Women make half of our population and their empowerment will directly benefit the improvement of both the quality of life and the social developments. It is our duty to care for their welfare, which includes not only the basic needs but the social and economical activity too!
Elected by the Armenian Parliament for a period of 6 years (2016 February till present) as the Human Rights Defender of Armenia, Dr. Tatoyan is also the head of the National Preventive Mechanism in Armenia, an ad hoc Judge at European Court of Human Rights since 2016 and International Adviser of the Council of Europe since 2013. Dr. Tatoyan has an LLM degree from the University of Pennsylvania Law School, where he has been honored the Distinguished Member Award of LL.M Class of 2013 for his professional accomplishments. Prior to his election as the Ombudsmen of Armenia, Dr. Tatoyan served as a Deputy Minister of Justice in Armenia (2013-2016). In this capacity, he served as Deputy Representative of Armenia before the European Court of Human Right (2013 –2016). He was also a member of the Council of Europe European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (2011-2013). This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at [ Ссылка ]
