Download annual report The year of 2018 was marked by the popular uprising coined “Velvet Revolution” and the events prior to it and following it. On December 7, 2018, Human Rights House Yerevan NGO issued a special report on “Human Rights… Read More
Starting from July 2018, the Helsinki Committee of Armenia conducts pilot monitoring of hate speech and dangerous speech in Armenian mass media, including print and online media, as well as television broadcasting. The organization carried out a study of legal regulation and international practices, developed hate speech incidents identifying and… Read More
“Pink” human rights defender NGO provides legal assistance that includes: Consultation, Preparation of necessary documents; Legal representation, including in police and courts. Legal support is free and is provided to LGBT persons, their parents, other family members, community supporters, and friends. Within the framework of legal assistance, representation in the… Read More
Starting from January – June 2019 Pink Armenia documented 24 cases of discrimination related to sexual orientation and/or gender identity (SOGI). For comparison, it is worth noting that in 2018 the overall 25 cases have been documented. Three of the registered cases occurred during the earlier years but revealed only… Read More
The application submitted to the European Court of Human Rights concerning proper investigation of the arson attack on DIY club and the following threats and harassment in 2012 was communicated by the Court, on 17 May, 2019. The Government of the RA has to answer to the following questions: Did… Read More
Sophia Gasparian, an artist in Los Angeles made this breathtaking mural in Reflect Space, which is a gallery located in City of Glendale’s Central Library. “I was commissioned to install a mural on Armenian history. I chose images of Goddess Anahid, Ottoman gendarmes slaughtering Armenian toddlers, an Armenian Genocide survivor… Read More
On May 15th, we presented our 3 new reports at the Human Rights House Yerevan event, which was organized in the framework of IDAHOT week, ahead of May 17th, which is the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia. The following reports were presented at the event: “… Read More
US Department of State’s Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor has published “Armenia 2018 Human Rights Report”, which announces that human rights issues in Armenia in 2018 also included crimes involving violence or threats thereof targeting lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex (LGBTI) persons. The… Read More
On April 12-14, 2019, Kiev hosted the Second European Lesbian Conference, one of the main aims of which was to provide a space for lesbian* women to develop a political agenda and a working plan for the European Lesbian* Movement, which aims to increase the impact and visibility of the… Read More
