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Yesterday, on November 13, 2018, the General Meeting of “Helsinki Association” Human Rights NGO took place. Among the agenda items, the members of the meeting discussed and satisfied Arayik Papikyan’s request for his renunciation from the membership of the organization’s Board and temporarily suspending his membership of “Helsinki Association” NGO. “Helsinki Association” NGO

During the recent days, within the framework of discussions on certain events and developments, and on social networking sites too, hate speeches and manifestation of discrimination have been widely spread. Moreover, both individuals and organizations, as well as human rights defenders are being targeted, which is more than alarming. Attaching much importance to fundamental principles of a democratic society, such as the freedom of expression and opinion, provision of free access to information and dissemination, yet “Helsinki Association” human rights NGO condemns hate speech or manifestat…

Democracy-in-Armenia-and-the-U.S.-Comparison-and-Overview.pdf

Fake news, data collection, and the challenge to democracy The internet is growing less free around the world, and democracy itself is withering under its influence. Disinformation and propaganda disseminated online have poisoned the public sphere. The unbridled collection of personal data has broken down traditional notions of privacy. And a cohort of countries is moving toward digital authoritarianism by embracing the Chinese model of extensive censorship and automated surveillance systems. As a result of these trends, global internet freedom declined for the eighth consecutive year in 20…

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Prize – which honours outstanding civil society action in defence of human rights – has been awarded to the head of the Grozny office of the Memorial Human Rights Center in Chechyna, Oyub Titiev (Russian Federation). The prize was presented at a special ceremony today at the Palais de l’Europe in Strasbourg, on the opening day of the autumn plenary session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE). Oyub Titiev, in detention since January 2018, is a prominent human rights defender and head of the Grozny office of the Memorial Human Rights Center in Chechyna. Mr Titiev has…

Free Mikhail Benyash, Investigate Allegations of Police Ill-Treatment Police in Krasnodar, in southern Russia, arrested a defense lawyer, held him incommunicado, and beat him in detention, Human Rights Watch said today. The authorities should immediately release the lawyer, Mikhail Benyash, and investigate allegations of his ill-treatment while in police custody. Authorities should also drop the politically motivated charges against him. Police arrested Benyash in Krasnodar on September 9, 2018, as he was meeting with a client who was going to take part in protests against the governme…

“Armenia’s peaceful transfer of power in May 2018 has been truly remarkable. However, popular expectations are high that there will be tangible improvements to people’s lives, and the government should devote its attention to upholding the long-neglected rights of those who are most vulnerable”, said Dunja Mijatović, the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, concluding a visit to Armenia from 15 to 20 September which focused on women’s rights, gender equality and domestic violence, the human rights of various disadvantaged and vulnerable groups, as well as questions related to ac…