The
Human Rights Defender of Armenia of the Republic of Armenia, Ms. Anahit
Manasyan, was hosted on the Public Television program “Interview with Petros
Ghazaryan.”
During
the conversation, the Human Rights Defender presented her positions on a number
of issues of public concern, emphasizing the importance of maintaining
independence and principled conduct.
The
topics discussed included:
Whether
the Defender responds to types of prohibited speech by public figures,
What
the relationship between the Human Rights Defender's Office and the
professional community should be,
The
recent high-profile case involving the arrest of a mother of a young child and
the subsequent developments, including the need to protect the child’s rights,
Whether
a religious organization can directly play a political role and how the
autonomy of religious organizations should be guaranteed.