On
January 23, the Lori Regional Subdivision of the Human Rights Defender's Office
hosted the students of the Schools of Vanadzor Student Council, within the
framework of the Jinishian Memorial Foundation’s Students Councils’ Capacity
Development (SCCD) Project.
The
purpose of the visit was to get acquainted with the activities of the Human
Rights Defender’s Office.
Ms.
Zarine Hovhannisyan, Head of the Lori regional subdivision of the Human Rights
Defender’s Office, presented the history of the Office, the Defender's
functions, and the procedure for applying to the Defender. A number of issues
related to the students’ rights were also discussed.
Meetings
with students from educational institutions and representatives of
non-governmental organizations at the Human Rights Defender’s Office, including
in the regional subdivisions, are ongoing.