This new bill, if passed, will further constrain the independence of the HRDO and impede its mandate to protect human rights in Armenia.
The ECHR, according to its representative in Armenia, says that Baku, as obligated, isn’t forthcoming regarding information on Armenian POWs and MIAs.
Armenian Human Rights Defender Arman Tatoyan today announced that a government bill calling for changes to the system of state financing for his office is unconstitutional and would negatively impact the work it does.
Sarkissian, in a statement, said that the My Step and Bright Armenia factions had accepted the invitation, but that the Prosperous Armenia faction and the HMS proposed their own agenda.