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20:29 22/03/2021Court hearing in Kocharyan’s and others’ case to resume tomorrowThe Yerevan Court of General Jurisdiction, presided over by judge Anna Danibekyan, will resume on Tuesday March 23 hearings in the case of Armenia’s second President Robert Kocharyan and three other...
19:07 22/03/2021Armenian Ombudsman presented the Azerbaijani policy of ethnic cleansing during the UN Human Rights Council sessionDuring the 46th session of the UN Human Rights Council, on March 19, the video message of Armenia's Human Rights Defender Arman Tatoyan was published and broadcast in a special format on the issue of...
18:00 22/03/2021The bust of Armenian writer Shushanik Kurghinyan stoled from Komitas pantheonThe police of Yerevan Shengavit department is investigating the theft of Armenian poet Shushanik Kurghinyan'a bust from Yerevan Komitas pantheon.
14:10 22/03/2021Onik Gasparyan's lawyer: We are going to file crime report todayThe lawyer of recently dismissed chief of the Armenian army’s General Staff Onik Gasparyan, Artur Hovhannisyan, unveiled their intention to file a crime report over the appointment of Artak Davtyan...
13:17 22/03/2021Justice minister: 1,114 corruption crimes recorded in Armenia in 2020In 2020, around 415,000 decisions on penalty points for drivers and more than 7,300 decisions on suspension of driving licenses were made in Armenia, with some 2,200 driving licenses temporarily...
19:44 20/03/2021CoE Secretary General deplores Turkey's withdrawal from Istanbul ConventionTurkey‘s announced withdrawal from the Council of Europe‘s Istanbul Convention on violence against women is devastating news, the Secretary General at the Organization said in a released statement on...
11:13 20/03/2021Erdogan quits European treaty on violence against womenTurkey's President Erdogan pulled the country out of an international accord designed to protect women, despite calls from campaigners who see the pact as key to combating rising domestic violence,...
15:23 19/03/2021Armenian POWs abused in Azerbaijani custody – HRWAzerbaijani forces abused Armenian prisoners of war (POWs) from the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, subjecting them to cruel and degrading treatment and torture either when they were captured, during...
12:03 19/03/2021The Azerbaijani authorities carried out ethnic cleansing and a policy of genocide during the war: that policy continues today - OmbudsmanThe Human Rights Defender of Armenia Arman Tatoyan commented on the remarks by the President of Azerbaijan during his visit of the XII century Surb Astvatsatsin Armenian Church in the village of...
14:39 18/03/2021Serzh Sargsyan’s supporters gather outside Yerevan court ahead of hearingPeople on Thursday gathered outside the building of the Court of General Jurisdiction in Yerevan’s Avan and Nor-Nork district to voice support for Armenia’s former President Serzh Sargsyan as the...
14:05 18/03/2021Onik Gasparyan’s dismissal as General Staff chief remains in force, PM’s office saysThe dismissal of Colonel-General Onik Gasparyan as chief of the army’s General Staff remains in force despite a court decision that he can remain in office until a final ruling in his case, Armenian...
19:16 17/03/2021The Ombudsman's office releases an ad hoc report on Azerbaijan crimes in the context of the Covid-19 pandemicThe Office of Armenian Human Rights Defender has released a new ad hoc report on the Azerbaijan’s crimes against humanity during Covid-19.
11:35 17/03/2021Lawyer: Colonel-General Onik Gasparyan's lawsuit assigned to judge Mher PetrosyanA lawsuit of Colonel-General Onik Gasparyan, the former chief of the army’s General Staff sacked most recently, has been assigned to judge Mher Petrosyan of the Administrative Court, his lawyer Aram...
20:11 16/03/2021ECHR notifies CoE Committee of Ministers about Armenian captives in AzerbaijanOn 9 March 2021 the European Court of Human Rights (sitting as a Chamber of seven judges) decided to notify the Committee of Ministers, pursuant to Rule 39.2 of the Rules of Court, of the following...
14:43 16/03/2021The work of Armenian Ombudsman's Office assessed 'very favorable' by 30% percent of respondents - SurveyThe work of the Office of the Human Rights Defender of Armenia is assessed 'very favourable' according to the survey results conducted by the International Republican Institute (IRI).
12:32 16/03/2021HRW documents new evidence of torture and inhumane treatment of Armenian civilians by Azerbaijani forcesHuman Rights Watch (HRW) has documented new cases in which Azerbaijani forces used violence to detain civilians in the recent Nagorno-Karabakh war and subjected them to torture and inhuman and...
10:32 16/03/2021Ombudsman: The release and return of captives is an internationally mandated requirement, not an act of "good will"The Human Rights Defender of Armenia Arman Tatoyan has issued a statement concerning the remarks by Azerbaijan FM that Azerbaijan has returned all the captives to Armenia in accordance with its...
19:44 15/03/2021Bronze statue of a boy stolen from Yerevan-2800 ParkPolice are currently looking for the people involved in stealing a statue of boy from the central Yerevan park dedicated to the 2800th anniversary of the capital city.
14:20 15/03/2021Armenian ombudsman: Azerbaijani authorities committed crimes against humanityThe Azerbaijani authorities have committed crimes against humanity during the COVID-19 global pandemic with large-scale armed attacks against Artsakh and Armenia.
12:34 15/03/2021Arman Arakelyan, who was convicted for murder of Azerbaijani in Russia, extradited to ArmeniaArman Arakelyan, who was convicted for the murder of an Azerbaijani in Russia, was extradited to Armenia to serve the remaining term, his lawyer Artur Dashyan told Pastinfo.