ArmInfo.At the moment, no faction of the Armenian Parliament nominated a candidate for the RA Human Rights Defender. Chairperson of the NA Standing Committee on Protection of Human Rights and Public Relations Taguhi Tovmasyan informed.
She recalled that according to the RA constitutional law "Regulations of the National Assembly", candidates for the position of the Human Rights Defender can be nominated within ten days after the RA Human Rights Defender is dismissed from hisher position.
Tovmasyan noted that the NA staff informed all the factions about the need to nominate a candidate for Human Rights Defender to the RA NA Standing Committee on Human Rights Protection and Public Relations in accordance with the law and within the established time frame.
RA Human Rights Defender Kristine Grigoryan resigned last week. She said that she was making this decision in connection with the new job, but did not specify in which area.
According to some media reports that she will be appointed head of the newly formed Foreign Intelligence Service.