The
Human Rights Defender of the Republic of Armenia, Ms. Anahit Manasyan was
hosted on FreeNews TV’s program “Free Talk with Artur Kirakosyan”.
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 principle.
Topics
discussed included:
✅ can a
religious organization be a direct political actor and how should the autonomy
of religious organizations be guaranteed?
✅ what
human rights problems have been recorded during recent events?
✅ what
should be the relationship between the Human Rights Defender’s Office and the
professional community and how should the powers of the Human Rights Defender’s
Office and bodies representing various professional communities be separated?
✅ the
detention of the mother of a young child and the developments that followed,
including the need to protect the child’s rights
✅ is it
possible to be an independent Human Rights Defender in the Republic of Armenia?
✅ what developments have taken
place in the Human Rights Defender’s Office and what new institutional
developments are expected.
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