On
April 5, Human Rights Defender Kristinne Grigoryan hosted Nelli Tumasyan, the
German Foundation for International Legal Cooperation (IRZ) Project coordinator
in Armenia. Frank Hupfeld, the Head of IRZ South-Eastern Europe, Southern
Caucasus section, joined the meeting via video conferencing, with whom several
questions about future collaboration were discussed.
Defender
Grigoryan greeted the international partners, noting that the experience of
effective cooperation of the Ombudsman institution with the IRZ provides for a
solid basis for further development of collaboration.
Frank
Hupfeld, in their turn, expressed gratitude for the meeting and congratulated
Kristinne Grigoryan on assuming the responsible mission of Human Rights
Defender. Highlighting the previous experience of effective collaboration with
Kristinne Grigoryan, Mr. Hupfeld expressed confidence in furthering cooperation
within the framework of the Defender's mission.
During
the agenda issues discussion, the parties reflected on the results of the
previously organized capacity building event and a number of issues related to
identifying new areas of program cooperation.
Defender
Grigoryan, in particular, emphasized the importance of strengthening the
monitoring capacity of the relevant division of the Human Rights Defender's
Office as a national preventive mechanism (NPM) within the framework of new
areas of cooperation.
As
well the importance of joint training for emergency physicians, criminal
police, and Ombudsman staff in order to develop the capacity to properly record
cases of torture and ill-treatment was highlighted. Also, the Defender stressed
the necessity of monitoring law enforcement practices on the institute of
apprehension in line with the provisions of the newly adopted Criminal
Procedure Code.
Frank Hupfeld expressed readiness for program cooperation with the
Ombudsman's staff in the new directions, praising the results of summarizing
previous joint programs.
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