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The right to liberty and personal security of Jehova’s witnesses is violated: ECHR judgment
In the end of November the European Court of Human Rights ruled that the Republic of Armenia has violated the rights of “Jehova’s Witnesses” religious organizations’ 17 members and must pay 112,000 Euros. 19 members of...
The penitentiary system is out of the Minister’s control
“The Ministry of Justice has almost no control over the penitentiary system as the Head of the Penitentiary Department is appointed by the RA President”, told the President of the Civil Society Institute NGO (CSI) Arman...
Victims of trafficking need to be protected and re-socialized
Since 2008, in Armenia there have been 8 official cases of trafficking in children, resulted in suffering of 11 youngsters, as declared by Tatevik Bezhanyan, Director of programs on trafficking and migration, People in...
Draft Criminal Procedure Code has been presented
The draft of the new Criminal Procedure Code of RA submitted to the National Assembly in October has been presented in the RA Ministry of Justice on November 1st, 2012. The head of the Working Group developing the new...
Joint Open Letter to the President of Armenia - From words to acts: putting an end to torture and ill-treatment in Armenia
On October 26, 2012, the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) together with its member organization in Armenia Civil Society Institute (CSI) addressed the open letter to the RA President Serzh Sargsyan...
Pressure towards media intensifies during the elections: Expert
In July-September of this year situation with the freedom of speech and press was tense in Armenia. The Committee to Protect Freedom of Expression has recorded 16 cases of violation. Today President of the Committee to...
It is not mandatory to accept the «invitation» of law-enforcement bodies
The Human Rights Defender's Office receives dozens of alarms from people whose relatives were «invited» by the law-enforcement bodies to the appropriate police departments for conversation and were kept there for hours...
The innocent person spent 2,5 years in prison
On 25 September, a court decision was made on the theft at the Cinema Moscow. The court, chaired by judge Mkhitar Papoyan, found Stepan Hovhakimyan guilty and sentenced him to 3 year imprisonment. The other defendant in...
The trial is almost over: there are many questions remain
The trial on the case of theft committed from the «Moscow» cinema lasted for more than 2.5 years underwent pivotal changes in recent months. One of the defendants, Stepan Hovakimyan gave a self-incriminating testimony....
The case of the editor of «Regnum» news agency is under the trial, no charges are brought against the prosecutor
The preliminary investigation of the case on quarrel occurred between the editor of the Regnum news agency's Armenian branch Ruben Grdzelyan and the employee of the Prosecutor's Office Mesrop Manrikyan is completed. On...