Point of View

Is a prison sentence always the solution?
A new short animated film from Penal Reform International (PRI), looking at the damaging impact of the unnecessary use...
European Court of Human Rights should strike a balance between freedom of expression and the fight against hate speech
FIDH intervenes in the case of Perinçek v Switzerland before the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights...
OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Dačić voices concern over recent developments on Armenian-Azerbaijani border and Line of Contact
BELGRADE, 27 January 2015 - The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office and Serbia’s Foreign Minister Ivica Dačić expressed concern...
CSI calls upon the Police of Armenia to stop unlawful practice in order not to escalate the situation
The reaction of "Civil Society Institute" on the incidents on January 15 in Yerevan and Gyumri: "Following the cruel...
Local EU Statement on Recent Cases of Violence against Civic Activists and Opposition Politicians
The European Union Delegation issues the following statement in agreement with the EU Member States’ Heads of Mission...
Until the Paymasters are Punished there will be Attempts of Silencing People by Committing Acts of Violence
On December 11, 2014 in the evening oppositionist politician Aram Manukyan, Secretary of Armenian National Congress...
CSI suggested a model of reforming Early conditional release system in RA
Civil Society Institute NGO presents to the attention and consideration of the relevant stakeholders a proposal on...
The Police Have Committed No Grave Disciplinary Violations: The Police’s Response to CSI President’s Message
On June 25 of this year “Civil Society Institute” NGO President Arman Danielyan addressed a letter to Vladimir...
"Maintaining public order by the police does not mean to beat the citizens": Ombudsman's response
We express our concern over the events that took place at Saryan street yesterday. Maintaining public order by the...
The research shows that custodial sentences have a negative effect on almost all areas of life
In January-March 2014 “Civil Society Institute” NGO with support of the Council of Europe office in Yerevan conducted a...