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European Parliament Set To Send Investigation Team to Djulfa
STRASBURG (FRANCE) - Speaking at an official conference on Thursday, April 6th, the President of the European Parliament was joined by the leaders of its political parties in strongly approving the body's decision to...
Residents of Kozern Are “Civic Rebels”
The residents of the district Kozern which is also a realization zone are afraid that one day they will have the same fate as the residents of the North Avenue. They applied to the RA Government to get right of property...
U.S. Expects Clean Polls In Return For Extra Aid To Armenia
The United States formally released on Monday $235 million in additional economic assistance to Armenia which Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said was made possible by its leadership’s pledge to hold free and fair...
Armenia: Backdoor Censorship Fears
16.03.2006 Newspaper distribution law could severely restrict circulation of opposition titles. Armenian journalists are sounding the alarm over legislation that requires newspaper delivery companies for the first time...
Ex-Ombudsman Likely to Waive Her Right to Speech in Parliament
Armenia’s first ombudsman Larisa Alaverdian is likely to refuse to take the opportunity to make a speech in parliament offered to her by deputies as she considers it ‘inexpedient at the moment’. In an RFE/RL interview...
Special Interest: Principals Say Closure of Orphan Schools Will Harm, Not Help, Vulnerable Children
Angry teachers have condemned a government decision to close secondary schools for nearly 1,000 orphaned and socially vulnerable children. Officials in the Ministry of Education and Science want to integrate children...
Residents of Old Yerevan District Seek Justice in Property Rights Dispute
Angry residents of a central Yerevan district gathered near the government building on Thursday to demand respect for their property rights that they say have been repeatedly violated lately. In the heavy presence of...
The Police Takes Responsibility to Respect Human Rights
“The law foresees punishment for the police in cases of torture and violation of human rights as well as for the cruel attitude and the insulting cases of human dignity,” this is a quotation from the bill concerning the...
The Issue of The Bjuzand Dwellers Was Cancelled For 2 Weeks
The Human Rights Protector Armen Harutunyan deserved the explicit affection of many journalists, court workers and ordinary citizens today in the Constitutional Court. After the first break of the CC session the...
European Human Rights Court's Precedents Used By Cassation Court Of Armenia in About Dozen Decisions
Cassation Court of Armenia has used European Court's precedents in about dozen decisions, Cassation Court's Chairman Hovhannes Manukyan said Monday while speaking at a seminar titled European Human Rights Court and...