Armenia`s Human Rights Defender meets with OSCE Representative on  Freedom of the Media

ArmInfo.On June 20, the Human Rights Defender Ms. Anahit Manasyan held a meeting with the OSCE  Representative on Freedom of the Media, Ms. Teresa Ribeiro, within the context of her visit to Vienna.

 

The Human Rights Defender presented the priorities of the Defender's  Office, emphasizing the importance of the activities and projects  implemented in the direction of exclusion of hate speech.

 

The intercoluters also discussed issues related to the guaranteeing  the freedom of speech of the media, the guaranteeing of the security  of journalists, and the importance of mass media in the strengthening  of a democratic society. The importance of the preservation of  ethical standards from the perspective of guaranteeing of  professional journalistic work was emphasized.

 

Ms. Teresa Ribeiro, in her turn, congratulated Ms. Anahit Manasyan on  assuming the important mission of the Human Rights Defender,  emphasizing the role of national human rights institutions in  realizing the right to freedom of speech and media.

 

Within the framework of the meeting, the Defender specifically  referred to the state-sponsored Armenophobic policy of Azerbaijan,  which is manifested at all levels of society.

 

"The Defender's office monitors the Azerbaijani media and social  platforms on a daily basis. Hate speech towards Armenians is voiced  at all levels of society, including high-ranking officials of  Azerbaijan," - the Defender noted.