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10:56 07/04/2021Azerbaijani military’s move to stone civilian car in Armenia’s Syunik confirms urgent need for security zone, ombudsman saysThe move of the Azerbaijani military to throw stones at a civilian car in Armenia’s Syunik Province confirms the urgent need for a security zone, Human Rights Defender (Ombudsman) Arman Tatoyan said...
20:35 06/04/2021Lawyer: There are no grounds for bringing new charge against KocharyanFor two and a half years, the lawyers of Armenia’s former President Robert Kocharyan “have repeatedly warned” that Article 300.1 of the Criminal Code has problems with applicability and certainty,...
19:26 06/04/2021Court ends prosecution of Armenia’s ex-defense minister under Article 300.1The Yerevan Court of General Jurisdiction on Tuesday ruled to end the criminal prosecution against Armenia’s former Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan under Article 300.1 of the Criminal Code due to the...
18:44 06/04/2021Yerevan court rules to end prosecution of Kocharyan under Article 300.1The Yerevan Court of General Jurisdiction on Tuesday ruled to end the criminal prosecution of Armenia’s former President Robert Kocharyan under Article 300.1 of the Criminal Code.
10:26 06/04/2021Ombudsman discussed the issue of immediate return of Armenian captives with French MEPThe Human Rights Defender of Armenia Arman Tatoyan received on Monday the French Member of the European Parliament, Francois-Xavier Bellamy.
15:10 05/04/2021Prosecutor General’s Office appeals court ruling to release former senior parliament staffer Ara SaghatelyanArmenia’s Prosecutor General’s Office has appealed the ruling of the Court of Appeals to release Ara Saghatelyan, a former chief of the Armenian parliament staff.
11:25 05/04/2021Artsakh ombudsman’s office received 377 applications from 481 persons in 2020Pursuant to Article 30.1 of the law “On Human Rights Defender” of the Artsakh Republic, the ombudsman’s office has released the annual report on the 2020 activities, as well as the state of...
20:20 02/04/2021Azerbaijani atrocities against Artsakh in April 2016 not condemned properly by the international communityAtrocities committed by Azerbaijan against the people of Artsakh in April, 2016, have not been condemned properly by the international community, The Artsakh Republic Ombudsman's Office said in a...
19:37 02/04/2021Prosecutors oppose suspension of criminal proceedings against former President KocharyanProsecutors oppose the petition to stop the criminal proceedings against former President Robert Kocharyan initiated according to Article 300.1 of the Criminal Code.
18:55 02/04/2021Impunity breeds new and more serious crimes - Arman TatoyanArmenian Ombudsman Arman Tatoyan recalls brutal killings of elderly people, beheadings and other war crimes committed by Azerbaijani forces five years ago on this day.
20:43 01/04/2021Yerevan court to hear motion to end prosecution of Kocharyan under Article 300․1The Court of General Jurisdiction in Yerevan, presided over by judge Anna Danibekyan, on Friday will continue hearings in the case of the alleged overthrow of the constitutional order involving...
14:47 01/04/2021Parliament passes bill on making amendments to Electoral Code in the first readingThe Armenian National Assembly of Armenia passed in the first reading Thursday the bill on making amendments to the Electoral Code of the Country.
12:25 01/04/2021Parliament debates changes to the Electoral Code ahead of the snap electionsThe Armenian National Assembly is holding an extra-ordinary sitting to debate legislative amendments to the Electoral Code ahead of the snap parliamentary elections that will take place on June 20.
14:45 31/03/2021Azerbaijani serviceman drowns in lake near HadrutAn Azerbaijani serviceman drowned in a lake near Artsakh’s Hadrut region occupied by Azerbaijan during the recent war, the Azerbaijani media reported on Wednesday, citing a statement of the country’s...
14:18 31/03/2021Prosecution of Kocharyan continues under ‘non-existent’ penal code article, lawyer saysThe criminal prosecution against Armenia’s second President Robert Kocharyan and three other former top officials continue under “non-existent” article of Armenia’s Criminal Code as the...
11:57 31/03/2021New sex-tape emerges targeting daughter of Azerbaijani opposition leader – OC MediaA private video reportedly featuring the daughter of Azerbaijani opposition leader Jamil Hasanli has been leaked on social media, the latest in a spate of sex-tapes targetting opposition figures, OC...
16:41 30/03/2021Lawyer: Judge Anna Danibekyan not inclined to act in line with lawJudge Anna Danibekyan presiding over the trial of Armenia’s second President Robert Kocharyan, former Chief of the army’s General Staff Yuri Khachaturov and two other former top officials, seems not...
14:56 30/03/2021Investigative Committee in Artsakh opens proceedings over HALO Trust handing minefield maps to Turkish forcesThe Artsakh Investigative Committee launched proceedings in the frames of the criminal case, opened according to Articles 310, Part 1 and 316 of the Criminal Code on the alleged handing of a...
13:54 30/03/2021Prosecutors not attending the court hearing in case of Robert Kocharyan and othersThe Yerevan Court of General Jurisdiction, presided over by judge Anna Danibekyan, resumed on Tuesday the hearing in the case of Armenia’s second President Robert Kocharyan and three other former top...
12:01 30/03/2021APT Secretary General calls on Parliament speaker to retain legislative proposals on funding of the Ombudsman's workSecretary General at the Association for the Prevention of Torture (APT) Barbara Bernath sent an open letter to the Speaker of Armenian Parliament Ararat Mirzoyan on the draft of a law on funding...