On November 29, the two-day
international conference dedicated to the 10-year of activities of the Human Rights
Defender in the field of prevention of torture came to the end. #
NPM_10anniversary
Participants that arrived in Armenia
from around 50 countries and international organizations had the opportunity to
examine the 10-year achievements and experience of the Human Rights Defender of
Armenia as a National Preventive Mechanism through the exchange of experience,
and to discuss the challenges that face National Preventive Mechanisms of
different countries.
The panel discussion of the second
day was dedicated to ensuring the right to health care in penitentiary
institutions. Ms. Beate Rudolph, Chairperson of the Global Alliance of National
Human Rights Institutions (GANHRI) delivered a video message during the
conference.
Ms. Marzena Ksel, the First Vice
President of the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture, Ms. Erinda
Ballannka, People's Advocate of the Republic of Albania, Mr. Abdelhak Eddouk,
the Head of the Division of Protection of Human Rights in Places of Deprivation
of Liberty at the National Council of Human Rights of the Kingdom of Morocco,
as well as Mr. Suren Krmoyan, Deputy Minister of Justice of Armenia presented
the experience of their countries on the topic.
Arman Tatoyan, the Human Rights
Defender of Armenia expressed his gratitude to all the participants of the
international conference stressing that the experience of international
partners and the implementation of recommendations made to the country are
extremely important in identifying and solving the problems in the given
sphere.
#ArmenianNPM_10, #ARM_NPM_10
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