The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT), within the framework of the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, together with the Civil Society Institute (CSI) express... more

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Out of Custody but Not Out of Trouble: Buzand attorney still under long reach of the “law”
Lawyer Vahe Grigoryan, considered a political prisoner by human rights activists, was released last Thursday from custody. Grigoryan had been jailed... more
ARMENIA: Will new alternative service law end defiance of Council of Europe?
As Armenia prepares the fourth version of its Alternative Service Law, first adopted in 2004, Justice Minister David Harutyunyan has told Forum 18... more
Armenian Lawyers Frustrated With Lack Of Court Independence
Armenia’s courts have grown even more subservient to law-enforcement authorities in recent years, routinely condoning human rights abuses and passing... more
ARMENIA: Nearly 50 Jehovah's Witness and Molokan prisoners of conscience
Numbers of religious prisoners of conscience in Armenian jails continue to increase, despite a January 2004 promise to the Council of Europe to free... more
Kocharian Pledges Major Progress In Human Rights Protection
Armenia’s Office of the Human Rights Defender formally resumed its activities on Monday, with President Robert Kocharian saying that it should do a... more