The wandering menace protected by the state In 2019, the RA Parliament adopted a draft criminalizing animal cruelty. The RA criminal code provides up to 2 years of imprisonment for animal cruelty. The state initiated the sterilization of stray dogs and the decontamination process. With this step, the state, on the one hand, listened to the voice of animal defenders' struggle for years, on the other hand, it showed
Source of the picture is https://davidsuzuki.org/story/womens-rights-offer-best-solution-to-worlds-woes/. An inherent condition of the job...Perhaps discrimination? In 2019, the RA Labor Code was supplemented with a provision preventing the uncontrolled Armenian labor market. "In employment announcements (competitions), it is prohibited to define any other condition that is the basis of discrimination, apart from practical features and professional training and qualification, except for the cases defined by this Code and the laws
Source of the picture is https://ishrarmenia.am/976/ Best interest of the child or parental discretion? The main, key principle of the RA Family Code is ensuring the best interest of the child. any action taken against the child must be in the child's best interests. The idea of the best interest of the child entered the Armenian legal system in the recent past and is conditioned by the aspirations
Armenia's Ministerial Decree on School Enrollment for Children: A Critical Review According to the 2024 order of the Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sports of the Republic of Armenia, starting from the 2025-2026 academic year and ending on December 31 of the given calendar year, children who have not attended school will be admitted to the class corresponding to their age group, i.e. 2nd and 8th respectively. 3rd grades on
Confidential data becoming available When we visit a medical facility, it is clear that we request and expect that the information obtained about us will remain confidential. We know that the patient's personal data is a special category of personal data and is processed without the patient's consent in cases provided by law. The RA Law "On Medical Care and Services of the Population" gives the patient the right
A Berlin Trip During My Internship Hello! As you already know, I’m Rima from Armenia, continuing my internship at IGFM. From November 26th to 29th, I had the opportunity to visit Berlin as part of my internship program. During this trip, we met with several NGOs, members of the Bundestag, and participated in a conference. These were truly remarkable days—both highly informative and exciting. Alongside our professional engagements, we explored
Visit to the Hessian State Parliament On November 20, 2024, as part of the program and internship, interns from the Armenian and Ukrainian sections, together with representatives of the German section, visited the Landtag of Hesse (German: Hessischer Landtag) - the parliament of the state of Hesse. During the meeting, we met and had the opportunity to ask questions to deputies Martina Feldmeyer and Miriam Dahlke (representatives of the Union
Source of this picture is https://ishrarmenia.am/1081/ Armenian women are conquering new horizons in the field of IT I'm sure you've all heard James Brown's world-famous song "This is a man's world", which, although it's also a favorite of women, still evokes conflicting feelings, especially now. Going forward, let's note that in 1981 The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women entered into force,
Source of this picture is https://ishrarmenia.am/1017/ Waiting for an accessible environment Back in 2006, the General Assembly of the United Nations adopted the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, which Armenia, as a UN member state, ratified in 2010. By ratifying the Convention, the Republic of Armenia undertook to take appropriate measures to enable persons with disabilities to live independently and participate fully in all spheres
Within the framework of the "Training of Media Actors" program, another series of seminars was held in Shirak region. For more than twenty novice journalists and activists who applied to participate in the program, the program's expert group prepared a publicly accessible course on the basic principles of journalism, doing no harm, reporting, providing accurate information, and related topics. The project is funded by the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
