Category: Penitentiary System

Penitentiary System

Within its activities, the Organization has implemented a number of initiatives to ensure human rights protection in penitentiary system.

In 2015, the Organization conducted an assessment on the budgeting and financial expenses of the penitentiary institutions with the emphasis on the right to decent accommodation of a human.

In 2013, a research directed towards the effectiveness raising of the rights of detained women in Armenia was conducted by the Organization, during which the living conditions for women in “Abovyan” penitentiary institutions, the legal and practice grounds for alternative punishment application against the women were studied.

Since 2013, the Organization has been a member of the Public Oversight Group Conducting Oversights in the Penitentiary Institutions under the RA Ministry of Justice. Based on the calls made in regard to the violations of detainees’ rights, the organization members has made many visits to the penitentiary institutions.

The Organization has participated in the elaboration process of the researches on “Methadone substitution treatment. Characteristics in the Penitentiary Institutions under the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Armenia” and “Peculiarities of Early Conditional Release System in the Republic of Armenia” respectively. The Organization has constantly submitted its opinions on different legal initiatives and draft laws.

Armenia 2017 Human Rughts Report

Advocacy Electoral activities, Advocacy Penitentiary system, Armed forces, Corruption, Current news, Electoral activities , Fair trial monitoring, Human rights, Judiciary, Law enforcement bodies, Other Publications, Parliamentary elections, Penitentiary System, Rule of law, Security sector, Special investigative Service, Electoral procedures April 23, 2018May 5, 2018 Lusine Lalayan

Armenia’s constitution provides for a republic with an elected head of state and a unicameral legislature, the National Assembly, US State Department reported. According to a constitutional referendum conducted in 2015, the country is on track to transition to a parliamentary republic by the end of the existing presidential term in 2018. The Republican Party of […]

Armenia has been a “Leader” by the mortality cases in prisons in Europe for years

Current news, Penitentiary System March 26, 2018March 26, 2018 Lusine Lalayan

The annual surveys on the “prison inhabitation” of the Council of Europe member states published in Strasbourg contain serious numbers in regard to the mortality cases of prisoners in Armenian penitentiary institutions. Since 2010, each year, among the Council of Europe member states, the highest indexes of the mortality cases in the prisons have been […]

The Strict Assessment of the Public Oversight Group on the release of “On the Traces of Justice” of “Good Evening” TV Program

Advocacy Penitentiary system, Current news, Penitentiary System March 14, 2018March 22, 2018 Lusine Lalayan

The Public Group Conducting Monitoring in Penitentiary Institutions under the RA Ministry of Justice expresses its deep concerns over the release of “On the Traces of Justice” of “Good Evening” TV Program, which was recorded in Abovyan penitentiary institutions and was broadcasted in Public Channel of Armenia. The arrested women shot in the video, who […]

Early Conditional Release on the Grounds of Serious Disease is a Form of Humanism, which should not Be Violated

Current news, Penitentiary System February 20, 2018March 1, 2018 Lusine Lalayan

The Public Oversight Group Conducting Oversight in the Penitentiary Institutions under the RA Ministry of Justice back to December of 2017 applied to the Ministry of Justice suggesting to discuss the issue of early conditional release on the grounds of serious disease for the detainees V.KH. and A.A.. For more information, follow the link http://pmg.am/index.php/hy/news/successful-cases/417-2018-01-17-11-34-12. […]

Severe Diseases are not served within the State Order and Become a Threat for the Detainees

Advocacy Penitentiary system, Current news, Penitentiary System February 16, 2018February 20, 2018 Lusine Lalayan

  As a systematic problem, the Public Oversight Group in the Penitentiary Institutions under the RA Ministry of Justice, has recorded that some of the detainees in the penitentiary institutions have severe diseases, the treatment of which requires large amount of money and is not treated within the state order creating a threat for the […]

Health Conditions of Women Detainees in “Abovyan” Penitentiary Institutions

Current news, Penitentiary System January 19, 2018January 25, 2018 Lusine Lalayan

The members of the Group of Public Monitors Implementing Supervision over the Penitentiary Institutions and Bodies of the Ministry of Justice of RA visited “Abovyan” penitentiary institution of RA Ministry Justice. During the visit, the members of the public monitoring group had a meeting with the prisoners V.Kh. and A.A. During the meeting with the […]

Տարեվերջյան նիստ

Current news, Penitentiary System December 16, 2017January 19, 2018 Lusine Lalayan

2017 թվականի դեկտեմբերի 15-ին տեղի ունեցավ ՀՀ արդարադատության նախարարության քրեակատարողական հիմնարկներում և մարմիններում հասարակական վերահսկողություն իրականացնող հասարակական դիտորդների Խմբի տարեվերջյան նիստը։ Խմբի նիստին մասնակցում էին դիտորդների Խմբի անդամները, փորձագետները, ինչպես նաև աշխատակազմը։ Դիտորդների Խմբի նախագահ Արայիկ Զալյանը ամփոփեց 2017 թվականի ընթացքում կատարված աշխատանքը, շնորհակալգրեր հանձնեց 2017 թվականի ընթացքում առավել ակտիվություն դրսևորած երեք դիտորդներին։     Շնորհակալագրեր […]

The Legal Expert of the Protection of Rights without Borders NGO participated in “Banadzev Club” TV Program

Penitentiary System, Slides November 9, 2017November 10, 2017 Lusine Lalayan

  Hasmik Harutyunyan, the legal expert of the “Protection of Rights without Borders” NGO participated in the fourth release of the “Banadzev Club” broadcasted in Armenia TV on November 6 of 2017. Hasmik Harutyunyan, who is also a member of the Public Monitoring Group Conducting Oversight over the Penitentiary Institutions and Bodies of the RA […]

The Legislative Amendments and Current Risks of the Early Conditional Release Institute were presented

Penitentiary System, Slides November 2, 2017November 23, 2017 Lusine Lalayan

The annual report of the Public Monitoring Group Conducting oversight in penitentiary institutions of Armenia was presented on October 30 of 2017. Hasmik Harutyunyan, member of the Public Monitoring Group, legal expert of the Protection of Rights without Borders NGA also participated and delivered a speech during the event. Firstly, H. Harutyunyan presented the previous […]