Human Rights Defender of Armenia Arman Tatoyan met with Human Rights Commissioner of the Council of Europe Dunja Mijatović in Strasbourg.
The Ombudsman presented the CoE Human Rights Commissioner the urgency of the immediate return of Armenian prisoners of war (POWs) from Azerbaijan, giving facts according to which the Azerbaijani side is holding the captives with gross violations of international humanitarian law.
Tatoyan also presented the gross violations of the rights of Armenia’s border residents by the Azerbaijani servicemen, the results of the fact-finding activities in Syunik and Gegharkunik provinces.
During the meeting, the parties discussed the human rights situation in penitentiaries, psychiatric hospitals and other institutions, as well as issues of protection of the rights of children, women and people with disabilities.
