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    COUNCIL OF EUROPE ANTI-RACISM COMMISSION VISITS ARMENIA

    PanARMENIAN.Net
    31.03.2010 17:53 GMT+04:00

    /PanARMENIAN.Net/ A delegation of the European Commission against
    Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) visited Armenia from March 23 to 26,
    2010. During its visit, ECRI's delegation gathered information on the
    implementation of the recommendations it made to the authorities in
    its 2006 report and discussed new issues that have emerged since.

    The delegation held meetings in Yerevan with representatives of all
    relevant ministries, public officials and human rights NGOs. It also
    visited accommodation centers for asylum-seekers and refugees as well
    as neighborhoods and villages with minority population.

    Following this visit, ECRI will adopt a report in which it will make a
    fresh set of recommendations on measures to be taken by the authorities
    to address racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia, antisemitism
    and intolerance in the country. Among these, three will be revisited
    in two years' time as part of an interim follow-up procedure.

    In its 2006 report ECRI had deplored the lack of comprehensive civil
    and administrative anti-discrimination legislation. ECRI had also
    found that the Yezidi minority continued to face problems. Moreover,
    ECRI had recommended changes to the law on alternative service,
    the CoE communications unit reported.
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