The Issue of Enforced Disappearances and Missing People in Armenia: PRWB and ICLaw Presented a Report to the UN
The “Protection of Rights Without Borders” (PRWB) NGO and the International and Comparative Law Center (ICLaw) have jointly submitted a report to the UN Committee on Enforced Disappearances concerning Armenia’s compliance with its obligations under the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance. The report addresses the criminalization of enforced disappearance […]
Statement on Protection of Armenian Cultural Heritage in Nagorno-Karabakh
On 11–12 September 2026, around 150 diplomatic representatives from 58 countries and 9 international organisations visited Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh), including the European Union Special Representative for the South Caucasus, Magdalena Grono. The visit was accompanied by narratives denying the Armenian origin of the region’s cultural and religious heritage and promoting the so-called “Caucasian Albanian” narrative. We, […]
ECHR Finds Violation of Right to Freedom of Assembly in Sargsyan v. Armenia
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) today delivered its judgment in the case of Sargsyan v. Armenia, finding a violation of applicant Gohar Sargsyan’s right to freedom of assembly. The case concerns the forcible dispersal by police of a peaceful protest held on February 11, 2015, by parents of soldiers who had died while […]
Issues Concerning the Status and Realization of the Social Rights of Forcibly Displaced Persons from Artsakh Discussed
On August 31, the “Protection of Rights without Borders” (PRWB) NGO held a discussion in Yerevan on “Issues of Legal Practice Concerning the Status and Realization of the Social Rights of Forcibly Displaced Persons from Artsakh.” In her opening remarks, Araks Melkonyan, President of the “Protection of Rights without Borders” NGO, noted that the organization […]
PRWB Presented the Results of Monitoring Civil Proceedings Before the Anti-Corruption Court
On August 26, the “Protection of Rights without Borders” (PRWB) NGO held a discussion entitled “Presentation of the Results of Monitoring Civil Proceedings Examined by the Anti-Corruption Court.” The discussion presented the findings of monitoring conducted in 2025–2026 of proceedings concerning the confiscation of illegally acquired property and the protection of state and community interests […]
PRWB Submits Report on Anti-Armenian Discrimination in Azerbaijan’s Education System to UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
The Protection of Rights Without Borders NGO (PRWB) has submitted an input to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights for the preparation of a report pursuant to Human Rights Council Resolution 57/24, “Education as a Tool for Preventing Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance.” The document presents evidence of how Anti-Armenian discrimination has […]
The Inspection Body Has Initiated an Inspection into Possible Violations of the Rights of Indian Workers
As previously reported, PRWB submitted requests to the law enforcement authorities and the Health and Labour Inspection Body regarding possible violations of the rights of Indian workers at the Grand Textile factory. We called for an inspection of the working conditions at the factory and an assessment of the alleged violations reported in the public […]
Anna Melikyan Participated in a Discussion on the Prevention of Torture and Support for Victims
On 26 June, Anna Melikyan, Legal Expert and Programme Coordinator at the Protection of Rights Without Borders NGO, participated in a discussion marking the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, organised by the Human Rights Defender of the Republic of Armenia in its capacity as the National Preventive Mechanism. During the discussion, Anna […]
The Court Restored the Right to Be Recognized as a Person with a Disability
The beneficiary of the “Protection of Rights Without Borders” NGO had been recognized as a person with a third-group disability since 2016 due to severe and permanent spinal and neurological health conditions. However, in 2023, despite the absence of any improvement in the beneficiary’s health condition, the Unified Social Service of the Republic of Armenia […]
ECHR Judgment in V.T. and Others v. Azerbaijan: Violations of the Right to Life and the Prohibition of Torture Established
On 18 June 2026, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) delivered its judgment in the case of V.T. and Others v. Azerbaijan (Application No. 20075/16). The case concerns the torture and killing of H.T., an Armenian serviceman who was wounded and rendered hors de combat during the April 2016 Four-Day War. H.T.’s parents and […]
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 […]