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Constitutional Court To Rule On Mass Evictions In Yerevan
Nearly three dozen members of Armenia’s parliament asked the Constitutional Court on Tuesday to declare illegal the ongoing commercial redevelopment in downtown Yerevan which has resulted in evictions of hundreds of...
Reaching out to Armenia’s youth
Blogs have become a “journalistic medium” or in Armenian “lradvakan michotzarum,” explained Samvel Martirosyan at the lecture presentation held on February 7 at the Peacebuilding and Conflict Resolution Resource Center...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
"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...