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Equal opportunities, an opportunity for all (video)

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Eurasia Partnership Foundation with support of the Embassy of France to Armenia and the Council of Europe Office in Yerevan will hold a discussion entitled “Equal opportunities, an opportunity for all. The fight against discrimination”. The purpose of the event is to open up a discussion around issues of discriminatory treatment and stigmatization, particularly, towards vulnerable groups of society and the importance of striving for equal rights and opportunities. The event will take place on December 15, 2016 at 10:00 in the French University in Armenia (UFAR), 10 David Anhaght Street, Yerevan. The following distinguished speakers will open the event: H.E. Jean-François Charpentier, the Ambassador of France to Armenia Ms. Natalia Voutova, the Head of the Council of Europe (CoE) Office in Yerevan Mr. Gevorg Ter-Gabrielyan, the Chief Executive Director of the Eurasia Partnership Foundation Mr. Hrach Palyan, Deputy Ombudsman of the Republic of Armenia It will be followed by the panel discussion with the participation of the following speakers: Anahit Simonyan, Women’s Resource Centre Gender-based discrimination and violence against women: causes and consequences Zaruhi Manukyan, Mayri Center for therapeutic pedagogy and social therapy Integration of people with mental health problems into Armenian society, the vision of Mayri Centre Arman Sahakyan, New Generation NGO Discrimination towards people living with HIV in Armenia Natalia Voutova, Council of Europe Better understanding of the provisions and commitments under the European Social Charter The working languages of the event will be Armenian and French with simultaneous translation. The entrance is free.