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.
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