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French Armenians accuse European Human Rights Court of dishonor

19 December 2013 16:21 (UTC +04:00)

APA’s Europe bureau reports that the French and Armenian media outlets accuse ECtHR of "losing honor and dignity". Ara Toranyan, Co-President of France's Armenian Organizations Coordination Council and member of Armenian Diaspora, said that “half a million Armenians killed by the Ottoman Empire were killed again with this decision of ECtHR” and this decision will be a shameful page in the history of ECtHR. Switzerland-Armenia Association expressed its regret over this decision and stated that they don’t admit that freedom of speech is above the pain of victims. It urges the Swiss government to appeal to the ECtHR Grand Chamber again.

The Swiss media outlets are widely covering this decision. Swiss left-wing media condemns this decision of the European Court, while the right-wing media support more freedom speech and expression. Even, several party leaders stated that they will raise an issue at the Swiss parliament for abolition of the law criminalizing the denial of the so-called “Armenian genocide”.

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) sustained the appeal of Workers’ Party (Ä°P) Chairman DoÄŸu Perinçek convicted for denial of so-called “Armenian genocide” in Switzerland against this country.