ArmInfo.The EU statement on the state of freedom of speech and assembly was spread at a high-level OSCE conference in Warsaw.
As the press service of the Human Rights Defender of Armenia told ArmInfo, a statement on behalf of the EU was spread at the conference by the representative of the United Kingdom. According to the office of the Human Rights Defender, the EU particularly stressed the positive role of the Human Rights Defender of Armenia and his staff in monitoring peaceful assemblies this year. "This is an excellent example, which demonstrated how independent monitoring can stimulate democracy," the EU statement reads.
At the same time, the EU noted the importance of freedom of speech and assembly, the important role in this matter of national human rights institutions and civil society, as well as the concerns of the European Union on this issue.