On June 13, RA human rights defender Anahit Manasyan received Stephan Malerius, the head of the "Political Dialogue South Caucasus" regional program of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation, and Liana Marukyan, the head of the Yerevan office.

Anahit Manasyan presented to Stephan Malerius the activities carried out by the Defender's Institute in human rights protection. She referred to the problems recorded as a result of fact-finding work in the Syunik and Gegharkunik regions, gross violations of human rights in the border settlements as a result of the actions of the Azerbaijani armed forces, particularly in terms of violations of life, physical and mental integrity, property and children's rights to education.

During the meeting, issues related to protecting the rights of children, women, people with disabilities, and the fight against violence were also discussed. I also referred to the priorities of the activities of the Human Rights Defender, in particular, the steps and programs implemented in the direction of the exclusion of hate speech.

Stephan Malerius, in turn, congratulated Anahit Manasyan on the occasion of assuming the critical mission of the Human Rights Defender, emphasizing the importance of the practical cooperation formed between the "Konrad Adenauer" Foundation and the Defender's staff in the field of human rights protection. He also expressed his willingness to support the interaction of Armenian-Georgian ombudsman institutions within the framework of deepening regional cooperation.

At the end of the discussion, the parties expressed their willingness to continue the established cooperation and implement new joint projects.