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ARMENIA GRANTED `A’ STATUS
[02:39 pm] 30 November, 2006

RA Human Rights Office has placed an order to become a
member of International Coordination Committee (ICC)
dealing with human rights protection and their
promotion. The members of the ICC must meet the
Parisian principles.

The Committee has the following four statuses;

1. A – Compliance with the Parisian principles

2. A (R) – reserve accreditation, when additional
information is required to grant A status.

3. B – status of an observer, when the establishment
either meets the Parisian principles partially or
hasn’t submitted all the necessary information to make
a final decision.

4. C – the establishment doesn’t meet the Parisian
principles at all. The RA Human Rights Office has been
granted A status, reports the office.

The status will help Armenia to participate in the
sessions of the newly formed Human Rights Council of
the UNO, submit written and verbal announcements and
participate in the discussion of the disputable
issues.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress