"On May 28, 2008, Arsen Kharatyan, an activist of "Sksela" and "Hima" youth movements was brutally beaten by unidentified assailants. Violence against the young public figure and numerous instances of gross violation of human rights prior to it do not witness of the authorities' willingness to overcome the gap between the government and society, as it was declared by them. On the contrary, they prove the lack of such will in reality, which increases mistrust toward the authorities," reads a statement of a number of NGOs.

For more details, please see The Text of the Statement