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Call for proposals. Crisis Support for the Forcibly Displaced People from Nagorno Karabagh (Social Rehabilitation)
The consortium of Netherlands Helsinki Committee (NHC), Penal Reform International (PRI), Social Justice (SJ) NGO and Civil Society Institute (CSI) NGO has launched a “Justice Reforms Monitoring in Armenia” (JUREMONIA)...
Call for proposals. Crisis Support for the Forcibly Displaced People from Nagorno Karabagh (Access to Justice)
The consortium of Netherlands Helsinki Committee (NHC), Penal Reform International (PRI), Social Justice (SJ) NGO and Civil Society Institute (CSI) NGO has launched a “Justice Reforms Monitoring in Armenia” (JUREMONIA)...
Amulsar gold mine: a test for Armenian democracy, a human and environmental failure for development banks
For 15 years, two of the world’s largest development banks financed an Armenian gold mine that harmed the environment and the rights of local communities. Civil society activists were critical of the mine, blocking its...
Study tour to Romania_CSI Anti-Corruption Experience Exchange Between Romania and Armenia: Study tour
On May 2-6 the Caucasus Institute and the Expert Forum (EFOR) (Romania) organized a visit of an Armenian delegation to Bucharest in the framework of the project "Anti-Corruption Experience Exchange Between Romania and...
CSI New Penitentiary and Probation Strategy– challenges and solutions
A conference on “New penitentiary and probation strategy – challenges and solutions” took place on April 13, 2022 in Yerevan. The speakers at the conference were Arpine Sargsyan, Deputy Minister of Justice, Artak...
Amulsar Mine in Armenia: Government Must Avoid Potential Environmental and Human Disaster
Erevan-Paris, XX June 2019 – Later this month the Armenian government will decide whether to allow mining company Lydian Armenia to resume its Amulsar mine operations. Initiated in a climate of corruption, the...
Armenia: Judicial harassment and defamation campaigns against several environmental defenders
ARM 001 / 0519 / OBS 045 Judicial harassment/ Smear campaigns  Armenia May 24, 2019 The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, a partnership of FIDH and the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT),...
Meeting-Discussion on a state strategic plan for the establishment of the probation institute
On 27 March, a town hall meeting on a state strategic plan for the establishment of the probation institute organized by the Support for Probation National Network took place. Arsen Navasardyan, Head of the State...
Agreements on joint actions between the Support for Probation Network and the Ministry of Justice were reached
On February 27, members of the Support for Probation National Network met with Deputy Justice Minister Suren Krmoyan, Head of the Probation Service Arsen Navasardyan and Head of Department for Drafting Anti-Corruption...
Workshop on the Risk and Needs Assessment Tool in the Probation Service of RA Ministry of Justice
On February 22, 2019, during the workshop with the Director of “Civil Society Institute” NGO Artak Kirakosyan, the probation service staff discussed the changes made to the risk and needs assessment tool in the pilot...