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The Central Electoral Commission published the final results of the elections
The Central Electoral Commission (CEC) at its session on 25 February 2013 confirmed that the winner of the Presidential elections of Armenia was the incumbent President Serzh Sargsyan, and that the registered violations...
Elections 2013. Hotline Calls and Reported Violations (updated)
21:23 - Yerevan, 2/03 Polling station - The Chair of the Commission did not permit an observer to participate in the ballot calculation and drove her out in a very rude manner. According to Article 31 (1(2)), an...
Hayrikyan will not bring an appeal to postpone elections
Armenian presidential candidate Parouyr Hayrikyan, who was attacked days before, today declared his decision. “Although Parouyr Hayrikyan faces impenetrable obstacles, nevertheless, he will not use his right provided by...
Hayrikyan will submit a request to postpone the elections: exclusive interview (video)
After having his surgery, in the evening of 1 February Paruyr Hayrikyan told at the exclusive interview to the Radio “Liberty” that he would benefit from his constitutional rights and request to postpone the elections...
Parouyr Hayrikyan was shot and underwent a surgery today
On 31 January, about 23:30 Parour Hayrikyan, leader of Self Determination Union (SDU) political party and presidential candidate 2013 elections, was shot in the yard of Building N 9 on Tpagrichneri Street. Today he...
Interim Report of the OSCE Election Observation Mission is Issued
The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), which carries out Election Observation Mission, issued its first interim report on the presidential election process observed since 10 January. “...
Free legal Aid for persons with mental illness
The package of the draft law on changes and amendments to the RA law “On Psychiatric Aid” and the law “On Advocacy” has been discussed at the RA Government session on January 16, 2013. Authors of the initiative MPs Ara...
People mainly complain about unlawful detention at police stations
A staff member “Civil Society Institute” NGO Isahak Khachatryan is member of the Torture Prevention Expert Council under the Human Rights Defender (Ombudsman) Office of Armenia. Isahak has conducted more than 20 rapid...
Defense lawyers, prosecutors and judges have been trained
On December 10-19, 2012 the Penal Reform International (PRI) and Civil Society Institute (CSI) NGO organized the training sessions on the issue of juvenile justice for defense lawyers, prosecutors and judges.  The main...
The verdict on “Mataghis” case was announced
On December 18, 2012, the Shirak Regional Court of General Jurisdiction (chaired by judges Martin Maroyan, Harutyun Movsisyan and Armen Khachatryan) announced the verdict on the well-known case of “Mataghis”. The Court...