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“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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Government To Open First Shelter For Armenia’s Homeless
The government announced on Thursday plans to open and finance Armenia’s first-ever shelter for a growing number of homeless people that were virtually non-existent in the past. “We will try to find a building for...
Presentation of Vanadzor Press Club
On February 5 in Vanadzor the presentation of Vanadzor Press Club was held. The Club was established on the initiative of Vanadzor Branch of Helsinki Citizens Assembly. Representatives of regional and national media,...
Investigation on the Ignition of “Haikakan Zhamanak” Car Stopped
On February 9 “Haikakan Zhamanak” daily informed that the day before, on February 8, an employee of the Yerevan Investigation Department of RA Police Ashot Kostanian made a resolution on stopping the investigation on...