ArmInfo. In Armenia, six persons at the "Hospital for Convicts" criminal correctional institution went on a hunger strike.
As ArmInfo was told in the press service of the Human Rights Defender's office, the representative of the Ombudsman contacted the hospital's leadership in order to obtain information about the situation with the convicts (five detainees and one convict). According to the penitentiary institution, currently all six went on hunger strike, the participants of which, according to the source, are under the supervision of medical personnel. The issue is the focus of the Human Rights Defender. Within the jurisdiction of the Ombudsman, the necessary measures will be taken to protect the rights of these persons.