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HRC 51st Session: Item 3: General Debate
21 September, 2022

Delivered by H.E. Mr. Andranik HOVHANNISYAN, Permanent Representative President, Today is the Independence Day of the Republic of Armenia. Our commitment to independence, sovereignty and democracy is unwavering. We don’t take these value
HRC 51st Session Interactive Dialogue with the Working Group on the use of mercenaries as a means of violating human rights and impeding the exercise of the right of peoples to self-determination: Delivered by Mrs. Zoya Stepanyan, First Secretary
20 September, 2022

President, We welcome the Working Group and thank it for the report it presented. Armenia has always supported this mandate, which was unequivocally manifested in our vote on its renewal. We, furthermore, responded positively to its request
HRC51: Interactive Dialogue with the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention: Delivered by Mrs. Zoya Stepanyan, First Secretary
19 September, 2022

Mr. President, Armenia thanks the Working Group for presenting their activities to the Council. We took a careful note of the thematic issues explored in the report, specifically on the use of torture and ill treatment for extracting confes
HRC 51st Session: Item 3: Interactive dialogue with the Independent Expert on the promotion of a democratic and equitable international order
19 September, 2022

Delivered by Mr. Henrik Yeritsyan, Second Secretary President, Armenia thanks the independent expert for his report, which pertains to the challenges to the rules-based international order that threatens the international peace and security. We co
HRC 51st Session: Item 3 – Right of Replies
19 September, 2022

First Right of Reply Delivered by Mr. Henrik Yeritsyan, Second Secretary Armenia asked for the floor to reply to the statement made by Azerbaijan. The European Court of Human Rights adopted 201 interim measures with regard to th
HRC 51st Session: Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the promotion of truth, justice, reparation and guarantees of non-recurrence: Delivered by Mr. Nairi PETROSSIAN, Deputy Permanent Representative
16 September, 2022

16 September 2022 HRC 51st Session Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the promotion of truth, justice, reparation and guarantees of non-recurrence Delivered by Mr. Nairi PETROSSIAN, Deputy Permanent Representative Preside
HRC 51st Session: Item 3: Interactive dialogue on the report of OHCHR on the right to privacy in the digital age
16 September, 2022

Delivered by Mr. Henrik Yeritsyan, Second Secretary President, Armenia thanks the OHCHR for its report on the right to privacy in the digital age and appreciates the valuable recommendations addressed to the states. We note with concern the observ
HRC 51st Session: Right of Reply: General debate under Agenda item 2: Annual report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and reports of the Office of the High Commissioner and the Secretary-General.
14 September, 2022

Delivered by Mr. Henrik YERITSYAN, Second Secretary First Right of Reply President, Armenia exercises its right of reply to Azerbaijan and Pakistan that spoke on behalf of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation. As the Deputy High Commissioner r
HRC 51st Session: Item 3 - ID with the Special Rapporteur on the negative impact of unilateral coercive measures on the enjoyment of human rights
14 September, 2022

Armenia has faced UCMs almost ever since its independence. Two out of four neighboring states have blocked the land borders of Armenia to exert pressure for political purposes related to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict through imposing a collective pun
HRC 51st Session։ General debate under Agenda item 2: Annual report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and reports of the Office of the High Commissioner and the Secretary-General.
13 September, 2022

Delivered by H.E. Mr. Andranik HOVHANNISYAN, Permanent Representative President, We had another statement to deliver today, however, events of last night at home forced us to refocus it. Starting from midnight, Azerbaijan launched a large-sca

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