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Supplementary Human Dimension Meeting/Day 2

The speech by PRWB legal expert Anna Melikyan at the OSCE/ODIHR Human Dimension Conference on March 18, 2025, dedicated to the topic: “The Role of the Media in Conflicts and Humanitarian Crises: Addressing International Humanitarian Law and International Human Rights Law.” Recommendations: to continuously support media outlets doing investigative journalists to allow them carry out […]

Supplementary Human Dimension Meeting

The speech by PRWB legal expert Anna Melikyan at the OSCE/ODIHR Human Dimension Conference on March 17, 2025, dedicated to the topic: “The Role of the Media in Conflicts and Humanitarian Crises: Addressing International Humanitarian Law and International Human Rights Law.” During hostilities, journalists are witnesses of acts of war, and their work is essential […]

Human Rights Defenders Call for International Monitoring of Trials of Armenian detainees in Baku

Over two dozen Armenian human rights NGOs and individual defenders have issued a joint appeal to international organizations and foreign ambassadors in Azerbaijan, urging them to monitor the upcoming trials of Armenian detainees, scheduled to begin in Baku, Azerbaijan on January 17. The appeal was addressed to high-ranking officials and prominent organizations, including the United […]

Statement

On January 9, 2025, the Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia issued a statement in which, among other assertions, he presented proposals for establishing a long-term stability in the region and peace with Azerbaijan. The Prime Minister of Armenia, among other proposals, flagged “withdrawing existing mutual claims, including but not limited to those in […]

Why Are There No Armenians in Nagorno-Karabakh?

This special report documents how ethnic Armenians in Nagorno-Karabakh were intentionally subjected to regular attacks, intimidation, deprivation of basic rights and adequate living conditions, and forced displacement by the Azerbaijani state.  This report examines the situation for ethnic Armenians living in Nagorno-Karabakh for the period starting with the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War in 2020 and through […]

The statement of a group of Armenian civil society organizations regarding the Armenia-EU visa liberalization process

We, the undersigned civil society organizations, welcome the start of the visa liberalization dialogue between the Republic of Armenia and the European Union. This important step underscores the deepening cooperation between Armenia and the European Union, reflecting the willingness of both sides to foster closer ties, expand mobility and advance universal values. We express our […]

Why Are There No Armenians In Nagorno-Karabakh?Fact-Finding Report Summary

“Why Are There No Armenians In Nagorno-Karabakh?” fact-finding report was jointly prepared by Freedom House, International Partnership for Human Rights, Democracy Development Foundation, Helsinki Citizens’ Assembly-Vanadzor, Protection of Rights without Borders NGO, Law Development and Protection Foundation, and Truth Hounds. The methodology and questionnaires were prepared by Democracy Development Foundation, International Partnership for Human Rights, […]

Essential and Ongoing Steps Toward Legal Reform

While backlogged courts and overloaded judges remains a pressing issue in Armenia, there are ongoing discussions regarding the necessity of appointing new judges despite concerns about the limited appeal of the role. Rafik Grigoryan, a lawyer and former Deputy Minister of Justice, says, “When I was ⟮working⟯ at the Ministry of Justice in 2019, there […]