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UN Official Deplores Rights Abuses In Armenia
A senior United Nations official accused the Armenian authorities of restricting civil liberties and dissenting viewpoints on the airwaves as she ended a fact-finding visit to Yerevan on Friday. Margaret Sekaggya,...
The criminal case was terminated
On June 14, Erebuni Investigations Department investigator H. Deleyan decided to terminate the criminal case against the head of  “SIL Group” Saribek Sukiasyan. The case was terminated on the basis of absence of...
ECHR issued judgment on Ashot Harutyunyan v. Armenia case
15.06.2010 Ashot Harutyunyan v. Armenia (application no. 34334/04) Detainee with ulcer and heart condition kept in metal cage at his trial and denied adequate medical care Two violations of Article 3 (prohibition of...
Human rights defenders: UN expert launches fact-finding mission to Armenia
GENEVA (10 June 2010) - The UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders, Margaret Sekaggya, will undertake her first fact-finding mission to Armenia from 14-18 June 2010, in what will also be the...
RA Human Rights Defender’s Public Ad-hoc Report on “The Right to Freedom of Peaceful Assembly in RA”
On May 25, 2010 the Human Rights Defender of the Republic of Armenia Armen Harutyunyan presented an Ad-hoc Public Report on the «The Right to Freedom of Peaceful Assembly in the Republic of Armenia». The Report is  a...
CPJ calls for Ernest Vardanian's immediate release
CPJ calls for Ernest Vardanian's immediate release New York, May 12, 2010-The Committee to Protect Journalists issued the following statement today after authorities in the unrecognized Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic...
The All Armenian Media Association expresses deep concern
The All Armenian Media Association expresses deep concern over the political vengeance against Armenian journalist of Near Dnester, Ernest Vardanyan. The video disseminated by the Ministry of National Security of Near...
Head of Criminal Investigation Department Detained
Head of Charentsavan Criminal Investigation Department Ashot Harutyunyan is charged in connection with criminal case investigated by the RA Special Investigation Service on the circumstances of the death of Vahan...
Recognize the Fact of Violating the Right
On March 26 the Kentron and Nork-Marash communities' court continued examination of the protest by relatives of Hovanes Hovanisyan, Samvel Harutyunyan and Grigor Grigoryan killed on March 1 by firearm shots. Using their...
Organized Crime under Patronage of Authorities
Announcement of "Olymp" Company Illegal actions on eviction of "Milano" store started on March 9. Today we can without any doubt state that the process was developed in details and planned in advance by different state...