side ", especially criticism  of the executive branch, and in some cases, just publications  containing dissent, in the comments are subjected to insults, hatred  and threats from social network users. Often, comments are left  without studying this publication, only based on the title of the  material and its author. Fake users are especially aggressive, their  number has increased dramatically. There has been an increase in the  number of aggressive entries in relation to members of parliament,  which causes concern in terms of the role and image of the National  Assembly.  Obviously, this situation is a factor that reinforces  intolerance. This has a negative effect on solidarity in society,  "said Tatoyan.

He is deeply convinced that the media and journalists play an  important role in this situation. In this regard, he urged to remove  from his publications any comments containing insult, hatred or  violence, regardless of whether they were made fake or a real user.  The Ombudsman is convinced that this will contribute to ensuring  tolerance and solidarity. "We need to completely eliminate the  tendencies of dividing society into groups. This is fundamentally  unacceptable. This phenomenon is problematic from the point of view  of the entire system of protection of human rights in the country.  This can have deep negative consequences, the elimination of which  will require long-term efforts. We must stop trying to divide society  into the "old" and "new." It is especially dangerous when it is done  by public figures, and in some cases, human rights activists. It is  also one of the factors undermining solidarity and not contributing  to the strengthening of state power. Any problem should be solved  through dialogue, in an atmosphere of mutual respect and solidarity,  "the Ombudsman of Armenia concluded.