Freedom of Information Center NGO Chairwoman Shushan Doydoyan was appointed chief of the newly established Personal Data Protection Agency of the RA Ministry of Justice for a term of 5 years.

She was nominated by 8 human rights organizations. The ministry announced a competition for this post in July, in the result of which non-governmental organizations nominated two candidates for the post: Shushan Doydoyan and Marzpetuni Zadoyan.

Shushan Doydoyan has been the founder-director of the FIC since 2001. She advocates freedom of information, has initiated and contributed to the adoption of the Law on Freedom of Information.

Source: www.yerkirmedia.am