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HRC 49: Interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders Delivered by Mrs. Zoya Stepanyan, First Secretary
11 March, 2022

HRC 49: Interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders Delivered by Mrs. Zoya Stepanyan, First Secretary Mr. President, Armenia welcomes the Special Rapporteur and thanks her for her engagement
HRC 49th Session: Item 3: interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the issue of human rights obligations relating to the enjoyment of a safe, clean, healthy and sustainable environment
11 March, 2022

Delivered by Mr. Henrik Yeritsyan, Second Secretary President, We thank the Special Rapporteur for this important, insightful report and express our deep concern regarding the ongoing toxification of people and the planet which obviously resu
HRC 49th Session: Item 3: Interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on torture Delivered by Armine Petrosyan, Second Secretary
11 March, 2022

President, Armenia thanks Special Rapporteur Melzer for his work carried out throughout the mandate and wishes him every success in the future endeavors. We appreciate SR’s latest report and in particular the overview of the scope and practic
HRC 49th Session: Item 3: interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on privacy
10 March, 2022

Delivered by Mr. Henrik Yeritsyan, Second Secretary President, Armenia thanks the Special Rapporteur for her report on the developments in the area of privacy and personal data protection in Ibero-America. Her analysis and insights can be useful bo
HRC 49rd Session: Item 3 - ID with Special Rapporteur on the sale and sexual exploitation of Children Delivered by Ms. Nelli Petrosyan, Human Rights Officer
10 March, 2022

President, Armenia thanks the Special Rapporteur for presenting her report. As noted in the report, international cooperation agreements on child protection are crucial to combat the sale and sexual exploitation of children. In this respect, we are
HRC 49th Session: Item 3: Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief. Right of Reply on the situation in Nagorno-Karabakh. Delivered by Mr. Nairi Petrossian, Deputy Permanent Representative
10 March, 2022

President, Armenia requested the floor to exercise its right of reply to Azerbaijan. The sanctimonious talks of peace that representatives of Azerbaijan pursue are not matched with the corresponding appropriate actions on the ground. Exactly at th
HRC 49th Session: Item 3: Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief Delivered by Emma Harutyunyan, Third Secretary
10 March, 2022

President, Armenia thanks Special Rapporteur for the comprehensive report. We echo his call to uphold human rights and respect, promote and protect diverse religious and belief systems whether during war or peacetime. Armenia is against the malpract
HRC 49: Interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur in the field of cultural rights: Delivered by Mrs. Zoya Stepanyan, First Secretary
09 March, 2022

HRC 49: Interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur in the field of cultural rights Delivered by Mrs. Zoya Stepanyan, First Secretary Mr. President, Armenia warmly welcomes the Special Rapporteur Ms. Alexandra Xanthaki and congratulat
HRC 49: 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. Delivered by H.E. Andranik Hovhannisyan, Permanent Representative
08 March, 2022

8 March 2022 HRC 49: 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. Delivered by H.E. Andranik Hovhannisyan, Permanent Representative &nb
High-Level Segment of the 49th Regular Session of the Human Rights Council: Right of Reply to Azerbaijan
03 March, 2022

President, Armenia requested the floor to exercise its right of reply to Azerbaijan. In September 2020 Azerbaijan unleashed an aggression against Nagorno-Karabakh. It perpetrated ethnic cleansing over the territory of Nagorno-Karabakh it captured,

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