Regional event of the ISHR of the Armenian section in Kotayk region The second regional meeting of the ISHR Armenia took place on October 9 at the Agricultural College Nor Geghi of the Kotayk region. The region has a central position in the republic and is the only region that does not border on neighboring states. Thanks to its unique natural resources, it is a resort area. In the region
Humanrights-online in the Regions The Shirak region is the second largest province of Armenia and is located in the north of Armenia. According to the latest research, unemployment rates rank second here. During the Soviet years, many industrial enterprises were active in the region, which were closed for various reasons after the independence of Armenia, this in turn increased the unemployment rate in the population. One of the reasons
Выборы по европейским стандартам Сегодняшние выборы Совета старейшин Еревана соответствуют европейским стандартам. Об этом Lragir.am сказал член фонда «Независимый наблюдатель» Артур Сакунц. «С прежними выборами нет никаких граней сравнения, картина отличается на 180 градусов», сказал он. По словам Сакунца, в отличие от прежних выборов, на сей раз не задействованные дворовые авторитеты, нет давления на избирателей, массового подкупа, людей не возят на сайтах на машинах. Нет также случаев регистрации избирателей и
Как написать жалобу в Международное общество прав человека? Международное общество прав человека (МОПЧ) было основано в 1972 году во Франкфурте-на-Майне (Германия). Организация занимается защитой прав человека и гражданских свобод, осуществляя работу в основных трех направлениях: просветительская работа, индивидуальная защита прав и гуманитарная помощь. МОПЧ финансируется в основном за счет пожертвований и взносов; мы не получаем государственных субсидий. Организация имеет консультативный статус (реестр) при ЭКОСОС Организации Объединенных Наций, консультативный статус при
Former Armenian President accused of overthrowing the constitutional order of the Republic of Armenia Armenia's Special Investigarive Service has just issued an arrest warrant for Armenia's ex-president Robert Kocharyan. Kocharyan has been chared with the Article 300.1 of the criminal code for actions aimed order of the Republic of Armenia on Msrch 1, 2008. Former Armenian President Robert Kocharyan
Velvet Revolution in Armenia: April-May 2018 Demonstrators protesting in front of a public radio station in Yerevan on April 14, 2018. Photo credit: Ավետիսյան91 via Wikimedia Commons A historic sudden shift in the politics of Armenia took place through a non-violent, so-called ‘Velvet (or Love) Revolution’ over April and May this year. The leader of the revolution, Nikol Pashinyan, was elected Prime Minister in snap elections
U.S. Rock Star Hails ‘Beautiful Revolution’ In Armenia Serj Tankian, a prominent Armenian-American rock musician, received a hero’s welcome late on Monday after arriving in Armenia to show support for the protest movement led by Nikol Pashinian. Tankian saluted the “beautiful revolution” as he addressed thousands of mostly young people in Yerevan’s central Republic Square, the main venue of massive anti-government protests led
Pashinian Elected Armenian PM The Armenian parliament voted to elect opposition leader Nikol Pashinian prime minister on Tuesday nearly one month after he launched sustained anti-government protests that led to resignation of Armenia’s longtime leader, Serzh Sarkisian. Pashinian was backed by 59 of the 105 members of the National Assembly. They included 13 lawmakers representing Sarkisian’s Republican Party of Armenia (HHK). Forty-two other
A revolution of values: Freedom, responsibility, and courage in the Armenian Velvet Revolution Mass protests in Armenia, which began in April and led to the resignation of Prime Minister Serzh Sargsyan, have been dubbed a ‘Velvet Revolution’. Armine Ishkanian explains that this revolution has been rooted in the values of Armenian society and its domestic, socio-economic and political realities, rather than geopolitics or foreign relations. In 1978
Safe playgrounds for rural children in Armenia Safe playgrounds for rural children, the grant program aims to install modern safe playgrounds in four communities of Kotayk marz, Zovuni, Kamaris, Bjni and Kasakh kindergartens, as well as in the city park of Stepanavan community of Lori region.In these kindergartens and Stepanavan City Park, for many years there were no suitable conditions for organizing children's outdoor activities.
