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The Right Side HRD NGO representatives were on a working visit to the United States of America from February 20 to March 10, 2023

The Right Side Human Rights Defender NGO representatives were on a working visit to the United States of America from February 20 to March 10, 2023.

The employees had meetings with the representatives of partner organizations (National Endowment for Democracy, Urgent Action Fund | For Women’s Human Rights, Human Rights Campaign, Global Fund for Women, Freedom House, Astraea Lesbian Foundation For Justice, National Democratic Institute, GALAS LGBTQ+ Armenian Society) who have been supporting human rights and democracy building processes in Armenia for years.

During the meetings, both the problems of LGBTIQ people in the RA, the ways of solving those problems, and the ways of effective cooperation were discussed.

Parallel to the meetings, Lilit Martirosyan had a meeting with Armenian-American LGBTIQ people and allies on March 5 in Glendale, Los Angeles County, which was made possible with the help of and cooperation with GALAS NGO.

During the meeting, we talked about the situation of LGBTIQ people in Armenia, discrimination and human rights violation cases, our victories and future steps, we discussed how supporters living in the USA could stand with the LGBTIQ people living in Armenia.

Right Side Human Rights Defender NGO gives high importance to such meetings with partner organizations and supporters, which contributes to the improvement of the quality of life of LGBTIQ people and the protection of their rights in RA.

 

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