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    United Press International
    June 21 2008


    Armenian officials to discuss protocol

    YEREVAN, Armenia, June 21


    Armenia will host a conference Monday in its capital, Yerevan, to
    discuss the U.N. protocol against torture and other inhumane
    punishments.

    The conference, organized by the non-profit human rights group
    Armenian Helsinki Committee, is an effort to provide recommendations
    for implementing a framework for the U.N. convention against torture
    and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatments or punishments, the
    Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe reported.

    Officials say representatives at the conference will discuss the
    protocol and the best way to integrate its design into policies and
    practices.

    Top officials from the Armenian government and non-governmental
    organizations are expected to discuss "how to improve public control
    over penal institutions and international experience with protocol
    application, particularly with respect to involving civil society,"
    the release said.

    Armenia joined the U.N. protocol in September 2006.
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