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There is no significant progress in the field of human rights: Helsinki Committee annual report
No significant progress was reported in the field of human rights, nevertheless the political tension eased especially by the release of the political prisoners and the dialogue that started between the authorities and...
The offer of 100℅ Proportional Electoral system was rejected
On February 29 RA National Assembly rejected the legislative proposal made by Armenian Revolutionary Federation (Dashnaktsutyun) and the Heritage (Zharangutyun) parties to shift to 100℅ Proportional Electoral system....
“Witness Artak Hovhannisyan discredits my brother”, Tsovinar Nazaryan
Although Artak Nazaryan’s relatives apply to various public bodies asking to investigate the case of their son in Yerevan, the court hearing continue to be held in Ijevan. To remind, lieutenant Artak Nazaryan was...
Sarkisov has been on hunger-strike for already 12 days
Yanis Sarkisov who is accused of killing Zaruhi Petrosyan is on a hunger-strike from February 17. In this way he appeals against the decision made by the Court of Appeal. This was reported to www.hra.am by the Head of...
Particular examples were not spoken about in Police
"In case of irreversible effects the police must put their professional obligations on the scales" announced the President of "Civil Society Institute" (CSI) NGO Arman Danielyan at a round table organized in RA Police....
A general meeting of judges to sum up the year and award the best ones with prizes
“Lately professional analysis of the complaints of prosecutors and attorneys about the judicial power gave way to one conclusion that we are at the threshold of the formation of an independent court system”, said the...
No appeal has been submitted to the Court of Cassation
The member of "Jehovah's Witnesses" religious organization Andranik Makvetsyan, who was sentenced to six months imprisonment, did not submit an appeal with the Court of Cassation. His attorney Arthur Martirosyan...
Is media responsible for the reader’s opinion; the verdict will be announced on March 7
On February 24 the trial on the case "Arthur Grigoryan against the "Hraparak" newspaper" came to an end. On March 7 the judge of the Court of General Jurisdiction of Kentron and Nork-Marash districts, G. Khandanyan will...
FIDH and the Civil Society Institute Demand Fair Trial in the Stepan Hovakimyan and Vahram Qerobyan Case
Paris – Yerevan, 22 February, 2012. Two years have passed since Stepan Hovakimyan was charged on 6 February 2010 with organizing and committing theft at the “Moskva” cinema house on 10 January 2010. On 6 February 2010,...
They will be on hunger-strike when all the instances for appeal are exhausted
At this moment the construction in Mashtots park is stopped, there are not many policemen and the number of deminstrators is increasing, this was reported to www.hra.am by demonstrator Bayandur Poghosyan. Yesterday he...