RA Human Rights Defender`s Office releases 2024 report 

ArmInfo. The Office of the Ombudsman of Armenia presented its annual report for 2024 on the activities of the human rights defender, as well as the state of  protection of human rights and freedoms in the country. As noted in  the press release of the Office of the Ombudsman of Armenia, this  report addressed key issues related to ensuring socio-economic  rights, protecting rights in the criminal justice sphere, freedom of  peaceful assembly, as well as human rights in the armed forces. 

In addition, according to the source, the report covers issues  related to the protection of the rights of children, persons with  disabilities, the elderly and forcibly displaced residents of  Artsakh, as well as the rights of national minorities, equality and  the prohibition of discrimination. It is noted that the document for  the first time separately examines aspects of the implementation of  the state support program for housing for families with children for  2024-2026. In particular, as explained by the Ombudsman's Office,  attention is paid to the assignment of financial assistance in  connection with the birth of the third and each subsequent child in  the family, as well as to the problems of non-payment of compensation  for renting an apartment to convicted persons released from  punishment and having no place of residence. In addition, according  to the report, issues of protecting the social rights of Armenian  citizens abroad are addressed.

The Ombudsman's Office also noted that the report included a  comparative analysis of the problematic practice of detention over  many years, restrictions on the right to freedom of movement during  criminal proceedings, and the right to personal liberty. In the  report, the Ombudsman also raises the issues of unimpeded  professional activities of journalists as a guarantee of freedom of  expression and the right to legal assistance.

In connection with the results of the report, according to the  source, the Ombudsman of Armenia Anahit Manasyan emphasizes the  importance of proper cooperation with the competent authorities in  implementing proposals aimed at solving registered problems in the  field of human rights protection.  "During the year, at the  initiative of the Ombudsman, targeted discussions will be held on the  submitted proposals with the involvement of the competent authorities  and civil society," the Ombudsman's Office of Armenia summarized.

You can read the annual report at https://shorturl.at/IKeul.