A few days before the expiry of the State of Emergency, on 17 March 2008, upon the government’s proposal, the National Assembly, in an extraordinary session and without any debate, adopted a series of amendments to the Law on conducting meetings, assemblies, rallies and demonstrations which considerably limit the right of freedom of assembly and give great discretionary powers to the authorities to prohibit political rallies and demonstrations.
Par conséquent, ces amendements vont à l’encontre des normes européennes, notamment de l’article 11 de la Convention européenne des Droits de l’Homme, ainsi que des obligations et engagements de l’Arménie en tant qu’Etat membre du Conseil de l’Europe.