  RA Ombudsman representative: development of new law protecting disabled people’s rights necessaryJune 17, 2010 - 15:53 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On June 17, RA National Assembly hosted parliamentary hearings on social-psychological situation and status of disabled persons in Armenia, organized by parliamentary committee on European integration and human rights. Presenting a report on psychological situation and legal status of the disabled, RA Ombudsman Office representative Rustam Mahmudyan emphasized inconsistencies between RA legislative field and the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. He stressed the necessity to develop a new RA Law on the Rights of the Disabled, first of all, replacing the term “disabled” with “physically challenged”.   Top stories As a result of floods in Armenia’s northern Lori and Tavush provinces, 17 bridges, including five large ones, have collapsed. David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with Stephan Schütz, Executive Partner at Gerkan, Marg and Partners. The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Balance of attached cards in the Idram&IDBank app From now on, users will be able to view the online balances of cards issued by ArCa system banks and attached to the app. |
