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Kocharyan Not to Return to Custody Before End of Pandemic
The Court has accepted his attorney's motion to leave him in hospital and not transfer to prison before the end of the pandemic...Read More »
ECHR to Hear Torture Case Conducted by Post-Revolutionary Police
On April 8, 2019, Edgar Tsatinyan, aged 37, died as a result of torture by the post-revolutionary police officers in Armenia, compounded by not receiving adequate medical care at “Armenia” hospital. Tsatinyan’s lawyers claim that investigation over his death is stuck, their motions are repeatedly put on hold and up …Read More »
Tortured Detainee Voices of Police Violence
He was later on put into the car and two policemen were sitting on him, while he was laid face down in the car choking. Tigran responded to verbal offenses and a quarrel broke out to which the civilian․․․Read More »
Key Tsarukyan Business Aide, CEO of “Multi Group Concern” Detained
The second instance of criminal charges is related to illegal construction of a hotel on Abovyan street in Yerevan by Multi Group. These charges were brought in April 2020.Read More »
Retreat from the Key Public Demands of the Velvet Revolution: Statement
Two years after the revolution, predominantly waged by people defying injustices in the judicial, governmental and social realms, their expectations with respect to fundamental reforms of the judiciary will not be met, because the political majority․․․Read More »
Serj Sargsyan Stands In Front of Parliamentary Committee
But there are things that he might not remember or not be informed about, we have to find out, was he really not reported or does he not remember?" clarified Kocharyan...Read More »
Tightened Sanctions for Impelling or Compelling Parents to Relinquish Parental Rights
An individual who impels or compels another person to relinquish parental rights will be fined in an amount 200-500-fold of the minimum salary...Read More »
PM on Georgy Kutoyan’s Death
Pashinyan expressed hope that Kutoyan's family members would cooperate with the investigative bodies. "I think Mr. Kutoyan's family members must be the most motivated people in having the circumstances fully investigated. They must fully cooperate with the investigative body...Read More »
Court Releases a Prison Officer Charged for Torture
After being transferred to "Nubarashen" prison, he allegedly got into a trouble with the prison workers who transferred him to a solitary confinement and severely beat him up with no care for his health condition.Read More »
Former Yerevan Police Chief, Eyewitness in March 1 Case Found Dead in Russia
Ashot Karapetyan is also known to the public through Grisha Virabyan's case heard by the European Human Rights Court, which recognized that Virabyan was tortured during his detention...Read More »