A/HRC/44/10/Add.1
1.
Armenia welcomes the recommendations made during its Third Universal Periodic
Review on 23 January 2020.
2.
In accordance with para 153 of A/HRC/44/10, the following recommendations for
which a position was pending have been examined by the appropriate ministries and
departments, and the following final positions have been generated:
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153.1.
Supported.
153.2, 153.3.
Supported, included in the Migration Strategy of Armenia for
2017–2021.
153.4.
Supported, under implementation. The convention is
undergoing the internal ratification procedure.
153.5, 153.6.
Supported. Armenia signed the Optional Protocol during the
74th session of UN GA on September 26, 2019 and will
undertake all the necessary steps towards its ratification.
153.7, 153.8.
Supported. Armenia signed both Optional Protocols during the
74th session of UN GA on September 26, 2019 and will
undertake all necessary steps towards its ratification.
153.9–153.11.
Noted. Pursuant to August 13, 2004 decision of the
Constitutional Court of the Republic of Armenia on the issue of
the compatibility of the obligations enshrined in the agreement
on the Statute of the International Criminal Court signed in
Rome on July 17, 1998 with the Constitution of the Republic of
Armenia, it was determined that the provision on supplementing
the national criminal jurisdiction stipulated by part 10 of the
Preamble and Article 1 of the Statute did not comply with the
norms stipulated by Articles 91 and 92 of the Constitution of the
Republic of Armenia. By the Constitutional amendments of
2015 the content of the respective articles of the Constitution
was not amended, thus the issue of the incompatibility of the
Statute with the Constitution remained unresolved.
153.12–153.23.
Supported. A comprehensive awareness-raising campaign was
launched, and a package of amendments aimed at bringing the
national legal framework in full compliance with the Convention
will be presented to the Parliament.
153.24–153.26.
Supported, already implemented.
153.27.
Noted. The recommendation will be considered within the
framework of further social reforms.
153.28.
Supported.
153.29–153.31.
Supported.
153.32.
Supported. There are various sectorial plans and programs to
fight all forms of exploitation of persons, including human
trafficking.
153.33.
Supported.
153.34.
Supported. An effective monitoring and reporting mechanism
of the implementation of the National Strategy for Human
Rights Protection (NSHRP) was introduced.
153.35.
Supported. The Government adopted the Strategy on Judicial
reforms for 2019-2023 according to which a number of actions
aiming at strengthening the rule of law and developing
democratic institutions will be undertaken.
153.36.
Supported.
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