Apr 22, 2018
URGENT APPEAL TO INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND DEMOCRATIC STATES
Date: 21 April 2018, 7pm, Yerevan To: United Nations, Council of Europe, Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, European Commission, Diplomatic missions in Armenia URGENT APPEAL TO INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND DEMOCRATIC STATES We, the undersigned civil society organizations in Armenia, would like to bring your attention to the political situation in Armenia that is a clear confrontation between the existing autocratic corrupt regime and the hope for democracy. Until 2015, the Republic of Armenia had a semi-presidential governance system envisaging direct elections of the p…
Apr 14, 2018
Freedom House: “Nations in Transit 2018” Report
The Freedom House has released its Report of “Nations in Transit 2018”. Here is a part from the section of “Judicial Framework and Independence”. “Lawyers representing the Sasna Tsrer reported harassment by police, court officials, and civilians. In June and July, police officers arbitrarily searched some lawyers before granting them entry to the courtroom. In one instance, court officials barred two lawyers from entering without submitting to a search, leaving the lawyers’ clients to undergo a hearing without representation. The presiding judge sanctioned the lawyers for absence for an “un…
Apr 13, 2018
PRESS RELEASE
Today, April 13, at the “Garni” Hall of the “Ani Plaza” Hotel, a round-table meeting was held during which challenges and difficulties in the public defense system of the Republic of Armenia were discussed. Additionally, suggestions were offered aimed at the improvement of thepublic defense system based on current issuesin Armenia and the findings of research of public defense systems in the US and a number of European countries. The meeting was organized by the “Helsinki Association”human rights NGO. Representatives of the Chamber of Advocates, the Office of Public Defender, human rights N…
Mar 19, 2018
PRESS RELEASE
On March 19, 2018, the presentation of the Report “Behind the Glass Wall – the Right to a Fair Trial in the Sasna Tsrer Cases” of the fact-finding mission to Armenia of the Civic Solidarity Platform (www.civicsolidarity.org) was held at the “Nairi” Hall of “Ani Plaza” Hotel. The report summarizes the results of the fact-finding mission organized by the International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR, www.iphronline.org) within the framework of the Civic Solidarity Platform. The full text of the report is available at https://goo.gl/2d6yyi. Joana Smętek, Research Coordinator of the Helsinki…
Feb 24, 2018
Amnesty International-ի 2017/18 տարեկան զեկույց
Հայաստան https://www.amnesty.org/en/countries/europe-and-central-asia/armenia/report-armenia/ Amnesty International-ը հրապարակել է 2017/18թթ․ տարեկան զեկույցը, որում անդրադարձել է նաև Հայաստանում մարդու իրավունքների վիճակին։ Մեջբերում ենք հատված․ /Ոչ պաշտոնական թարգմանություն/ ԱՆԱՐԴԱՐ ԴԱՏԱՎԱՐՈՒԹՅՈՒՆՆԵՐ 2016 թվականի ցույցերի նախաշեմին ոստիկանական բաժանմունքը գրաված ընդդիմադիր խմբի անդամները կանգնել են դատի առաջ՝ մի շարք բռնի հանցագործությունների, այդ թվում՝ ոստիկանության ծառայակիցների պատանդ վերցնելու և սպանելու մեղադրանքով։ Ըստ տեղեկատվության, մի քանի ամբաստանյալներ…
Feb 23, 2018
Amnesty International-ի 2017/18 տարեկանզեկույց
Հայաստան https://www.amnesty.org/en/countries/europe-and-central-asia/armenia/report-armenia/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=article&utm_term&utm_campaign=social Amnesty International-ը հրապարակել է 2017/18թթ․ տարեկան զեկույցը, որում անդրադարձել է նաև Հայաստանում մարդու իրավունքների վիճակին։ Մեջբերում ենք հատված․ /Ոչ պաշտոնական թարգմանություն/ ԱՆԱՐԴԱՐ ԴԱՏԱՎԱՐՈՒԹՅՈՒՆՆԵՐ 2016 թվականի ցույցերինախաշեմինոստիկանական բաժանմունքը գրավածընդդիմադիրխմբիանդամները կանգնել են դատիառաջ՝ միշարքբռնի հանցագործությունների, այդթվում՝ ոստիկանության ծառայակիցների պատանդ վերցնելու և սպանելու մեղա…
Feb 17, 2018
Today is Mikael Danielyan’s birthday
Dearest Mikael, Happy Birthday to You! You are in the hearts of ours and those who have ever had the opportunity to know You and to be with You in the struggle for human rights and justice. We live and work with crazy and beautiful memories of You.
Feb 17, 2018
Today is Mikael Danielyan’s birthday
Dearest Mikael, Happy Birthday to You! You are in the hearts of ours and those who have ever had the opportunity to know You and to be with You in the struggle for human rights and justice. We live and work with crazy and beautiful memories of You.
Jan 11, 2018
Statement on hunger strike of members of “Sasna Tsrer” group, Armen Bilyan and Smbat Barseghyan
It is more than 20 days that Armen Bilyan and Smbat Barseghyan, members of the “Sasna Tsrer” group, have been going on a hunger strike in the “Nubarashen”Penitentiary of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Armenia, with this demanding to provide proper medical care for them andto move them to the “Armavir”Penitentiary. The demandforproper health care by a person, especially the detainee, shall not only be a subject of discussion, and that for a long time, but is subject to immediate execution. But until now, the question of subordination of the applications by A. Bilyan and S. Barse…