Soldier Injured During Last Year’s Escalation in Karabakh Denied Disability Status
“The fragments in the head cause unbearable pain; the area under my eye is swollen, and it is getting worse every day. Doctors at Muratsan said they wouldn’t want...
Abortion Not Accessible to Many Armenian Women
According to experts in the sphere, this creates a wealth of problems particularly for women from rural communities and forces them to resort to abortions at home...
Yerevan Woman’s Life in Danger; State Has ‘No Mechanisms’ to Protect Her From Husband
According to the lawyer, the police have already stated several that they are powerless - “we can’t do anything; we do not have mechanisms; it's your problem and you...
Armenia’s Defense Ministry Refuses to Continue to Pay for Former Soldier’s Cancer Treatment
In the last month of his tenure, former defense minister Seyran Ohanyan met with the woman and subsequently transferred 5 million drams to her account for 8 bottles...
Contract Soldier’s Death Caused by Erroneous Blood Transfusion, Sister Claims
The serviceman was taken to the Vayk hospital with hip and rib fractures and an internal bleeding caused by a damage in the intestines....
Stigmatization and Discrimination; Perception of HIV-Positive Individuals in Armenia
HIV awareness and stigma around the infection, however, is still a major issue in Armenia's society, and an HIV diagnosis, which is widely perceived as a death sentence, often leads...
Soldier Disabled Last April in Karabakh Neglected by Authorities
The family say they need no official acknowledgement through awards or medals; they just need their son to be able to walk again. “Our son has been in a wheelchair for 11 months; he has...
Previously Convicted Doctor Blamed for Newborn’s Death
The three cases were merged into single proceedings, and the doctor was sentenced to 5 years in prison, without a deprivation of the right to occupy certain positions or engage in certain activities...
Man Charged with Aiding Yerevan Armed Group Taken to Hospital in Critical Condition
Gichyan has told his lawyer that there are only 6 beds in the 12-person cell he is being held in, and that all the inmates there smoke, which leads to a further worsening...
Armenian Activist's Forced Psychiatric Commitment 'Not Unlawful,' Officials Claim
Investigators haven't found evidence to prove that Arakelyan was indeed subjected to beatings at the psychiatric facility. The investigator also said that tying Arakelyan up and taking her...
Supporter of Yerevan Gunmen Bedbound Since Release from Prison
In the appeal, the lawyers stressed that the Bechterew’s disease, which the inmate has previously undergone a spine surgery for, is grounds alone for changing his preventive measure...
Sick Yerevan Prisoner Discharged from Hospital, Still 'Denied Treatment'
According to the lawyer, the Harutyunyan was transferred to the prison suddenly, with no warning whatsoever; “I was going to visit him on December 30 at the Convicts' Hospital...