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The complaints about March 1 cases will be sent to the European Court
As Artak Zeynalyan, the official representative of 9 of the 10 victims of the March 1 case informed www.hra.am, complaints about victims of the March 1 will be submitted to the European Court on Human Rights.   "We...
Not all guilty persons in Khalafyan's case are discovered
"Not everybody who should be considered guilty are included in Vahan Khalafyan's case. Not everybody, who should have been under criminal investigation, are under it. Not all who are guilty are discovered," Artak...
ICRC refuses to provide information about Armenian citizen held hostage in Azerbaijan
ICRC (International Committee of the Red Cross) Office in Yerevan refused to provide information on the identity of the Armenian citizen taken hostage by the Azeris. Earlier, Azeri authorities told ICRC that one more...
Disability Rights Protection Month launches in Armenia
A Disability Rights Protection Month to last till December 15 was launched in Armenia. The event aims to increase awareness of the disabled issues and draw the employees' attention to their work potential. Screening of...
Hundreds Rally in Kapan Against Uranium Mining
On Thursday, November 11, hundreds of Kapan area residents staged a peaceful demonstration against uranium exploratory mining in the region. The demonstration was organized by six local groups and lasted for an hour in...
Husband Who Beat to Death His Wife Seeks for Extenuating Circumstances
Yanis Sarkisov who beat to death his wife Zaruhy Petrosyan has applied for acknowledgement of paternity for his daughter Lilia. Gor Margaryan, attorney of Zaruhy Petrosyan's legal successor Hasmik Petrosyan, informed...
"Right to Fair Trial and Judicial Independence"
On November 9, 2010, the Civil Society Seminar on the Right to a Fair Trial and Independence of the Judiciary was launched at Golden Tulip Yerevan hotel, which will last until November 10. The aim of the seminar is to...
Armenian expert was elected in the UN Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture
Elections of new members of UN Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (SPT) took place on 28 October 2010 at the United Nations in Geneva, where States...
Armenia ranks 76th in UN Human Development Report
The top 10 countries in United Nations Development Program's (UNDP) 2010 Annual Human Development report are Norway, Australia, New Zealand, the United States, Ireland, Lichtenstein, the Netherlands, Canada, Sweden and...
Press Release
The ARM MoD informs that in the frames of the 27 October, 2010 Astrakhan agreement reached during the meeting of the presidents of Armenia, Azerbaijan and Russia, on the 4th of November, 2010 at 12:00 on the north-...