COVID-19 AND WOMEN’S HUMAN RIGHTS: GUIDANCE
WHAT IS THE IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE? Stay-at-home restrictions and other measures restricting the movement of people contribute to an increase in gender- based violence, a finding confirmed by media reports,1 official statements2 and information received from OHCHR field presences and human rights defenders in many countries. Women and girls already in abusive situations are more […]
Avagyan v. Armenia: The ECHR Recognized the Violated Right of the Life Sentenced Person to the Fair Trail
On November 22 of 2018, the European Court of Human Rights made a verdict on the case Avagyan v. Armenia. ECHR recognized the violation of Kh. Avagyan’s right to fair trial under the conditions of the following factual circumstances and justifications. The Applicant, Kh. Avagyan, mentioned by the given case that he had been deprived […]
PRWB observations on the case Mayrapetyan v Armenia before the ECHR
‘Protection of rights without borders” NGO presents its observations on the case Mayrapetyan v Armenia before the ECHR. PRWB observations on the case Mayrapetyan v Armenia before the ECHR
PRWB’s Opinion on the requirement of financial reporting of NGO’s set out in the draft amendments to the RA Law on Non-Governmental organizations
On 2014, the Protection of Rights without Border NGO presented an opinion on the RA draft law on “Making Amendment to the RA Law on Non-Governmental Organizations”. The Organization once again reaffirms its position, that the changes prescribed in the Part 2 of Paragraph 3 of Article 24 of the RA Law on Non-Governmental Organizations […]
Discussion on the topic “The Activity Principals of Law Enforcement Bodies in Democratic and Legal States”
On November 20 of 2018, Haykuhi Harutyunyan, the President of the Protection of Rights without Borders NGO presented her observations during the discussion on the topic “The Necessity to Amend the RA Law on Operational Intelligence Activities”. According to Haykuhi Harutyunyan, any defence mechanism is not stipulated by the current legislation. Firstly, protection of person […]
The Decision to Discontinue the Proceeding Instituted in Regard to the Criminal Case on the Victims of Police Activities Has Been Appealed
On November 17 of 2018, the Protection of Rights without Borders NGO filed an appeal to the Court of General Jurisdiction of Yerevan against the decisions made by the RA Special Investigation Service and Prosecutor General’s Office to discontinue the criminal case number 61205016, as well as to reject the appeal respectively in regard to […]
The 11th Black Sea NGO Forum on the Topic “Building a More Resilient Civil Society in the Black Sea Region”
On 12-14 of November of 2018, the 11th Black Sea NGO Forum on the topic “Building a more resilient civil society in the Black Sea region” is being conducted in Brussels, Belgium, which aims to draw attention to the importance of the Black Sea Synergy and to the contribution brought by civil society to its […]
The PRWB Submitted 32 Compliant-Applications Regarding the Human Rights Violation of July 16-30 Events of 2016
“The Protection of Rights without Borders” NGO has undertaken the legal protection of the citizens, journalists, who suffered as a result of human rights violations during the events of July 17-30, 2016. The spontaneous assemblies and marches during July 17-30 of 2016 were accompanied with gross human rights violations: police officers and unonimous persons in […]
