As part of his working visit to Gegharkunik Province on Friday, Armenia’s Human Rights Defender (Ombudsman) Arman Tatoyan paid a visit to the orphanage of Gavar to familiarize himself with the issue of the low-quality meat supplied to the facility.

The employees told the ombudsman that the children had not eaten the meat. According to the deputy director of the orphanage, the administration noticed the problem immediately after looking at the meat and rang an alarm to the State Service for Food Safety to record the fact.

Arman Tatoyan also examined the conditions of the orphanage and held private talks with the orphanage children over possible violations of their rights.

Earlier on Thursday, Armenia’s social welfare ministry reported that low-quality meat with unpleasant smell had been supplied to the orphanage. According to the orphanage administration, the supplier had to eliminate the shortcomings within three days.