The Human Rights Defender of the Republic of Armenia, Ms. Anahit Manasyan is in Strasbourg with a working visit. Within the framework of the visit, on July 3, the Defender met with Ms. Marja Ruotanen, Director General of Democracy and Human Dignity of the Council of Europe.
A number of issues related to various fields of human rights, challenges in ensuring equality and anti-discrimination were discussed.
Ms. Anahit Manasyan emphasized the importance of implementing large-scale efforts to overcome the atmosphere of hate speech, discrimination, and intolerance. In this context, the Defender highly appreciated the effective cooperation established with the Council of Europe, especially emphasizing the importance of joint programs in the development of the human rights protection system in Armenia.
The parties expressed their willingness to expand cooperation.
Human Rights Defender of Armenia
