Request for Urgent Intervention by the United Nations Secretary-General
To: António Guterres, United Nations Secretary-General Dear Mr. Guterres, The undersigned civil society organizations call for your intervention in relation to the human rights emergency in Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh) caused by the total blockade of the Lachin corridor – the only lifeline that connects the local Armenian people to the Republic of Armenia as well as […]
Joint Statement by a Group of Armenian Civil Society Organizations on the Press Statement by Charles Michel
The undersigned civil society organizations in Armenia express their alarm over the press statement of July 15 made by Charles Michel, President of the European Council, following the latest trilateral meeting with Prime Minister Pashinyan and President Aliyev. Specifically, we are concerned that the announcement equates the Lachin Corridor and Aghdam as options to address […]
Formation of Anti-Corruption Court in the Republic of Armenia: Legislation and Practice: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
With the adoption of the Anti-corruption strategy for 2019-2023, the Republic of Armenia entered a new phase of the fight against corruption. One of the most important pillars of the process was the creation of a specialized anti-corruption court. Its formation was considered as a step to provide additional sustainability and integrity to the system. […]
ABSTRACT The Characteristics and the Problems of the Functions of the Health and Labor Inspection Body in the Field of Labor Rights
The “Protection of Rights without Borders” Non-Governmental Organization conducted an examination on the judicial practice of employment disputes in the Republic of Armenia. In the scope of the monitoring, approximately 496 cases on employment relations were monitored, from which 384 decisions by civil and 112 decisions by administrative cases, as well as 123 decisions on […]
BRIEFING NOTE ON ARBITRARY DETENTION OF ARMENIANS BY AZERBAIJAN
Issues of Dismissal of Employees on the Ground of the Loss of Confidence
The given policy document or the recommendations are based on the problems detected in the outcomes of the monitoring conducted by the “Protection of Rights without Borders” Non-Governmental Organization. Particularly, the Organization conducted monitoring on judicial cases by civil and administrative cases in correlation of employment related issues. In the scope of the monitoring, approximately […]
Issues related to the levy of state duty for labour disputes
The “Protection of Rights without Borders” Non-Governmental Organization conducted an examination on the judicial practice of employment disputes in the Republic of Armenia. In the scope of the monitoring, approximately 496 cases on employment relations were monitored, from which 384 decisions by civil and 112 decisions by administrative cases, as well as 123 decisions on […]
Eastern Partnership Civil Cociety forum’s Armenian National Platform statement on Azerbaijan’s closure of the Lachin corridor and creating a humanitarian disaster in Artsakh
December 17, 2022 The Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum’s Armenian National Platform (hereinafter, EaP CSF ANP) strongly condemns Azerbaijan’s blockade of the only road connecting Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) with Armenia and the world on December 12, which was followed by the closure of natural gas supply to Artsakh. As a result of this new blockade, thousands […]
Capacity Building Training on Human Rights for State Revenue Committee Employees
On November 23-24 of 2022, the Protection of Rights without Borders non-governmental organization initiated a training on the topic “Fundamental Human Rights in the Scope of Administration and Administrative Justice”, which was attended by a number of employees from the Republic of Armenia State Revenue Committee. The training sessions on the mentioned topics are continuous […]
Summary Examination of the Judicial Practice of Labor Cases: Labor Rights Issues
The “Protection of Rights without Borders” Non-Governmental Organization conducted an examination on the judicial practice of employment disputes in the Republic of Armenia. In the scope of the monitoring, approximately 496 cases on employment relations were monitored, from which 384 decisions by civil and 112 decisions by administrative cases, as well as 123 decisions on […]
EU-Armenia Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership Agreement (CEPA) Civil Society’s Collective Monitoring report 2021
This report presents analytical findings of civil society’s collective monitoring of the Armenian Government’s actions under the EU-Armenia CEPA (hereinafter “CEPA”). The monitoring also covers the Armenian Government’s actions under documents developed and adopted under CEPA, including the Republic of Armenia National Strategy for Human Rights Protection, the Judicial and Legal Reforms Strategy, and the […]
Human Rights in Administrative Proceeding Two-Day Training for the Employees of the RA State Revenue Committee
On July 22-23 of 2021, the Protection of Rights without Borders non-governmental organization organized a two-day training course on the topic “Administrative Proceeding and the Principal of Administrative Justice, Human Rights in Administrative Proceeding” tailored for employees of the Republic of Armenia State Revenue Committee. The training course was conducted by Arman Zrvandyan, Expert of […]
