January, 2016

• 23 January

  

  Armenian Man Fined $300 for Subjecting Wife, Children to Physical Abuse; Aggrieved Party to Appeal ‘Laughable’ Verdict

  According to Women's Support Center head Maro Matosyan, Armenia has no specially designed, gender-sensitive policies, and the government offers no tools or services to protect victims of spousal violence and their children...
• 23 January

  

  Jailed Armenian Anti-Government Protester Ends Hunger Strike

  The public observers visited Kyureghyan in prison Friday afternoon and were assured by the management of Nubarashen penitentiary that the convict would be transferred to solitary confinement....