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Sexism and Gender-Based Violence in Armenian TV Series
The Armenian media field is filled with sexist publications and TV series/movies with scenes depicting violence against women. In addition to representing a woman...Read More »
Domestic Violence Bill in Armenia Undergoes Sudden and Significant Changes
“Persons allegedly subjected to domestic violence” will not be able to use the law to seek justice for the crime committed against them either, since the concept has been ...Read More »
Sexual Assault Survivors Doubly Victimized by Police: Report
In some cases, investigators display victim-blaming attitudes against the adult victims; during questioning, they give assessments and make assumptions about their behavior, which may lead...Read More »
Woman in Armenian Village Stabbed by Husband
He then proceeded to shout abuses at her and subsequently stabbed the woman with the meat knife, the source writes...Read More »
Concerns Around Domestic Violence Prevention Bill ‘Unjustified,’ Experts Say
Note, those opposing the law have been arguing that the draft “drawn on the basis of the European model will eventually destroy ‘the Armenian family’ and will result in children being...Read More »
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...Read More »
Armenia Has No Effective Mechanisms to Protect Domestic Abuse Vuctims, Lawyer Says
Armenian police still do not consider domestic violence a crime. The situation is even worse when there are children involved, because it seems that law enforcement....Read More »
‘Sex Calculation;’ Armenians Still Prefer Sons Over Daughters, Study Says
Sex-selective abortions are carried out in two ways: by women’s own means and with the help of doctors. In parallel with the increase in awareness...Read More »
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...Read More »
Case Into Alleged Domestic Violence Won’t Be Reopened, Court Rules
The Tuesday hearing was held behind closed doors as per Ara Khachatryan’s request. The husband, however, did not even wait for the announcement of the verdict ...Read More »