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Armenia’s Human Rights Defender (Ombudsperson) Kristinne Grigoryan on Thursday held a meeting with Deputy Assistant Secretary Erika Olson at the U.S. Department of State.

Olson inquired about the priorities of the Armenian ombudsperson, her office reported.

Presenting the main directions of the work of the HRD Office, Grigoryan shared with Olson their information on the situation of the rights of the persons living in Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh), registering the continuous manifestations of the Azerbaijani policy of ethnic hatred towards the Armenians of Artsakh.

“The rights to life, safe environment, education, health care, property and other rights are violated on a daily basis in Artsakh" said the defender. The deputy assistant secretary also inquired about the police reform process.

Among other issues related to human rights protection, Grigoryan stressed the need for comprehensive anti-discrimination legislation as well as the need for an effective combat against hate speech. The parties to the meeting outlined specific directions of cooperation.