Human rights development very slow in Armenia – ombudsman

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12 Jun 04

11 June: Ombudsman Larisa Alaverdyan held a news conference today to
mark the 100 days of the establishment of the human rights institution
in Armenia.

Alaverdyan said that the process of restoring violated human rights
in Armenia is very slowly. The institution has only recently started
to operate and the ombudsman hopes that it will be really successful
in Armenia since people are now taking their work more seriously.

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The ombudsman said that she was more interested in the problems of
defenceless people rather than in sensations.

As for the trial of the skinheads who committed disturbances on 5
April attacked journalists , she said: “We should be glad about the
very fact that those who beat up journalists have been brought to
book in our country.”