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The legislative package on Probation Service has been approved.
On March 31, the RA government approved the legislative package on Probation, State Probation Service and respective amendments and additions in related laws. As stipulated by law, the service will carry out...
CSI launched “Towards a Probation Service in Armenia” project
As of January 2016 Civil Society Institute (CSI) NGO has started implementation of a two-year project “Towards a Probation Service in Armenia” which is funded by the United Nations Democracy Fund (UNDEF). The project...
How to launch and operate a small business: training for probationers
On 22 December 2015 Civil Society Institute and Alternative Sanctions Enforcement Division of the Penitentiary Department under the Ministry of Justice in cooperation with the “Association for Cooperation of Small and...
British horizons supports prison reforms in Armenia
On 23-27 November 2015 Civil Society Institute (CSI) with the support of the British Embassy in Yerevan in the frames of the British Horizons Initiative invited an expert in prison management Philip John Taylor OBE. Mr...
Referendum 2015. Violations reported by CSI observers (updated information)
00:40 – 1/08, Avan – CSI observer reports that at 00:38 the president of the commission in 1/08 polling station threatened to break the journalist’s camera. 23:30 - 1/19, Avan – CSI observer reports from the polling...
CSI organized special training for juveniles serving alternative sanctions
On 2 December 2015 Civil Society Institute NGO in cooperation with “SIAS” Special International Academy of Security organized one-day training for 17 juveniles supervised by the Alternative Sanctions Enforcement...
“Europe Day is an opportunity to see the enormous work being carried out with the EU support”. A.Kirakosyan (photos)
On 24 May the events organized by the EU and dedicated to the Europe Day which has become already a tradition culminated with an information fair at the Northern Avenue, Yerevan. 26 stands presented various projects...
OSCE promotes collaboration among Women’s Resource Centres in Armenia
Yerevan, 7 May 2015 – In an effort to promote collaboration among women’s resource centres, the OSCE Office in Yerevan hosted a delegation from European Association of Women Resource Centres (WINNET) Europe. The Office...
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Ombudsman Karen Andreasyan applied to the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Armenia to challenge the constitutionality of several provisions of the Civil Procedure Code regarding the rights of persons with mental...
Press Release by the Minsk Group Co-Chairs
KRAKOW, 27 January 2015 - The Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group (Ambassadors Igor Popov of the Russian Federation, James Warlick of the United States of America, and Pierre Andrieu of France) met with Foreign Minister...