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Time in Yerevan: 11:07,   28 March 2024

Expert Council on Prevention of Torture to Armenian Ombudsman established with new list of members

Expert Council on Prevention of Torture to Armenian Ombudsman established with new list of 
members

YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 29, ARMENPRESS. By the September 28 decision of the Human Rights Defender of the Republic of Armenia, the Expert Council on Prevention of Torture to the Defender has been established with a new list of members, the Ombudsman’s Office informed “Armenpress”.

It is comprised of independent experts, as well as experienced representatives of NGOs in the field of prevention of torture and ill treatment (sociologist, psychologist, doctor, etc.).

The Council is established based on the Law on Human Rights Defender of the Republic of Armenia, according which the Ombudsman is the National Preventive Mechanism under the Optional Protocol of the UN Convention on Prevention of Torture. Besides that, the Law on Human Rights Defender gives the possibility to delegate certain functions to the Expert Council members.

The aim of the Council is to reveal the problems concerning the conditions of detention in the places of deprivation of liberty and to provide the solutions, including analyzing them in the context of relevant legislative acts. The main function of the Council is to monitor the places of deprivation of liberty by making regular visits. 








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