BHK lawmaker to rally participants: No one has the right ristrict citizens' right to free movement
Chairperson of the National Assembly Standing Committee on the Protection of Human Rights and Public Affairs has addressed people who are going to participate in today’s opposition rally in Liberty Square. “Dear compatriots, “Article 25 of the Armenian Constitution envisages that everyone legally residing in the Republic Armenia shall have the right to freedom of movement and choice of residence in the territory of the Republic Armenia. All citizens whose movement to Yerevan from regions will be barred or restricted unnecessarily, are asked to contact the NA Standing Committee on the Protection of Human Rights and Public Affairs calling at 011 513 – 314,” Elinar Vardanyan, a lawmaker of the opposition Prosperous Armenia Party (BHK), said in her address. The opposition trio – BHK, Armenian National Congress (HAK) and Heritage – are holding a joint rally in Yerevan on Friday, October 10. They call for a change of power and drastic reforms.
