THE FIRST CONFERENCE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS NATIONAL PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT WAS HELD IN YEREVAN

/PanARMENIAN.Net/
29.05.2009 18:21 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ On May 29 the first conference for Human Rights
National Program development was held in Yerevan. RA National Security
Council Secretary, Chairman of Interdepartmental Coordinating Committee
for Armenia and European Structures, Arthur Baghdasaryan presided
over the conference. Conference work group included representatives
and experts from EC, EU, OSCE.

The conference focused on program development issues. Arthur
Baghdasaryan suggested submitting key terms of the program for
discussion within 3-month period, and presenting the final version
to RA human rights defenders in the end of current year, so that
RA Ombudsman jointly with his colleagues could make a decisive
conclusion. RA Ombudsman, Armen Harutyunyan emphasized the importance
of introducing legislative changes in human rights sphere.

By presidential order, Human Rights National Program has to be ratified
in 2010, and launched in 2011.