Sec Gen of RA Human Rights Defender Office, UNHCR Deputy Rep in  Armenia discuss forcibly displaced Armenians` problems 

ArmInfo. Secretary General of the Ombudsman's Office of Armenia Nina Pirumyan discussed the problems of the forcibly displaced population of Artsakh at a meeting with the Deputy Representative of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees in Armenia Liv Feyen.

According to the report of the Office of the Human Rights Defender  (HRD) of Armenia received by ArmInfo, the Secretary General of the  Ombudsman's Office of Armenia in this regard drew attention to issues  related to the protection of the rights of refugees and asylum  seekers, and discussed existing problems and ongoing work,  emphasizing the importance and necessity of continuous cooperation  with the UNHCR.

Pirumyan also presented to Liv Feyen the scope of powers of the HRD,  which includes the protection of the rights of women, children,  national minorities and persons with disabilities, as well as the  fight against discrimination and other areas.

In turn, the Deputy Representative of the UNHCR highly appreciated  the role of the Ombudsman's institution in the implementation of the  mission to protect human rights and expressed readiness to continue  close cooperation with the Armenian side.

On September 19, 2023, Azerbaijan, under the pretext of an  "anti-terrorist operation", committed another act of aggression  against Artsakh. This was preceded by a nearly 10-month blockade of  the unrecognized republic. Since the enemy aggression that began in  the fall of 2020, which in September 2023 ended with the complete  ethnic cleansing of Artsakh, over 150 thousand Artsakh residents have  lost their homeland and become refugees.