The United States Embassy in Yerevan marked International Human Rights Day by presenting the Armenian Freedom Defender award to Edik Baghdassaryan at a reception given by Ambassador Marie L. Yovanovitch at the Embassy. Baghdasarian is the founder of the Association of Investigative Journalists and the popular HETQ news agency.
In the words of Ambassador Yovanovitch, Baghdassaryan “has shown great courage in tackling and writing about some of the sensitive and challenging issues facing Armenians as they move their country toward greater democratization. His daunting work has exposed cases of corruption, human rights abuses, illegal business practices, and the indignities of human trafficking.” This is the second year that the U.S. Embassy in Yerevan has presented the Armenian Freedom Defender award. Last year’s winner was Mikael Danielyan, Chairman of the Helsinki Association of Armenia.
Source: US Embassy News http://armenia.usembassy.gov
The United States Embassy in Yerevan marked International Human Rights Day by presenting the Armenian Freedom Defender award to Edik Baghdassaryan at a reception given by Ambassador Marie L. Yovanovitch at the Embassy. Baghdasarian is the founder of the Association of Investigative Journalists and the popular HETQ news agency.
In the words of Ambassador Yovanovitch, Baghdassaryan “has shown great courage in tackling and writing about some of the sensitive and challenging issues facing Armenians as they move their country toward greater democratization. His daunting work has exposed cases of corruption, human rights abuses, illegal business practices, and the indignities of human trafficking.” This is the second year that the U.S. Embassy in Yerevan has presented the Armenian Freedom Defender award. Last year’s winner was Mikael Danielyan, Chairman of the Helsinki Association of Armenia.
Source: US Embassy News http://armenia.usembassy.gov