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Armenia - OPCAT Situation

Updated 06.06.2013

Armenia ratified the OPCAT in September 2006 and designated its Ombudsperson's Office (Human Rights Defender's Office) two years later, through an amendment to the legislation establishing the Ombudsperson's Office.

The Armenian NPM started its operations shortly after designation and established a Council on Torture Prevention with representatives from civil society organisations in 2010.

The SPT announced that it will conducted an NPM advisory visit in 2013 to Armenia.

The SPT member Aisha Shujune Muhammad is the SPT Focal Point for Armenia.

 

 

Opcat status
OPCAT Ratification September 14, 2006
UNCAT Ratification September 13, 1993
SPT Member Mr. Arman Danielyan (2011-2014)
NPM Designated

Human Rights Defender's Office

NPM Type

National Human Rights Institution - NPM Unit

NPM Legal Framework

Article 6(1), (Unofficial translation), Amendment to the Law on the Human Rights Defender's Office, (8 April 2008);

Resolution of the National Assembly ratifying the OPCAT (Unoffficial translation)

 

Information
Population 2 976 000
Area (sq km) 29 800
Number of prisons 12
Prison population 4850
Quick links

SPT: Advisory Visit on NPM (to take place in 2013 - see press release)

CAT: Concluding Observations (May 2012)

UPR: Report of the Working Group (May 2010)

CPT: Visit Report (December 2011)

Commissioner for Human Rights (Council of Europe) Visit: Report (October 2011)