OSCE raises awareness on the rights of prisoners in Armenia
10-05-2010 14:30:00 | Armenia | Social
YEREVAN, MAY 10, NOYAN TAPAN-ARMENIANS TODAY. On 5 May two
OSCE-supported publications - a guide and a brochure on the
rights of detained, arrested and convicted persons in Armenia,
were launched in Yerevan at a round table held at the
Criminal-Executive Department of the Ministry of Justice of
Armenia.
The publications were elaborated and updated by a
non-governmental organization, Civil Society Institute as part
of a project "New Perspectives of the Prison Monitoring Group",
supported by the OSCE Office in Yerevan. The publications aim to
inform the staff of penitentiary and detention facilities how
they can perform their duties in line with Armenian legislation
and international standards and to provide the prisoners with
detailed guidance on their rights.
"I hope that the guide and brochure will serve as a useful
tool of reference and guidance for the staff of Ministry of
Justice and Criminal-Executive Department in their continued
effort to guarantee the protection of the rights of arrested and
convicted persons in line with domestic legislation and
international standards," said Inna Yeranosyan, Human Rights
Programme Representative or Alternate Human Rights Officer at
the OSCE Office in Yerevan.
Arman Danielyan, the Head of the Civil Society Institute
NGO said: "We believe that raising awareness among the staff of
penitentiary institutions in Armenia on national legal
provisions and especially on international documents and
mechanisms will help them to continue improving and promoting
respect for human rights in line with international standards."
The OSCE Office in Yerevan has worked together with the
Ministry of Justice, state bodies and civil society
organizations in Armenia to promote human rights protection in
the penitentiary institutions in Armenia since its
establishment.