How a Charitable Campaign Works in Armenia: Promised Medical Care Not Provided
According to the official statement issued by the Yerevan Municipality, women are to receive free-of charge gynecological, ophthalmological services, thyroid ultrasounds, CAT scans, and if necessary, surgical interventions...
Lawyer Alerts of Prisoner’s Life Being Under Threat
Gevorgyan was charged with taking, his legal wife, Naira Harutyunyan and her minor son as hostages and demanding ransom from Harutyunyan’s father for their release. He denied the charge. During the...
Woman in Coma for 22 months After Giving Birth: Husband Fights For Her Rights
It feels like everyone has one objective, to hurt Lilit, me and our child. I’ve been recognized as Lilit’s caretaker. When the civil suit began, the Lori Governor, the doctor’s lawyer, a few workers from the Governor’s office...
Judge Asks Domestic Violence Victim if She Stayed With Husband “For a Piece of Bread”
“The court wonders why you didn't divorce earlier,” “You did leave in the end, didn't you? You should’ve left on time,” “Did you stay for a piece of bread?” “Did they tie your hands up for you not to leave the house?", asked the...
Man Charged With Smuggling Opium into Prison, Investigator Disregards Testimony Admitting Guilt
The Manucharyans, father and son, conducted a 7-day hunger strike at the penitentiary protesting the illegal operations of the investigator and prison staff, however, they stopped the strike after realizing their actions...
Case Against NSS Will Not Be Initiated: Court Rejects Journalist’s Lawsuit
The journalist released a recording which reveals an NSS representative threatening Manukyan after a refusal to join the service. Manukyan demanded a criminal case be initiated against the NSS, which the...
Armenian Authorities Mask Charges Of Torture as Abuse of Power
When European experts, human rights defenders ask about how many criminal cases on charges of ill-treatment have been investigated and sent to court in Armenia, our officials mix everything up. They say that...
"Do Nothing, Say Nothing, Take What Is Given": Why the EEU Is Convenient for Armenian Leaders
To the question of whether the situation were to get worse after joining the Eurasian Economic Union, Vahram Martirosyan answered in agreement, noting that Russia’ political culture has a negative influence on Armenia...
Court of Cassation Rejects Appeal to Overturn Verdict of a Dead Soldier's Case
On March 5, the Court of Cassation rejected Hovsep Muradyan's appeal, father of soldier Arman Muradyan who died in Nagorno-Karabakh in 2013, to overturn the verdict of the Court of First Instance...
Serzh Sargsyan Has Received Letter by Parents of Dead Soldiers: No Response Yet
After an approximately half-hour meeting with department head Aida Asatryan, Gohar Sargsyan told an Epress.am journalist and the other parents that “Asatryan said that she reported to the chief of staff and that...
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...
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...