June 6, 2009 - 16:59 AMT
Trust to the state comes with protection of its citizens' rights
Today a seminar devoted to cooperation between Ombudsman office in Armenia, media and civil society kicked off in Aghveran. The seminar is organized by the Yerevan Press club jointly with the Friedrich Ebert Foundation.

The report of Grigory Grogoryan, head of public relation and information department of the Ombudsman office in Armenia, was devoted to cooperation between Ombudsman office and media in Armenia. The reporter, particularly mentioned, that there is some distrust between the society and state bodies.

Answering the question of a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter, which particular steps are undertaken by the Ombudsman Office in Armenia to raise the level of public trust to the institute of Commissioner for Human Rights, Mr.Grigoryan said, that all activities of their office is aimed at restoring and strengthening that trust. According to him, trust to the state comes with protection of its citizens' rights.

Head of Helsinki Committee of Armenia Avetik Ishkhanyan presented a report "Human Rights situation in Armenia. The look from civil society".