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HRC51: Interactive dialogue on the Secretary General’s report on alleged reprisals against those who seek to cooperate or have cooperated with the United Nations, its representatives, and mechanisms: Delivered by Mrs. Zoya Stepanyan, First Secretary
29 September, 2022

Mr. President, Armenia thanks the Assistant Secretary General for presenting the Report. My country has been persistent in its advocacy for stronger human rights pillar and greater role and resources for UN human rights mechanisms t
HRC 51: General debate under Agenda item 5: Human rights bodies and mechanisms: Delivered by Ms. Nelli Petrosyan
29 September, 2022

President, Conflict affected populations are among those who are left furthest behind, especially in the cases where instigators of war and violence exert political pressure to limit and disable the work and access of the United Nations human rights
HRC 51th Session: Item 3 - Interactive Dialogue with Expert Mechanism on the right to development Delivered by Ms. Nelli Petrosyan
26 September, 2022

President, We thank the Expert Mechanism for its thematic study and the special focus on the intersections between racism and the right to development. Armenia concurs with the view that all forms of racial discrimination hamper the operationalizat
HRC 51st Session General debate under Agenda item 4: Human rights situations that require the Council’s attention
26 September, 2022

Delivered by H.E. Mr. Andranik HOVHANNISYAN, Permanent Representative President, Armenia reiterates its grave concern with regard to the aggression against the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Republic of Armenia unleashed by Azerbaijan
HRC51: Interactive Dialogue with the UN Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances: Delivered by Mrs. Zoya Stepanyan, First Secretary
22 September, 2022

Mr. President, Armenia congratulates the Working Group on the 30th anniversary of the Declaration on the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance and thank the WG for its open and constructive engagement with the member st
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

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