April, 2014

• 2 April

  

  Sister of Man Accused of Beating His Wife Tells Court “My Sister-in-Law Became a Gender”

  The defendant's sister made statements having nothing to do with the case; in particular, she claimed that Khachatryan had inherited a mental disorder from...
• 2 April

  

  Armenian Government Responds to Constitutional Court Ruling on Pension Law

  "The Government shall advance this radical reform aimed at increasing people’s well-being along the path of constitutional arrangements..."
• 2 April

  

  Proshyan Residents Block Road, Demand Authorities Solve Murder of Village Head

  About 500 residents of the village of Proshyan in Kotayk marz (province) today blocked the main Ashtarak-Yerevan road from about 2 to 3:30 pm...
• 2 April

  

  Son of Detained Political Activist Also Charged

  Shahen Harutyunyan, the son of Shant Harutyunyan, who was arrested on Nov. 5 on charges of "violence against a representative of the authorities"...
• 2 April

  

  Azerbaijan NGOs Demand Release of Colleague Detained on Fabricated Charges

  Head of the Intelligent Citizen Awareness Center Hasan Huseynli was detained on March 31 around 6 pm and accused of “hooliganism for allegedly stabbing another person.”
• 2 April

  

  Yerevan Municipality Reprimanded for Not Taking Measures to Make City Accessible for People with Disabilities

  Instead of paving the dilapidated streets in the outskirts of the city, the municipality often repaved the main streets [in the city center], despite their being in good condition.
• 2 April

  

  Armenian Constitutional Court Struck Down Law on Mandatory Pension

  Armenia's Constitutional Court earlier today recognized the mandatory component of a new, unpopular pension law as null and void...