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Building in Abovyan Street, In Construction Lot of Northern Avenue Built in Center of Yerevan, will Be Preserved
The building in Abovyan street, which is on one of the lots of the Northern Avenue built in the center of Yerevan, will be preserved, the chief architect of the capital, Head of the Town Planning Department of Yerevan...
Omission of Two State Structures
Today residents of Yerevan organized a picket near one of the 100-year-old buildings situated in the Abovyav Street. Once the building ¼ was a dwelling house, its residents received compensations and left. They have no...
Charity
The public organization “Hanganak” was established in June, 2004 which differs from other organizations as it implements only charity programs. According to the director of the program, gynecologist Gohar Hovhanissian,...
“Investigative Journalists" Again Win the Case versus the Yerevan Municipality
On January 10 the RA Court of Cassation declined the suit of Yerevan municipality, challenging the previous ruling of the RA Court of Appeals of December 1, 2004. According to this ruling, the body of the secondary...
Practical Training in International Human Rights Litigation, With Emphasis on Non-Discrimination and Minority Rights, And On The European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR)
Background Information A number of important international instruments against racial and ethnic discrimination have been adopted in recent years, marking an important expansion of the scope of protection. The Council...
Seminar “Era Of Participation: Strategies And Agreements Between The Public Sector And The Non-Profit Sector”
On March 3-5 2005 seminar “Era of Participation: Strategies and Agreements between the Public Sector and the Non-profit Sector” will take place in Tallin, Estonia. The aim of the seminar is to discuss the relationship...
Closed Armenian TV Denied Radio Broadcasts
Armenia’s leading independent television station controversially forced off the air almost three years ago suffered another blow to its hopes for survival on Monday as its attempts to switch to radio broadcasts were...
Rights Ombudsman Slams Government Push To Curb Her Powers
Armenia’s top official in charge of human rights protection criticized the government on Friday for its intention to curtail her powers which local watchdogs believe are already insufficient for combating widespread...
The Parliament Is Changing the RA Constitution
Today the discussion of the Constitutional amendments resumed in NA. This work will be done within the coming 2 weeks in the NA Committee of integrating into the European Structures. Today the Committee referred to the...
The Government Adopted the Draft of Amendments to the RA Law “On Human Rights Defender”
The government adopted the draft of amendments to the RA law “On Human Rights Defender”. According to one of the amendments to be inserted the Ombudsman is not empowered to intervene in the legal proceeding but can...