FIRST ANNUAL REPORT ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND BASIC FREEDOMS IN ARMENIA
ISSUED

YEREVAN, APRIL 1, ARMENPRESS: The office of the Armenian human
rights defender said in a statement today that ombudswoman Larissa
Alaverdian has submitted the 2004 annual report on human rights
practices in Armenia to president Kocharian and parliament chairman
Arthur Baghdasarian.

The statement says the report contains a range of assessments,
conclusions and proposals, based on applications the office received
from citizens and on studies and observations the office conducted at
its own initiative.

It said much of the studies were prompted by high-profile instances
of human rights violations, highlighted by non-governmental
organizations, media, international organizations and government
bodies.

“Being the first such report it does not claim to reflect all
possible manifestations of human rights violation instances in the
country,” the statement says, adding also that some of its assessments
may not coincide with assessments of some segments of the population.