On April 25, the Human Rights Defender of Armenia, Ms. Anahit Manasyan, received US Ambassador to Armenia H.E. Kristina Alyson Kvien
Today the Human Rights Defender of Armenia, Ms. Anahit Manasyan, received US Ambassador to Armenia, H.E. Kristina Alyson Kvien.
At the beginning of the meeting, Ambassador Mrs. Kristina Alyson Kvien congratulated Ms. Manasyan on assuming the mission of the Human Rights Defender and highly appreciated the role of the Human Rights Defender’s Office in promoting and promoting human rights in Armenia.
The Defender presented the mandate of the Human Rights Defender of Armenia and the priorities of her activities to Ms. Kvien, which include, inter alia, the combat against hate speech and discrimination, guaranteeing the right to freedom of peaceful assembly, the exclusion of the disproportionate use of force and ensuring access to justice for women.
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In her speech, Ms. Manasyan referred to the results of the working visit to Syunik province on April 14, raised the violations of the rights to life and security, private property, physical and mental integrity of the residents, and children’s education as a result of the Azerbaijani acts.
The Human Rights Defender drew the Ambassador’s attention to the urgency of protecting the rights of people living in Artsakh as a result of the blockade of the Lachin Corridor by Azerbaijan and emphasized the need to take immediate steps to solve human rights issues.
Ms. Manasyan also emphasized the work done by the institution in documenting the facts of war crimes and presenting them to organizations and actors with an international human rights mandate.
The details of the Human Rights Defender’s visit to the Azerbaijani servicemen detained in Armenia were also presented to the Ambassador.
At the end of the meeting, the interlocutors reaffirmed their willingness to cooperate in the field of human rights protection and expand the areas of cooperation.
Human Rights Defender of the Republic of Armenia
