On January 24, 2022
she has been elected as a Human Rights Defender by the National Assembly and
started performing her duties on February 25, 2022.
Education
1998-2002
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Yerevan State
University, Faculty of Oriental Studies, Bachelor Degree in Arabic Studies
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2002-2004
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Yerevan State
University, Faculty of Oriental Studies, Master Degree in Arabic Studies
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2006-2008
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Northern University
Bachelor Degree in Law
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Work Experience
2004-2009
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Specialist of the
Department of Legislative Analysis and Development at the National Assembly
Staff of the Republic of Armenia.
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March-October 2009թ.
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Translator-Lawyer at
the Department of Foreign Relations of the National Assembly Staff of the
Republic of Armenia.
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2009-2011
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Assistant to the
Chief of Staff of RA National Assembly on Legal Issues.
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2011-2014
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Assistant to a Deputy/Member of the National
Assembly (last two years working concurrently)
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2012-2014
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Assistant of the
President of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia on Legal
Issues.
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2014-2015
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Team Leader in the USAID project "Support to
Institutional Strengthening of the National
Assembly of the Republic of Armenia" (procedures and
regulations improving component).
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2015-2018
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Head of Department
of International Legal Cooperation of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic
of Armenia.
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2018-2019
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Assistant to First
Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia (on International Legal
Issues).
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January-July 2019
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Assistant of the
President of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia on
International Legal Issues.
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July 2019-April 2021
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Deputy Minister of
Justice of the Republic of Armenia.
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April 2021- January 2022
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First Deputy
Minister of Justice of the Republic of Armenia.
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Professional
Involvement
2016-2017 - works
in Drafting Group on Civil
Society and National Human Rights Institutions (CDDH-INST) at the Steering
Committee for Human Rights (CDDH) as a national expert, which developed
recommendation of the Committee of Ministers to member States on the need to
strengthen the protection and promotion of the civil society space in
Europe (CM/Rec(2018)11). In this working group Kristinne
Grigoryan participated in the
professional discussions on the "The Venice Principles on the Protection
and Promotion of Ombudsman Institution".
2019 – 2022 - Represented Government in the European Committee for the Prevention
of Torture and the United Nations Committee Against Torture
2021 - Led Armenian
Delegation to defend the RA Report on the Implementation of the Covenant on
Civil and Political Rights in the UN Human Rights Committee.
2019-2022 – Head of
Armenian Delegation at the Group of States against
Corruption (GRECO)
2019-2022 - Performed duties of Coordinator of Armenia
in OECD Anti-Corruption Network for Eastern
Europe and Central Asia
2021-2022 - Chaired the Multidisciplinary Council of Juvenile
Justice, acting under the coordination of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic
of Armenia
2016-2022 - Involved,
organized and coordinated the process of development and implementation of two
national strategies on Human Rights Protection (2017-2019 and 2019-2022) with
the involvement of all government stakeholders, the Office of the Human Rights
Defender, civil society organizations and international partners
2019-2022 - Performed functions of Secretary of Coordinating Committee of
National Strategy for Human Rights Protection. Actively involved in works on the development
and implementation of 2020-2022 Reform Strategy for RA Police, including
the project of introduction the Patrol Service in Armenia.
2021 – Lecturing on subject “Police-Society-Collaboration” at the
Police Educational Complex
Other Information
Languages: Fluency in
Russian, English and French, as well as German and Arabic.
Unmarried,
Non-Party