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UN Special Rapporteur to meet Armenian members of the South Caucasus Network

When: Tuesday, 15. June 2010 To: Thursday, 17. June 2010 Where: Yerevan, Armenia, United Nations in Armenia Host: UN Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights Defenders Contact: Florian Irminger, Head of HRHF’s Geneva office (

Published: June 15, 2010 Author: Florian Irminger, Head of HRHF's Geneva office

When: Tuesday, 15. June 2010
To: Thursday, 17. June 2010
Where: Yerevan, Armenia, United Nations in Armenia
Host: UN Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights Defenders
Contact: Florian Irminger, Head of HRHF’s Geneva office (florian.irminger@humanrightshouse.org)
More info: www.un.am/

During her country visit in Armenia, the UN Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights Defenders, Margaret Sekaggya, will meet with several members of the South Caucasus Network of Human Rights Defenders.

Florian Irminger, Head of HRHF’s Geneva office, will participate to the main joint meeting with the Armenian South Caucasus Network members, Wednesday 16 June 2010.

Georgian members of the Network will also participate in this meeting, to give a regional perspective.

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