ISTANBUL (Public Radio of Armenia) — Saida Ohanyan, President of the International Association of Hamshanuhi of the Armenian women of Hamshen, announced that they nominated the HDP Armenian deputy Garo Paylan for the “Nobel Peace Prize,” Ermenihaber.am reported.
The association is struggling to protect the rights of women, and get recognition and condemnation of the genocide of Hamshens, Islamized Armenians.
About Paylan, whose life has been dedicated to the protection of the rights of Armenians and other peoples in the region, the association has included the following statements:“Today, Paylan is one of the few people who undertake responsibility for protecting the human rights of local people, religious and ethnic minorities. Tolerance between different ethnic and religious groups, and its seeds are sown on the mutual understanding between the Republic of Turkey is giving positive results in people. And despite all the actual pressures and threats he has suffered from nationalist and extremist forces who are all connected by the ruling and demanding him to end his human and political activities.
The association calls on all institutions and organizations protecting goodwill, women’s rights and human rights in general to participate in this initiative and to vote for Paylan.
