Developing international best practice. Ombudsman participates in execution of European Court of Human Rights judgments
At the initiative of the Ombudsman and with the support of the European Court of Human Rights, consultations have been initiated in Yerevan relating the implementation of the European Court of Human Rights judgments on the rights of the servicemen, the right to life and the torture. The participation of the Armenian National Human Rights Institute in the European Court of Human Rights judgments is an example of best international practice, and the Ombudsman will participate in this case in collaboration with public sector and civil society partners. Human Rights Defender Arman Tatoyan and Head of the European Court of Human Rights Office in Yerevan Natalia Vutova made opening speeches at the event organized by the European Court of Human Rights Office in Yerevan within the framework of the "Strengthening the application of European human rights standards in the armed forces in Armenia" program. The event was also organized within the framework of the Copenhagen Declaration of 2018. Vahe Demirchyan, representative of the court's judicial execution department of the European Court of Human Rights, participated in the discussion, too. During the consultation, the execution procedure of the judgments of the the European Court of Human Rights were presented to the Ombudsman's Staff and the peculiarities of the National Human Rights Institution's participation in the process.
