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Monthly Archives: March 2015
March, 2015
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12 March
Court Takes on NGO’s Suit Against the RA General Prosecutor’s Office
Note, that the General Prosecutor Gevorg Kostanyan stated on Tuesday that he had not received an answer from Russia yet. However, the Russian General Prosecutor's office responded to MP Zaruhi Postanjyan’s letter... -
11 March
12-Year Old Aygeshat Girl Found Hanged: Case Opened Into the Death
Armlur.am reports that the girl was ethnically Yezidi. The principal of the village school, Armenak Sardayan, stated that the teenager had not attended school and stayed home with a cold... -
11 March
Appeal In Connection With the Shootout Near Syunik Governor’s House Filed to the ECtHR
According to Emil Budaghyan’s representative, lawyer Hayk Alumyan, in the appeal they have asked the ECtHR to recognize the violation of Article 6 paragraph 1 and 2, as well as Article 2 and Article 10 of the... -
11 March
Domestic Violence is One of Armenia’s Most Serious Issues, Says Human Rights Commissioner
25% of women report at least one form of psychological violence, while 3.3% have testified that they have been subject to sexual violence by their intimate partner. 61.7% of those surveyed endured some form of controlling... -
10 March
Decision-Making Power in Appointing and Terminating Judges Should Not Belong to the President: Nils Muiznieks
Speaking to Epress.am, Lawyer Vahe Grigoryan stated that although the Council of Europe’s Human Rights Commissioner’s report has no binding force, it is in an important position for cultivating an approach... -
10 March
Family Returned to Armenia From Azerbaijan Charged with a Criminal Offence
Recall, that Azerbaijan transferred the Armenian family back to Armenia last December. On January 10, 2010, the family illegally crossed into Azerbaijan in order to transfer to a third country... -
10 March
Residents of Northern Avenue Buildings Protest In Front of Court (Video)
The residents stated that there is a large number of homeless people in Armenia and the government should be building homes for them; instead, they are busy destroying the buildings on Northern Avenue... -
10 March
Former MP’s Casino Has Not Paid Employees Since Last September
Everywhere they explain to us about what trafficking is, they warn us about trafficking in foreign countries but we are subject to trafficking in our own country and no one is... -
9 March
Residents of Old Northern Avenue Buildings to Protest Continued Eviction Methods
According to Vardan Geravetyan, Local Developers Company owner Samvel Mayrapetyan, who is a close associate of the RA second president Robert Kocharyan, has appealed to the court, demanding the eviction of the residents... -
9 March
“No to Patriarchy,” “Repoliticize March 8”: March in Yerevan In Honor of International Women’s Day (PHOTO, VIDEO)
The march moving through downtown Yerevan received various responses from people - shock, enthusiasm, ridicule - but there was nearly no indifference. Many passersby took out their phones to record the march, some...