Victory at the ECHR in the Cases of Ashghyan and Poghosyan v. Armenia
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), in its judgment of 11 June 2026, found a violation of Article 5 § 1 (right to liberty and security) of the European Convention on Human Rights in the cases of Ashghyan and Poghosyan v. Armenia (applications nos. 5293/16 and 5295/16), holding that the applicants’ deprivation of liberty […]
Policy Brief
Closing the Accountability Gap: The Need to Criminalize Torture-Like Violence within the Armed Forces under the Criminal Code of the Republic of Armenia The analysis of 51 criminal cases examined in Armenian courts in 2020-2025 reveals persistent patterns of physical and psychological abuse within the Armed Forces of Armenia, including systematic humiliation, coercion, and violence […]