On
June 10, Ms. Nina Pirumyan, the Secretary General of the Human Rights Defender
of the Republic of Armenia, presented the HRDO staff's 2024 expenditure and
income report at a joint session of the National Assembly's Standing Committees
on Financial-Credit and Budgetary affairs, as well as on Human Rights
Protection and Public Affairs.
According
to the presented report, 573.8 million AMD was allocated for the expenses of
the Human Rights Defender’s Office in 2024, with an execution rate of 97.7%.
It
was noted that the vast majority of the budget funds allocated in 2024, about
99.4 percent, were allocated to the "Provision of Services for the
Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms" event. Within the
framework of the second event, 4 million AMD were allocated to ensure the
technical equipment of the institution.
The
Secretary General emphasized that in the reporting year, the The Sub-Committee
on Accreditation (SCA) of the Global Alliance of National Human Rights
Institutions (GANHRI) of the United Nations Organization granted the Human
Rights Defender’s Office of the Republic of Armenia the highest status of
credibility and independence, “A” status. This is an important criterion that
the institution operates with high standards of independence, impartiality and
credibility, using legal tools.
In
the reporting year, the Human Rights Defender’s Office received 11,634
applications-complaints, of which 1,620 received a positive solution - 13.92%,
which is a positive trend.
Reference
was also made to the monitoring activities carried out by the HRDO staff, the
provision of opinions on normative legal acts, the alternative reports
submitted by the Human Rights Defender’s Office within the framework of
international procedures, etc.
Then,
the Secretary General answered the questions raised by the deputies.
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