ArmInfo. On January 21, the Human Rights Defender of Armenia Anahit Manasyan held a meeting with the Head of the Department of Transversal Challenges and Implementation of Multilateral Programs of the Directorate General of Human Rights and Rule of Law of the Council of Europe Tigran Karapetyan.
As reported by the press service of the RA Ombudsman's Office, during the meeting Manasyan emphasized the role of programs implemented jointly with the Council of Europe with the aim of developing the human rights protection system in Armenia. In this regard, special attention was paid to the activities carried out within the framework of the program "Promotion of Human Rights in the Armed Forces of Armenia".
The parties also discussed the need to improve the level of human rights education in military institutions and outlined new areas for further cooperation.