YEREVAN, OCTOBER 21, ARMENPRESS: By a vote of 90 and with no votes against and abstentions the Armenian parliament has passed today in the third and final reading the bill on Ombudsman (human rights protector). The bill was voted against by members of the major opposition Ardarutyun (Justice) alliance during the second reading. Introduction of the post of a human rights ombudsman is one of the commitments Armenia assumed when it joined the Council of Europe in 2001.
Under the bill the first Armenian ombudsman will be appointed by president Kocharian after reconciling his or her candidacy with parliament-represented factions and groups. The draft was criticized by local non-governmental organizations, which proposed to put the bill on hold until a package of constitutional reforms, stipulating that ombudsman shall be appointed by parliament has been passed.
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