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On July 15, 2021, the Helsinki Association for Human Rights (NGO) launched a new pilot project to enhance transparency in the Armenian criminal justice system by encouraging youth participation. The project – titled Legally educated young citizens as guardians of an independent and transparent judiciary – is implemented together with Solidarity Fund Pl and co-funded by the Polish development cooperation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland. The pilot project will last until November 30, 2021. Activities will take place in Armenia’s three largest cities – Yerevan, …

On July 15, 2021, the Helsinki Association for Human Rights (NGO) launched a new pilot project to enhance transparency in the Armenian criminal justice system by encouraging youth participation. The project – titled Legally educated young citizens as guardians of an independent and transparent judiciary – is implemented together with Solidarity Fund Pl and co-funded by the Polish development cooperation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland. The pilot project will last until November 30, 2021. Activities will take place in Armenia’s three largest cities – Yerevan, …

Following a series of two-day court observation trainings across Armenia, the Helsinki Association for Human Rights (HAHR), in cooperation with the Eurasia Partnership Foundation and the Human Rights Power, planned and implemented a joint workshop at the Ibis Hotel in Yerevan with journalists, human rights activists, civil society organization members, and representatives from educational institutions on July 22, 2021. More than 50 young people from seven different regions actively participated in the workshop. After a short introductory session, the participants visited the Shengavit Distr…

Resolution 1660 (2009) Situation of human rights defenders in Council of Europe member states Recommendation 1866 (2009) Situation of human rights defenders in Council of Europe member states The functioning of democratic institutions in Armenia (Resolution 1677, 2009) Trial Monitoring of the Case of Seven Interim Report of Helsinki Association on Tortured Witnesses of Criminal Cases related to the events of March 1Click here to go to the associated gallery   February 25, State Department Releases Human Rights Reports 2008 Armenia: Violence at Polling Station Mar…

The Helsinki Association for Human Rights Protection NGO in Armenia will do auditing mission and report on April 2 during the Parliamentary elections in Armenia, particularly in Erevan, Gyumri and Vanadzor cities. For announcing about the violations of the elections’ procedure contact out office: Moskovyan 8, apart 33/a, Yerevan. Yerevan office  Helsinki Association for Human Rights (010) 53 19 72 Nina Karapetyants (091) 19 30 87 Arman Veziryan (099) 41 79 79 Lilit Tadevosyan (099) 10 32 03     Vanadzor Ararat Margaryan (094) 50 27 29     Gyumri Vahagn Khach…

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BUREAU OF DEMOCRACY, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND LABOR Executive Summary ANNOUNCEMENT: The Department of State will release an addendum to this report in mid 2021 that expands the subsection on Women in Section 6 to include a broader range of issues related to reproductive rights.​ Armenia’s constitution provides for a parliamentary republic with a unicameral legislature, the National Assembly (parliament). The prime minister, elected by parliament, heads the government; the president, also elected by parliament, largely performs a ceremonial role. During 2018 parliamentary election…

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The Probation Service in Armenia compared to other developed nations By Stefani Marinova, HAHR Volunteer, Canada Probation in Criminal Law is the release of an offender from detention, subject to a period of good behavior under supervision. In some jurisdictions, the term probation applies only to community sentences (alternatives to incarceration), such as suspended sentences. In others, probation also includes supervision of those conditionally released from prison on parole. In this report I will be analyzing the Probation systems of Canada, The US, Lithuania and The UK (England an…