Online Meeting with Human Rights Activist Zaruhi Hovhannisyan

On May 16th, at 11:00 am Naregatsi Art Institute organized the recurrent event of the Project “Interconnecting through Culture” via the Zoom Online Meeting Platform (Meeting ID: 815 4158 8160) being implemented thanks to the cooperation with the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation.

Under the title "Current Issues od Family Law in Armenia. Challenges and Solutions" the participants had a meeting with Human Rights Activist Zaruhi Hovhannisyan.

During the lecture, human rights activist Zaruhi Hovhannisyan touched upon the current issues of family law, modern perceptions of the family institution, frequent public discussions on the traditional Armenian family, protection of the family institution and protection of the individual from domestic violence.

In that context, she also talked about the increasing the role of women in society, changing the status of women in the family, and perceptions of children's rights.

During the meeting she presented the reflection of family values in art and literature, as well as the reference of contemporary artists and composers to the issue of domestic violence.