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Nagorno Karabakh: Human Rights Ombudsperson

Categories: Central Asia & Caucasus, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Human Rights

Unzipped commends the breakaway and self-declared Republic of Nagorno Karabakh for electing its first human rights ombudsperson. Although some concerns still remain with regards to figures working in an official capacity, the blog says that recent experience in Armenia has shown that such positions are necessary [1] for democratic development as well as human rights protection.