YEREVAN, DECEMBER 10, NOYAN TAPAN. The RA Ombudsman Armen Harutyunian believes that there are shortcomings in the field of human rights protection in Armenia, and so far no significant progress has been made in this respect. He expressed this opinion at the December 10 discussion "The Protection of Human Rights in Armenia. Achievements and Challenges" held on the occasion of International Human Rights Day. In his words, in order to promote human rights in Armenia, it is necessary that 70% of the laws be applied in practice. The ombudsman stressed that citizens must also struggle for their rights. According to him, in Armenia human rights are violated mostly in the judicial system, by the police and the local self-governing bodies. He said that the RA Ombudsman Office annually receives about 6,000 complaints.

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