Human rights activist: The ruling elite does everything against our people (video)
On the occasion of Republic Day marked in Armenia on May 28, Serzh Sargsyan bestowed state awards and honorary titles to a group of individuals who are not accepted unanimously by the public. Human rights activist Janna Alexanyan says Baghramyan 26 (Presidential Palace) does not take into account the merits of awardees. “It was especially noteworthy that people who rendered definite services to Serzh Sargsyan during the enactment of the constitutional amendments were awarded. Serzh Sargsyan awarded all those who served him, rather than the state, with the exception of Henrikh Mkhitaryan, who carries other values,” she said. “Armenia has entered a phase of critical changes,” Serzh Sargsyan announced during the awards giving ceremony at Baghramyan 26. “These changes rest first of all on the principle of justice. To change the image of our country, we have to always reveal and honor those worthy. That’s the way to tell good from bad, truth from lie, decent from indecent. Societies reach success only if they rely on true values,” he continued. The human rights activist has some reservations about this approach. “There is no justice in Armenia and we see its absence at every step. Those awards are not something special, but if he awards his favourites, he is to award others as well,” Janna Alexanyan stresses. The human rights defender felt an atmosphere of justice during the awards giving ceremony of the Aurora Humanitarian Initiative. At the same time, she was surprised to hear the foreign guests of the ceremony calling Armenia ‘a humanitarian country.’ “Armenia is an anti-human country where the ruling elite does everything against people. Man is not a value here. That wonderful event may leave its mark but not on the elite. It is a consolation, a vision for a society that a person should be appreciated for his merits.”
