Armenian Human Rights Defender hosts French parliamentarians`  delegation 

ArmInfo.At a meeting with the delegation led by Anne-Laurence Petel, head of the France-Armenia Parliamentary Friendship Group of the French National Assembly,  Human Rights Defender of Armenia Anahit Manasyan highly appreciated the cooperation with French partners in the field of human rights protection.

According to the press service of the Human Rights Defender of Armenia, Manasyan presented the activities of her office, in particular, emphasizing the importance of protecting the rights of women, children, persons with disabilities, the right to freedom of assembly, civil and socio-economic rights, the rights of persons in the armed forces and in a number of other areas.

During the meeting, among other things, the Defender pointed out the need to ratify the Istanbul Convention.

Manasyan also presented issues related to the protection of the rights of those forcibly displaced from Nagorno-Karabakh.

During the meeting, issues related to the protection of human rights caused by the security of the borders of the Republic of Armenia were discussed.

Anne-Laurence Petel, for her part, thanked for the reception and fruitful discussion, noting the importance of the activities of the Defender institution from the point of view of strengthening the system of proper protection of human rights.