Announcement on the Persecution against David Petrosyan
On April 19 of 2018, near 17:00 PM, Advocate Araks Melkonyan and David Petrosyan were attacked by about 15-20 people in the yard of St. Grigor Lusavorich hospital. David Petrosyan received different bodily injuries, in the outcomes of which, the doctors did not allow him to leave the hospital and obliged the latter to receive […]
Report un Human Rights violations in Armenia during peaceful assemblies within 13-20 April 2018
The report was elaborated by the “Protection of Right without Borders” NGO. The Report touches upon the gross human rights violations by the Police during the national movement of Armenia within the period of April 13-20 of 2018. The provided information is based on the outcomes of the visits of the Organization’s legal experts, advocates […]
ODIHR Director urges Armenian authorities to protect and ensure right to freedom of peaceful assembly
WARSAW, 19 April 2018 – Ingibjörg Sólrún Gísladóttir, Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), today urged the authorities in Armenia to protect and ensure the right to freedom of peaceful assembly in the country, as protests there continue. “All people have a fundamental right to express their opinion in […]
Davit Petrosyan, the participant of “My Step” movement and his advocate Araks Melkonyan were assaulted
Davit Petrosyan, the participant of “My Step” movement was assaulted by 15 people in the yard of St. Grigor Lusavorich hospital on April 19, at 17:00 PM. Unknown people subjected him to violence. It should be mentioned, that in the outcome of the detention, the advocate of David Petrosyan Araks Melkonyan got injuries on her […]