The idea of The Day of Silence was launched in 1996 when Maria Pulzetti, a student at the University of Virginia, USA, initiated an event to make the violence and humiliation of LGBT students more visible. The Day of Silence is celebrated annually, on April. On that day Students take… Read More
The Human Rights Defender’s Office of Armenia has published the annual report of 2018, which also highlighted discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, as well as discrimination against people living with HIV. The report notes that, as a result of the legislation study, the problem that the legislation does… Read More
Earlier this year ILGA-Europe published its annual review of the human rights situation of lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, and intersex people covering the period of January to December 2018. The chapter on Armenia addressed parliamentarians’ homophobic remarks, as well as Shurnukh… Read More
Check out our new video which we made for parents. Parents should accept their child for who they are. Parents love their children from birth and want them to be happy no matter what. Read More
The infamous Shurnukh case took a new turn. As we informed earlier, a group of young people, including LGBT activists were on a holiday trip in Shurnukh village, were subjected to a violent attack motivated by intolerance. A criminal case was opened, but subsequently charges were… Read More
The rights of LGBT people are systematically violated in Armenia. LGBT people do not seek protection from law enforcement fearing that their sexual orientation and gender identity will be revealed or they will be subject to double discrimination by the law enforcement agency itself. Read More
The Council of Europe’s Human Rights Commissioner Dunja Miyatovich has published a report following her visit to Armenia in September 2018. The report focuses mainly on women’s rights, gender equality and domestic violence, as well as human rights of vulnerable and minority groups, also human rights… Read More
Human Rights Watch published the World Report 2019 which is addressing human rights issues of the previous year. In the chapter about Armenia, the report hihlighted political changes in the country and addressed Yerevan municipality elections, abuse by law enforcement officials, disability rights, women’s rights, and… Read More
