On September 27, Judge Rafael Khandanyan of the Yerevan Administrative Court dismissed the Public Information and Need for Knowledge NGO (Pink Armenia) case against City Hall, by which the organization had demanded the recognition of the violation of its rights and the restoration of the advertising posters. Two days after the installation… Read More
During the 11th annual Francophone Conference of Non-Governmental Organizations held through September 12-14 in Armenia, it was stated that authorities should develop the capacity of LGBTQI human rights organizations in member states of the Francophonie. This marked the first instance where LGBTQI issues were mentioned at a Francophone… Read More
On August 3 in Shurnakh village, an attack was committed on Hayk Hakobyan’s home. Hakobyan and his 8 friends, who he was hosting in his home, were beaten and expelled from the village based on their real or alleged sexual orientation. This was evidenced by the abusive, cursing expressions and… Read More
As we have already informed, on August 3 at around 20:00, the organization received an alarm that 9 young people, including several LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer) activists were attacked in Shurnukh village which is in the Syunik region. The victims have told that… Read More
On July 28 Mamikon Hovsepyan received the Soul of Stonewall award in Berlin as a LGBT activist and human rights defender. The award was given to Mamikon Hovsepyan by the representative of Amnesty International, Stephan Cooper, who mentioned in his speech the recent developments in Armenia as well as the… Read More
On July 19, the Administrative Court held a regular hearing on the case of Public Information and Need of Knowledge (Pink Armenia) NGO against the Ministry of Culture, which was presided by Judge Rafik Khandanyan. In 2017 Pink Armenia has appealed to the Ministry of Culture to accept advertising to… Read More
In the recent days, about the situation around the Armenian Apostolic Church, yellow blogs and Facebook’s yellow pages have started dragging LGBT people in their campaigns, claiming they are standing behind the demand for Catholicos’s resignation. The Armenian Apostolic Church and the Republican Party have been targeting and spreading hate… Read More
Roundtable on Human Rights Situation of LGBT People in Armenia took place on July 11. Adam Stefan, the US Agency for International Development (USAID) mission chief, said in his opening speech that protection of human rights, including LGBT people’s, is one of the cornerstones of democratic development. Executive Director of… Read More
The Human Rights Situation of LGBT People in Armenia, 2017 report summarizes the cases filed to and documented by PINK Armenia, presents excerpts from interviews with LGBT persons, introduces the court cases filed in 2017 and publications from online and mass media. The violation of LGBT people’s rights is presented… Read More
