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Three Concerns of the Commissioner for Human Rights
Thomas Hammarberg, the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, is concerned that the events of March 1, 2008 are not revealed, pluralism of mass media is not provided and human rights are violated in armed...
Municipality Ignores Vendors' Claims
Street vendors in Yerevan today gathered outside the Municipality to protest Yerevan Mayor's decision to ban street vending. The protesters were chanting, "Shame on you!" "We are hungry," "Mayor, you were not elected by...
Do State Bodies Ensure the Right to Obtain Information?
On January 20, the Freedom of Speech Protection Committee published the results of monitoring official sites of state bodies. The top three official sites in the ratings of state bodies of executive power are,...
Open Letter to Grigor Amalyan
"Journalists for future" NGO on behalf of the group of young people with hearing disorder "Voice of Silence" submitted an open letter to the Chairman of the RA National Commission on Television and Radio (NCTR) Grigor...
Open letter of former political prisoners to the Commissioner on Human Rights of the Council of Europe Thomas Hammerberg
Dear Mr. Hammerberg, Commissioner on Human Right of the Council of Europe 18.01.2011 We have suffered physical and psychological tormet that probably all political prisoners suffer. Psychological suffer was even more...
The Minister of Defence of the Republic of Armenia Receives Thomas Hammarberg
Armenian Defence Minister Seyran Ohanyan received Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe Thomas Hammarberg. During the meeting they discussed matters related to the human rights in the ARM Armed Forces....
Minister Promises Serious Changes in Judicial System
Breaking the tradition the Justice Minister Hrair Tovmasyan called a press conference not after 100 days of his service but after one month. His goal is to lay basis for open dialog with press about current problems and...
The State of Freedom in Armenia Remains without Progress
On January 13, 2011, Freedom House released its findings from the latest edition of Freedom in the World, the annual survey of global political rights and civil liberties. According to the survey's findings, 2010 was...
Skype to Bridge Parents and Soldiers Serving in Karabakh
A videoconference will be held in 7 military units of Nagorno-Karabakh till the end of January. The Armenian servicemen will have an opportunity to see their relatives residing in Armenia via Skype. According to him, 60...
FAO: Armenia among 10 countries with highest food prices
The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) included Armenia in top ten of countries with highest food prices as of second half of 2010, Jean-Michel Happi, the World Bank Country Manager for Armenia, told the...