Initiative of five human rights defenders strongly condemn statement  by Supreme Judicial Council

ArmInfo.The Initiative of Five Human Rights Defenders strongly condemned the statement of the Supreme Judicial Council.

"We strongly condemn the statement published on the Facebook page of  the Supreme Judicial Council, considering it a blatant attempt to  silence critical statements by lawyers and human rights defenders and  to exert pressure on their professional activities. This statement by  the Supreme Judicial Council exceeds all acceptable limits of  institutional relations with the human rights community. This  behavior is also dangerous in terms of creating an artificial barrier  between the human rights community and the judicial system," the  initiative's statement reads.

As a reminder, the Supreme Judicial Council has previously issued a  statement citing several social media posts by lawyers against  judges. "We note with concern a number of posts published on social  media by lawyers targeting judges, which not only violate  professional ethics but also seek to discredit the authority of  judges and the entire judicial system. The Supreme Judicial Council,  within its constitutional authority, guarantees the independence of  judges and protects the reputation of the judiciary. It is extremely  disturbing when some representatives of another important institution  involved in the administration of justice-the legal  profession-present their own decisions to the public as the absolute  truth on public platforms," the SJC statement read.