Armen Harutyunyan will represent human rights situation in Armenia
The Human Rights Defender of the Republic of Armenia, Armen Harutyunyan will be visiting the City of Ann Arbor and the University of Michigan Armenian Studies Program on April 9 and 10.
Mr. Harutyunyan is on a US State Department sponsored tour of the United States and will be having meetings related to human rights on the international, national, and local level in three other cities as well.
"While he has been critical of the human rights record of the government of Armenia since he took office, Mr. Harutyunyan has also been criticized by some in the press and in opposition for ignoring two major issues facing Armenia: the killings of peaceful demonstrators in Yerevan on March 1, 2008; and the case of a large of political prisoners," runs the statement of Michigan University.
On April 9 Mr. Harutyunyan will deliver a public lecture at 3 PM (Eastern US time) in the Koessler Room of the Michigan League on human rights issues in Armenia and the South Caucasus. The lecture will be webcast live.
"This is a rare opportunity," stated Prof. Gerard Libaridian, Director of the Armenian Studies Program at the University of Michigan, "to hear directly from the Human Rights Defender of Armenia regarding the human rights situation in Armenia and develop a constructive dialog with him worldwide."
