REGULAR GENERAL MONITORING OF ARMENIA HELD IN GENEVA

ARMENPRESS
MAY 7, 2010
YEREVAN

YEREVAN, MAY 7, ARMENPRESS: The discussion of the report on the state
of human rights in Armenia was held May 6 within the frameworks of
the 8th session of the regular general monitoring of the UN Human
Rights Council. For presenting the report the delegation headed by
Deputy Foreign Minister Arman Kirakosyan had arrived in Geneva.

The delegation was comprised of the permanent representative of Armenia
in the UN structures, Ambassador Charles Aznavur, representatives
of the spheres of Armenian justice, education and science, police,
prosecutor’s office and migration agency.

Armenian Foreign Ministry press service told Armenpress that Deputy
Foreign Minister Arman Kirakosyan presented the report referring to
the steps implemented in Armenia in the direction of human rights
defense and encouragement, to the legislative reforms, to the formed
positive internship, as well as presented the current issues and
upcoming programs.

The report also refers in a separate chapter to the measures
undertaken by Armenia in fighting against the genocide as against
a crime committed against humanity, and particularly to the efforts
directed toward the international prevention of genocides and toward
the recognition of the Armenian Genocide. Another chapter is devoted
to the Armenian position on the self-determination right of peoples.

The adoption of the report by the working team of the Human Rights
Council is intended on May 10, and the decision on it will adopted
by the council during its September session.

During the visit Armenian Deputy Foreign Minister Arman Kirakosyan
met with highest Commissioner of Human Rights Navi Pila. During the
meeting the parties discussed the process of the fulfillment of the
international commitments of Armenia toward the contract bodies of
human rights, the implementation of the provisions of the resolution
on the genocide, etc.

Forty-seven states voiced their proposals and questions connected
with the report, after which the members of the Armenian delegation
presented their interpretations and illustrations.

The Human Rights Council is an inter-governmental body within the
UN system made up of 47 States responsible for strengthening the
promotion and protection of human rights around the globe. The Council
was created by the UN General Assembly on 15 March 2006 with the main
purpose of addressing situations of human rights violations and make
recommendations on them.

The general regular monitoring is one of the most important mechanisms
of the council, which enables to evaluate the state of human rights
in each of the 192 UN member states.