The
Human Rights Defender of Armenia, Ms. Anahit Manasyan, in the framework of her
working visit to Strasbourg, met with the CoE Secretary General Ms. Marija
Pejčinović Burić, President of the European Court of the Human Rights Ms.
Síofra O'Leary, CoE Director General Mr. Christos Giakoumopoulos and Permanent
Representative of Liechtenstein, Chair of the Human Rights meetings of the
Ministers’ Deputies, Mr. Domenik Wanger, with the other members of the
High-level delegation of the Interagency Committee.
During
the meetings, issues related to the execution of the judgments of the European
Court, the implementation of international obligations assumed by the European
Convention on Human and the formation and activity of the Interagency Committee
of the Republic of Armenia for oversight over the execution of the ECtHR
judgments were discussed. The necessity of effective steps of Armenia toward
the implementation of the European Convention on Human Rights was emphasized,
and the creation of an interagency committee was especially important in that
regard.
Within
the framework of the meetings, the Defender presented the implemented and
planned activities in the direction of protecting and guaranteeing of human
rights.
Referring
to the issues related to the execution of the judgments of the European Court
of Human Rights, Defender Ms. Anahit Manasyan noted the importance of the
mechanism of the execution of ECHR judgments from the point of view of the
implementation of human rights standards, considering it one of the best tools
for solving systemic issues.
Ms.
Anahit Manasyan emphasized the importance of the proper implementation of
standards on the prohibition of torture and other forms of ill-treatment, the
right to liberty, freedom of assembly, and other fundamental rights and the
necessity to exclude hate speech. In order to strengthen the standards
mentioned above, the Defender highlighted the importance of cooperation between
state bodies and the culture of dialogue formation.
The
Defender stressed the importance of continuous collaboration with the Council
of Europe, including the European Court of Human Rights.
Ms.
Anahit Manasyan also participated in the launch event of the Armenian user
interface of HUDOC. The structure and functional opportunities of the website
were presented to the members of the Interagency Committee.
Defender
Ms. Anahit Manasyan has been in Strasbourg on a working visit on May 11 to 12
as a member of the High-level delegation of the Interagency Committee of the
Republic of Armenia created to organize the ongoing work arising from the
international obligations assumed by the European Convention on Human Rights,
including oversight over the execution of the ECHR judgments.
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