Ombudsman guarantees anonymity of citizens having addressed him
April 28, 2012 – 16:44 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net – Human Rights defender is obliged to maintain the
anonymity of those citizens who address him, Armenian Ombudsman said.
During a press conference Karen Andreasyan called on the citizens not
to fear addressing the Ombudsman’s Office, as no one has the right to
demand information from him.
`The general atmosphere of fear and distrust for the state
institutions discourages people from turning to the Ombudsman. The
next problem hindering the Ombudsman’s work is citizen’s distrust for
the effectiveness of the operation of state institutions. Absence of
the necessary culture to protect their rights is inherent in the
people’s psychology,’ the Human Rights defender said.
`It would be perfect if the state institutions addressed all the
problems,’ he added.
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