The european npm project

THE EUROPEAN NPM PROJECT

A councıl of europe/ european commıssıon joınt programme:

“Setting up an active network of national preventive mechanisms against torture,

an activity of the Peer-to-Peer Network”
co-funded by the

HUMAN RIGHTS TRUST FUND

Implementing partner:

October 2011

NPM On-site Visiting Exercise and Exchange of Experiences
between the NPM of Armenia and experts from

the UN Sub-Committee on Prevention of Torture (SPT),

the European Committee on the Prevention of Torture (CPT),

and the Association for the Prevention of Torture (APT) and

the European NPM Project team


LIST OF PARTICIPANTS

Yerevan, Armenia, 24 – 27 October 2011


I. NATIONAL PREVENTIVE MECHANISM AGAINST TORTURE (NPM)
ARMENIA

Office of the Human Rights Defender

Pushkin str. 56a

AM – 0002 YEREVAN
Mr Karen Andreasyan

Human Rights Defender of the Republic of Armenia
Mr Ashot Vahanyan

Head of the Staff of the RA Human Rights Defender's Institution

Ms Siranush Harutyunyan

Head of the International Cooperation Department, RA HRDI

Mr Rustam Makhmudyan

Advisor to the RA Human Rights Defender

Mr Sergey Harutyunyan

Department of protection of civil, social -economic and cultural rights RA

HRDI

Ms Lilit Poghosyan

International Cooperation Department, RA HRDI

Department of reinstatement of criminal-procedural and military servicemen’s rights, RA Human Rights Defender's Institution
Mr Ruben MARTIROSYAN
Head of the Department of reinstatement of criminal-procedural and the military servicemen’s rights
Mr Aram Vardevanyan

Department of reinstatement of criminal-procedural and the military servicemen’s rights

Mr Vladimir Baxdasaryan

Department of reinstatement of criminal-procedural and the military servicemen’s rights

Ms Anna Safaryan

Department of reinstatement of criminal-procedural and the military servicemen’s rights

Mr Aram Minasyan

Department of reinstatement of criminal-procedural and the military servicemen’s rights

Department of Torture and Violence Prevention, RA Human Rights

Defender's Institution (NPM Unit)
Mr Andrey Aghamalyan,

Head of the Department of Torture and Violence Prevention

Mr Azat Galstyan

Department of Torture and Violence Prevention

Ms Gayane Maruqyan

Department of Torture and Violence Prevention

Mr Artak BARSEGHYAN,

Department of Torture and Violence Prevention

EXPERTS INVOLVED IN NPM WORK
Mr Hayk Militonyan

EU-funded expert group

Mr Artak Krakosyan

Civil Society Institute NGO

Ms Laura Gasparyan

G. Magistros Medical Centre NGO

Ms Gayane Shahnazaryan

Civil Society Institute NGO

Ms Anahit Grigoryan

World Vision Armenia

Mr Mickael Aramyan

Against Violation of Law NGO

Mr Varujan Sedrakyan

Children’s Association of Armenia

Ms Mariam Martirosyan

“Project Harmony” international organization

Ms Ani Nersisyan

Civil Society Institute NGO

II. UNITED NATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ON PREVENTION OF TORTURE AND OTHER CRUEL, INHUMAN OR DEGRADING TREATMENT OR PUNISHMENT (SPT)

Mr Paul LAM SHANG LEEN

Member of the SPT

III. EUROPEAN COMMITTEE FOR THE PREVENTION OF TORTURE (CPT)
Ms Ilvija PUCE

CPT member in respect of Latvia

IV.“EUROPEAN NPM PROJECT” TEAM
DIRECTORATE GENERAL OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND LEGAL AFFAIRS

DIRECTORATE OF COOPERATION

LEGAL AND HUMAN RIGHTS CAPACITY BUILDING DEPARTMENT

HUMAN RIGHTS STRUCTURES, PRISONS AND POLICE DIVISION

NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS STRUCTURES UNIT (NHRS UNIT)

COUNCIL OF EUROPE

FR - 67075 STRASBOURG Cedex

Fax: + 33 (0)3 88 41 28 18
Mr Markus JAEGER

Head of National Human Rights Structures, Prisons and Police Division Directorate General of Human Rights and Legal Affairs

Council of Europe
Ms Francesca GORDON

Project Manager - European NPM Project

Council of Europe
PROJECT ADVISER / MANAGER
Ms Silvia CASALE

Consultant (former president of the CPT and the SPT)

Silvia Casale Consultants

London

V. IMPLEMENTING PARTNER
Association for the Prevention of Torture (APT)

Rte de Ferney 10

CH -1211 GENEVA 2
Mr Jean-Sébastien BLANC

Detention Monitoring Adviser