Point of View

Detect Murders in the Army
According to data from human rights non-governmental organizations, during the last 17 years about 1500 young men have...
Only three out of the 115 schools of Syunik Marz implement inclusive education
Parents of five-year-old Galina, living in Darabars village of Syunik marz, wish for their child to receive education,...
Council of Europe anti-torture Committee publishes report on Armenia
On August 17, 2011The Council of Europe's Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or...
Surgeon with 40 years of experience has sued the hospital: “If this issue is not solved we will emigrate”.
Norik Melikyan, a surgeon from Vanadzor, insists that he has been discharged from employment illegally which has put...
Aarhus Convention Implementation in Armenia – Failure or Progress?
A number of NGOs are concerned that the Government of the Republic of Armenia failed to implement the requirements of...
The Law Improving the State of the Person has a Retroactive Effect
The RA Law on making amendments in the RA Criminal Code came into effect on May 25, 2011. According to point 1 of...
Parents do not believe that their son could have committed suicide
Fourteen days have passed since the death of serviceman Tigran Hambardzumyan, but no one has been arrested. Tigran's...
Two room apartment for a family of ten (members)
Lida Hovhannisyan from Gyumri, aged 72, has already got tired of the paperwork, related to the acquirement of an...
Advocates demand justice without “approvals” (video)
Advocates' cup of patience is already filled. More than 100 advocates held protest in front of the Court of Cassation...
Overcrowded prisons: can it be considered torture?
"Prisons are overcrowded, conditions do not satisfy human conditions and come within article 3 (prohibition of torture...