Category: Law enforcement bodies
Law Enforcement Bodies/Police
Among the inititative directed towards the security sector, the Organization has constantly made assessments on the monitoring of police activities, activity reform assessments, where the current problems in the police system and the solutions are presented. For the ensurance of human rights protection in law enforcement sector, the Organization has inititated judicial cases.
The Organization has undertaken the legal protection of rights of the citizens, journalists, activists who suffered the ill treatment of the police activities during the “Sari Tagh” events in July 17-30 of 2017, “Electric Yerevan” movement against the raise of electricity prices, as well as the parents rights of the soldiers died in peaceful conditions.
A Discussion on the Topic “Strengths and Weaknesses of the Police Reforms for 2020-2022”
On February 2 of 2020, Araks Melkonyan, the President of the “Protection of Rights without Borders” NGO, participated in the discussion on “Strengths and Weaknesses of the Police Reforms for 2020-2022” as a speaker. Araks Melkonyan evaluated the measures directed towards the subjecting the Police to parliamentary oversights as positive, at the same time, she […]
Violation Case at the Police Station
On October 4 of 2019, Haykuhi Harutyunyan, the former President of the Protection of Rights without Borders NGO, received a call in midnight, that 5 persons (Kh. S., A. S., S. S., S.L) were forcedly taken to the Masis Police Station of Ararat Region. H. Harutyunyan went to the police station and found out, that […]
A Call to Ensure the Implementation of Human Right Protection Obligations
On November 1 of 2019, the Protection of Rights without Borders NGO filed an application-recommendation to the President of the RA National Assembly, to the RA National Assembly fractions, to the RA National Assembly Standing Committees on Human Rights Protection and Public Affairs, on Economic Affairs respectively, to the RA Government. The Organization recommended to […]
Vision and agenda for police reform in post-revolutionary Armenia
2019թ. հոկտեմբերի 22-ին տեղի է ունեցել «Հետհեղափոխական Հայաստան. ոստիկանության բարեփոխումների տեսլականը և օրակարգը» թեմայով քննարկում, որի ընթացքում իր դիտարկումներն է ներկայացրել նաև «Իրավունքների պաշտպանություն առանց սահմանների» ՀԿ նախագահ Հայկուհի Հարությունյանը : Իր ելույթում Հայկուհի Հարությունյանը նշել է, որ ոստիկանության և առհասարակ իրավապահ մարմինների բարեփոխումների կոնցեպտը առանցքային է ոչ միայն քաղաքականության կամ ծրագրերի բարեփոխումների մակարդակում, այլ […]
The Discontinued Criminal Case on the Citizens who Suffered the Ill Treatment of Police on July 29 of 2016 Restarted
The RA Special Investigation Service informed by its letter dated August 30 of 2019, thatthe proceeding of the criminal case number 61205016 instituted in regard to the citizens who suffered the ill treatment of the police officers during the events of July 2016 in Sari Tagh,restarted. The proceeding of the criminal case was discontinued for […]
The RA Special Investigation Service Discontinued the Criminal Case Instituted in Regard to the Citizens who Suffered the Ill treatment of the Police during the Protests of April 16-23 of 2018
On August 9 of 2019, the RA Special Investigation Service suspended the proceeding of the criminal case number 62212818 instituted in regard to the citizens, who suffered the ill treatment of the policemen during the protests within the period of April 16-23 of 2018 in the Republic of Armenia. The proceeding of the criminal case […]
Special Investigation Service Suspended the Restarted Criminal Case on “Electric Yerevan”
On July 26 of 2019, the RA Special Investigation Service suspended the proceeding of the criminal case number 62217915 instituted in regard to the citizens, who suffered the ill treatment of the policemen during the “No Robbery” initiative against the raise of the electricity fee on June 23 of 2016. For the first time, the […]
Statement by Civil Society Organizations on violation of freedom of peaceful assembly by police on August 19
On August 19, 2019 for the first time in the aftermath of the revolution, serious and widespread violations of freedom of assembly took place in the Republic of Armenia, requiring the leadership of the country to assess and review current practice. On August 19, 2019 the citizens of the Republic of Armenia held a peaceful rally […]
Announcement on police activities
“The Protection of Right without Borders” NGO expresses its concerns over the application of excessive force against the protestants, violence, illegal intervention to the citizens’ right to peaceful assembly and the illegal detention of the citizens during the protest against the Amuslar mine exploitation. On August 19 of 2019 the activists held a protest in […]