Upon the instruction of the Human Rights Defender Ms. Anahit Manasyan, representatives of the Defender’s Office visited Syunik Province.
The purpose of the visit was to get acquainted on-site with the issues raised by the employees of the Zangezur Copper-Molybdenum Combine regarding their rights, the status of the protection of their rights, as well as their concerns regarding working conditions.
Mr. Aram Minasyan, Head of Department for Protection of Rights in Criminal Justice, Mr. Vladimir Hovhannisyan, Head of Department General for Protection of Civil, Socio-Economic and Cultural Rights, and Ms. Ani Mnacakanyan, Head of the Syunik sub-division of the Human Rights Defender's Office, met with the employees of the Zangezur Copper-Molybdenum Combine and get acquainted with the situation on-site.
All the human rights-related issues raised during the meeting will be registered and presented to the Human Rights Defender.