Republican Party of Armenia

 On October 20 the parliament began the work of the next four-day sittings. At the beginning of the sitting by the proposal of the NA Speaker Galust Sahakyan the deputies welcomed the teachers and pupils of the secondary school of Ashotsk community, Shirak Marz, who had visited the parliament within the framework of the “Open Lesson” programme. After that they approved the draft laws of the agendas of the NA session and the four-day sittings.

The parliament continued to debate the annual report “On the Activity of the RA Human Rights Defender and Violation of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms in the Country.”

The Chair of the NA Standing Committee on Protection of Human Rights and Public Affairs Elinar Vardanyan has noted that the Human Rights Defender’s Office has presented a comprehensive report, which also expresses the deputies’ remarks and recommendations. Mrs Vardanyan has expressed concern that the indicated numerous problems has not been solved yet by the responsible structures. According to her, it is necessary to hold the debate of the report in the Head Committee by spheres and with participation of the responsible persons.