Armenia`s Human Rights Defender meets with Head of CE Armenia Office

ArmInfo. Armenia's Human Rights Defender Arman Tatoyan held a meeting with Martina Schmidt, Head of the CE Armenia Office. 

Mr Tatoyan presented to Ms Schmidt the human rights protection  programmes for  women, children, people with disabilities, refugees  and asylum  seekers, as well as the ones concerning freedom of  speech, journalists' professional activities, etc.. 

The sides discussed human rights protection in mental hospitals and  penitentiaries, as well as the problems in Armenia's judicial system. 

Mr Tatoyan emphasized the problem of security. In this context, he  stated that Azerbaijani troops are committing human rights violations  in Armenia's border settlements. He stressed an urgent need for their  withdrawal from Armenia's territory and for formation of a security  zone.