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New Armenian Ombudsman Signals Government Loyalty
A legal advisor to President Robert Kocharian who is set to become Armenia’s new top human rights official indicated on Monday his intention to avoid the kind of challenges to the government that cost his predecessor...
CE Is “Late” In Julfa
During the session of the CE Ministers' Committee the written request of the ex member of the RA delegation to PACE Shavarsh Kocharyan to the CE Ministers' Committee about the destruction of the Armenian medieval...
Ex-Human Rights Defender Denied Parliament Access
The leadership of Armenia’s parliament refused on Friday to allow Larisa Alaverdian, the recently sacked human rights ombudsperson, to present a report detailing her activities last year to the National Assembly....
NGOs to Control The Authorities
“We do not solve the problem of provoking or satisfying somebody’s appetite. We will simply represent who ate what. As for how they did it – good or bad – the society will evaluate”, the head of the Communities...
Constitution Caused Quarrel Among Opposition
During report «Monitoring of democratic reforms in Armenia» head of «Democracy» public organization Vardan Poghosyan sounded today that on one hand CoE casts doubt on the process of and volume of participation in...
Sacked Ombudsperson To Release Human Rights Report
Larisa Alaverdian, Armenia’s first human rights ombudsperson who was relieved of her duties last month, said on Wednesday that she will press ahead with the publication of a new report which will likely be critical of...
The “Lungs” Of Yerevan Are Being Sold
The owners of the Dalma gardens organized and act of complain opposite the RA President’s residence at 8 degrees below zero. In 2003 the municipality allotted 150 hectares of garden in the Dalma area for eh purpose of...
Opposition Leader Warns Of Election Boycott
Vazgen Manukian, a prominent opposition politician, warned on Tuesday that he and his party will have to boycott the next parliamentary elections if Armenian politics continues to degenerate into infighting among...
Declaration on the Constitutional Reform
Strasbourg, 31.01.2006 Having initially failed for lack of a quorum in 2003, a revised constitution was adopted by referendum on 27 November 2005. The changes made in the Constitution, with the Venice Commission's...
"EU and Me" Photo Exhibition Opens In Yerevan Today
"EU and Me" photo exhibition opened in Yerevan today. The UK Ambassador to Armenia Tony Cantor reported at the ceremony that the purpose of the exhibition is to reflect people's opinions on how they will benefit from...