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Armenia

The Civil Contract Party has nominated Deputy Prosecutor-General Anahit Manasyan for the post of Armenia’s Human Rights Defender. The previous ombudswoman Kristine Grigoryan unexpectedly announced her resignation two months ago. Manasyan has served in her current role for less than five months. She previously served as an advisor for former chairmen of the Constitutional Court and teaches constitutional law at Yerevan State University. The Human Rights Defender is appointed by parliament, which is controlled by the Civil Contract Party. Neither of the opposition factions have named nominees for the position. 

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Lillian Avedian

Lillian Avedian is the assistant editor of the Armenian Weekly. She reports on international women's rights, South Caucasus politics, and diasporic identity. Her writing has also been published in the Los Angeles Review of Books, Democracy in Exile, and Girls on Key Press. She holds master's degrees in journalism and Near Eastern studies from New York University.
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