EDUCATION

2016 – 2018 – American University of Armenia, Master of Laws

2010 – 2012 – Yerevan State University, Master of European Studies

2008 – 2012 – Yerevan State University, Bachelor of Laws

WORK EXPERIENCE

September 2022 to present – Legal Counsel, “TATOYAN” Foundation, Centre for Law & Justice

February 2022 to present – Legal Expert/Research Fellow, Center for European Studies, Yerevan State University 

January 2021 to present – Elected Member, Council of Europe Group of Experts on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings (GRETA)

January 2020 to present – Adjunct Professor, Center for European Studies, Yerevan State University 

January 2018 to present – Teaching Associate, American University of Armenia

January 2017 to present – Consultant, Representation of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, UN International Organisation for Migration, Council of Europe and other organisations

March 2016 – February 2022 – Adviser to the Human Rights Defender of Armenia, Representative before the National Assembly (Parliament), Office of the Human Rights Defender of Armenia 

September 2014 – February 2016 – Assistant to the Deputy Minister, Ministry of Justice of Armenia

September 2014 – February 2016 – Assistant to the Deputy Representative, Representation of Armenia before the European Court of Human Rights

OTHER

Certificate of Appreciation, Human Rights Defender of Armenia

Certificate of Appreciation, Prosecutor General of Armenia /Representative of Armenia before the European Court of Human Rights

Certified Tutor, Council of Europe Programme on Human Rights Education for Legal Professionals (HELP)

Foreign Language(s): Russian and English

Married, father of one