EXPERT GYULNARA SHAHINIAN RECEIVES MANDATE OF SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON ISSUES OF SLAVERY BY UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL
Noyan Tapan
April 23, 2008
YEREVAN, APRIL 23, ARMENIANS TODAY – NOYAN TAPAN. Citizen of Armenia,
independent international expert Gyulnara Shahinian has been elected a
specialist bearing a special mandate by the UN Human Rights Council. As
Noyan Tapan correspondent was informed by G. Shahinian, she was given
a mandate of a special rapporteur on issues of slavery and influence
of its roots for three years’ term. She will work with representatives
of local NGOs, RA government, and UN to study the state of "slavery"
in different countries and to work out proposals of coming out of
them. Besides, G. Shahinian is to present a report to UN over that
issue twice a year.
According to G. Shahinian, "white slavery," trafficking, exists in
Armenia, as well. In her words, Armenia is considered mainly as a
country of exit and transit of trafficking. She also said that work
on struggle against that phenomenon is being done in Armenia, though
it is not large for the present.