Lori
Regional Department of the Human Rights Defender's Office hosted the members of
the student councils of Vanadzor schools, beneficiaries of the
"Jinishyan" Memorial Foundation's Student Council Capacity
Development Program.
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 department 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 departments, are ongoing.