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Accused Accusers: Convict charges police brutality in case that cost him his spleen
Armen Ghambaryan, a convict in Nubarashen pre-trial detention prison is too weak to stand trial, while recovering from injuries he says were caused by beatings from police that resulted in having his spleen removed....
Torture prevention in Armenia
On November 14, 2006 Armenia and the European Union adopted the European Neighborhood Policy Action Plan. This memorandum will play an important role for raising the level of human rights protection in Armenia. The...
New Partnership with European Union Prompts Hopes in Armenia
Armenians have welcomed the recent launch of a program to foster stronger ties between the European Union and Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia, but questions persist in Yerevan about what will be the actual results of...
Who Does The Fabricated Constitution Belong To?
The group “Civic disobedience” has organized a protest action opposite the Constitutional Court. The participants of the action have sent an open letter to President of the RA Constitutional Court Gagik Haroutyunyan,...
Armenian Bill on Property Confiscation Passed Amid Protests
Ignoring vehement protests from the opposition and scores of displaced Yerevan residents, the Armenian government pushed through parliament on Monday a highly controversial bill that empowers it to confiscate private...
Open Doors For The Family
People and civilizations are lost in time when information regarding them is not recorded and preserved. The same relates to families, as families are an essential part of society and culture. On November 18, 06 the...
Youths Call For Action to Stop Killings of Ethnic Armenians in Russia
About three dozen young men gathered near the Armenian Foreign Ministry building on Friday to denounce the recent killings of ethnic Armenians in Russia and call for Yerevan’s official response to what they believe to...
Deadly Identity: Another Armenian death in Russia at hands of fascists
A teenage boy has become the latest casualty in a long-running series of crimes against Armenians (and other non-Russians) perpetrated by organized gangs believed to be inspired by fascist ideology. Narek Kocharyan,...
34 Criminal Cases on Facts of Trafficking, Sexual Exploitation and Involvement into Prostitution Investigated In 9 Months Of 2006
During the nine months of 2006, the investigation bodies of Armenia have investigated 34 criminal cases on the articles 132,132.1, 261 and 262 of the Criminal Code of Armenia (trafficking, enrolment of people for...
Property Bill Set for Final Vote amid Evicted Families’ Protests
After a brief discussion on Thursday the parliament failed to take the final vote on a highly controversial property bill due to an apparent lack of quorum leaving it to the next special session. After the passage of...