Research on “The Legitimacy of Restricting the Right to Personal Freedoms in the Context of Emergency Situation in the Republic of Armenia”
A research on “The Legitimacy of Restricting the Right to Personal Freedoms in the Context of Emergency Situation in the Republic of Armenia” was elaborated by the Protection of Rights without Borders NGO on April of 2020. The research was conducted in accordance with the relevant study on the domestic legislation and related international criteria […]
Concerning Failure of Effective Vetting in the Judiciary and Law-Enforcement
The analysis of the legislative amendments adopted by the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia with respect to vetting in the judiciary and the legal system supports the following conclusions: It is unacceptable that the conclusions of the Corruption Prevention Commission will not be published and will be advisory for the Supreme Judicial Council. […]
The Administrative Court Recognized the Activities Applied against Levon Barseghyan by the Police Illegal
On February 17 of 2020 the RA Administrative Court (chaired by Judge Edward Nahapetyan) made a decision to satisfy the appeal filed by Levon Barseghyan against the RA Police, Kumayri Department of Gyumri Police, RA Artik Police Station and Aragatsotn Regional Police Station respectively with the demand to recognize the police activities illegal. Haykuhi Harutyunyan […]
Statement of principles relating to the treatment of persons deprived of their liberty in the context of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic
The Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has created extraordinary challenges for the authorities of all member States of the Council of Europe. There are specific and intense challenges for staff working in various places of deprivation of liberty, including police detention facilities, penitentiary institutions, immigration detention centres, psychiatric hospitals and social care homes, as well as […]
