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Council to Protect: Human rights groups collaborate in defense of imprisoned soldiers
A collection of human rights protection agencies, including representatives of the Helsinki Committee of Armenia, have formed a council for the defense of Razmik Sargsyan, Araik Zalyan and Musa Serobyan, soldiers...
Ombudsman Worried About The Referendum
The RA Ombudsman Larissa Alaverdyan is going to have meetings with the NA Standing Committees, fractions and their heads. On her offer they will discuss the legislative reforms and the process of Constitutional reforms...
Eviction Has Stopped
The houses in the Buzand street are like ruins after the earthquake. There are only several houses standing. Up to now the residents of the street expected the court officers every moment. On September 12, however, it...
Pre-Election Environment in Armenia Does Not Bode Well For the Development of Democracy
It’s Your Choice, Armenia’s largest domestic election monitor, will observe local elections in Yerevan and the marzes. IYC began the long-term monitoring of local government elections in August and will continue through...
Armenian Voter Lists ‘Still Deeply Flawed’
Armenia’s largest election-monitoring group warned on Thursday that the upcoming local elections and constitutional referendum can not be free and fair without a thorough revision of the notoriously inaccurate lists of...
Case Turned Down
Today the Court of Appeal turned down the case of the residents of Buzand 10 against the Government considering it groundless. The residents of the Buzand street find that they Government was not authorized to made...
Special Report
The special report of the RA Ombudsman Larissa Alaverdyan about the violations of the right of property in connection with the compulsory sale of the citizens’ property for state needs is located in the “Reports”...
Mayor Defends Integrity Of Yerevan Construction Boom
Yerevan’s presidentially appointed mayor, Yervand Zakharian, brushed aside on Friday continuing criticism of the displacement of people from old downtown neighborhoods that are undergoing large-scale redevelopment....
Opposition Leader Urges Referendum Boycott
The Armenian opposition should try to block the passage of President Robert Kocharian’s constitutional amendments by urging the people to boycott the upcoming referendum, one of its prominent leaders said on Friday....
Ombudsman Slams Government Over Yerevan Construction
Armenia’s top official in charge of human rights protection on Thursday strongly criticized the government’s controversial handling of a large-scale redevelopment in central Yerevan that has sparked angry protests from...