Any hate speech must be excluded from public speeches - Anahit  Manasyan

ArmInfo.On October 14, the RA Human Rights Defender Anahit Manasyan received a delegation led by  Patrick Svensson, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Kingdom of Sweden to the Republic of Armenia.

As reported by the Ombudsman's office, during the meeting, Anahit  Manasyan presented to the ambassador the important areas of activity  of the department she heads, which include, among other things, the  rights of women, children, national minorities, persons with  disabilities, human rights in the armed forces, incitement to hatred,  intolerance, discrimination.

As part of the meeting, the Ombudsman presented the current problems  in the field of ensuring equality and combating discrimination. In  this context, the Human Rights Defender pointed out the unacceptable  scale of the atmosphere of hatred, discrimination and intolerance in  the Republic of Armenia and the importance of the work carried out to  combat these phenomena. The Defender noted that such manifestations  are widespread in Armenia, which is unacceptable. Of particular  concern is the use of discriminatory statements and incitement to  hatred on all grounds in the academic community, by political and  public figures, as well as in the media. Anahit Manasyan noted that  any manifestations of hate speech should be excluded from public  speeches.

Defender Anahit Manasyan also touched upon issues related to the  protection of the rights of internally displaced persons from  Nagorno-Karabakh, the activities carried out by Ju personally and her  office.  During the meeting, issues related to environmental rights  and the right of citizens to rest were also discussed.

In turn, Patrick Svensson thanked for the reception and emphasized  the important role of the Ombudsman's institution in implementing the  mission to protect human rights.