“The Responsibility of States”: Protection of Human Rights Defenders in the OSCE Region (2014–2016)
In this report, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) provides an overview and analysis of critical challenges faced by human rights defenders in the OSCE region, as well as good practices by OSCE participating States in their protection. The report also provides recommendations of how to close identified protection gaps, which […]
The Benefits and shortcomings of the Armenia’s Membership to EEU
On September 27 of 2017, “The Informed Citizens Union” NGO organized a public discussion on the topic “The benefits and shortcomings of the Armenia’s membership to EUU”, which was attended by the members of parliamentarian groups, experts in the field, as well as NGO and media representatives. Mikayel Melkumyan from “Tsarukyan” alliance made a remark […]
The future of Eastern Partnership: challenges and perspectives.
A discussion on “The future of Eastern Partnership: challenges and perspectives” was held on September 26 of 2017. Piotr Switalski, Ambassador, the Head of the EU Delegation to Armenia, urged the Armenian authorities not to wait and get prepared for the visa liberalization process between Armenia and the European Union. Today, during the discussions on […]
Eastern Partnership Think tank forum 2017
About the EaP Think Tank Forum The EaP Think Tank Forum (Chișinău, September, 22 2017) is an initiative of the Institute for European Policies and Reforms (IPRE), the Georgian Institute for Strategic Studies (GISS) and New Europe Center (former Institute of World Policy (IWP)), implemented in cooperation with the Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum (EaP […]
Meeting with United Nations Special Rapporteur on the right to health
Dainius Puras, the UN Special Rapporteur on the right to health had a meeting with civil society organizations on September 27 of 2017 Araks Melkonyan, the legal expert of the “Protection of Rights without Borders” NGO also participated in the above mentioned meeting with the Mr. Puras, who raised a number of questions regarding the […]
The Annual 2017 Conference on “Human Dimension Implementation” Warsaw
The Human Dimension Implementation Meeting (HDIM) was organized in Warsaw during September 11-12 of 2017, within the scope of which 57 OSCE participating States presented the situation of implementation of the commitments on human rights assigned to them. Araks Melkonyan, the legal expert of the “Protection of Rights without Borders” NGO presented observations on the […]
Case of Matevosyan v. Armenia
On September 14 of 2017, the European Court of Human Rights made a decision against the Republic of Armenia. According to the decision made by the Court, the state failed to carry out effective investigation of the issue regarding the inhumane treatment raised by the applicant, which resulted in the violation of Article 3 of […]
Human Rights and Justice Advocates at Serious Risk in the OSCE Region – An Appeal from the Civic Solidarity Platform
OSCE HDIM 2017, Working sessions 1-2: Fundamental freedoms I, Monday 11 September 2017 and Tuesday 12 September 2017 We, members of the Civic Solidarity Platform (CSP), are alarmed that the environment for civil society has seriously deteriorated in many OSCE participating States since the last HDIM and that civil society representatives who criticize repressive government […]
The RA police in response to the recommendations submitted by the protection of rights without borders NGO
On September 4 of 2017, the Legal Department of the RA Police responded to the information note on the criminal persecution instituted against the participants of “Sasna Tsrer” group activities and other related events, as well as the human rights violations during the trial on the case of Vahan Shirkhanyan and others elaborated by the […]
Petition to the International Association of Prosecutors
The Hague, 5 September 2017 Dear members of the IAP Executive Committee and the Senate,dear members of the IAP, In the run-up to the annual conference and general meeting of the International Association of Prosecutors (IAP) in Beijing, China, the undersigned civil society organisations urge the IAP to live up to its vision and bolster […]
The judicial bailiffs used force in the court (video)
Before the court hearing on the case of Zhirayr Sefilyan and others, there was a tense situation near the building of the Court of General Jurisdiction of Shengavit Administrative District. Civic activist Vardges Gaspari conducted a protest in the presence of public defender Marine Tovmasyan: “I don’t want this person to defend me” – announced […]
The improvement of the efficiency and functioning of Justice
The improvement of the efficiency and functioning of #Justice in the Council of Europe Member States is the aim of the European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice (CEPEJ). Watch the video bit.ly/1r4lbCZ – – – [FRA] L’amélioration de l’efficacité et du fonctionnement de la justice dans les Etats membres du Conseil de l’Europe est l’objectif de la Commission […]
