Today
the Human Rights Defender of Armenia, Ms. Anahit Manasyan, received US
Ambassador to Armenia, H.E. Kristina Alyson Kvien.
At
the beginning of the meeting, Ambassador Mrs. Kristina Alyson Kvien
congratulated Ms. Manasyan on assuming the mission of the Human Rights Defender
and highly appreciated the role of the Human Rights Defender's Office in
promoting and promoting human rights in Armenia.
The
Defender presented the mandate of the Human Rights Defender of Armenia and the
priorities of her activities to Ms. Kvien, which include, inter alia, the
combat against hate speech and discrimination, guaranteeing the right to
freedom of peaceful assembly, the exclusion of the disproportionate use of
force and ensuring access to justice for women.
In
her speech, Ms. Manasyan referred to the results of the working visit to Syunik
province on April 14, raised the violations of the rights to life and security,
private property, physical and mental integrity of the residents, and
children's education as a result of the Azerbaijani acts.
The
Human Rights Defender drew the Ambassador’s attention to the urgency of
protecting the rights of people living in Artsakh as a result of the blockade
of the Lachin Corridor by Azerbaijan and emphasized the need to take immediate
steps to solve human rights issues.
Ms.
Manasyan also emphasized the work done by the institution in documenting the
facts of war crimes and presenting them to organizations and actors with an
international human rights mandate.
The
details of the Human Rights Defender's visit to the Azerbaijani servicemen
detained in Armenia were also presented to the Ambassador.
At
the end of the meeting, the interlocutors reaffirmed their willingness to cooperate
in the field of human rights protection and expand the areas of cooperation.
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