photo by LGBTnews.am Today the Civil Court of Appeal reviewed the claim of 16 citizens’ case against “Iravunk” newspaper. The presiding judge Amhary Petrosyan, judges Nakhshun Tavaratsyan and Gayane Karakhanyan rejected 16 citizen`s claim against “Iravunk”, according to which the editor of “Iravunk” newspaper Hovhannes… Read More
The adoption of a draft bill prohibiting all forms of discrimination was put on hold, while provisions expressly prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation were removed, it is stated in Amnesty International human rights organization’s 2014/2015 annual report. The anti-discrimination bill was drafted as part of the requirements… Read More
Public information and Need of Knowledge and “Socioscope” Societal Research and Consultancy Center NGOs prepared a report about the LGBT emigration impact on economic indicators of Armenia. The purpose of the project was to study the impact of LGBT emigration on economic indicators of Armenia during 2011-2013 as a result… Read More
World Report 2015 published by Human Rights Watch is its 25th annual review of human rights practices around the globe. It summarizes key human rights issues in more than 90 countries and territories worldwide. The report reflects extensive investigative work that Human Rights Watch staff undertook in 2014, usually in… Read More
Information Disputes Council has published an opinion on the case of 16 civil society representatives vs. “Iravunk Media” LTD and Hovhannes Galajyan. The circumstances of the case On May 17, 2014, journalist Hovhannes Galajyan published an article on www.iravunk.com online media site titled “They serve… Read More
The Civic Solidarity Platform a network of more than 60 human rights NGOs throughout the OSCE region running since 2010. The platform held the 2014 on 2-3 December Civil Society Conference parallel to OSCE Ministerial Council meeting in Basel. At the conference, activists from OSCE region countries discussed… Read More
This report is a joint contribution to the 21st session of the UN Universal Periodic Review (UPR). It was prepared by Public Information and Need of Knowledge, Society Without Violence, Women’s Resource Center and Women’s Support Center NGOs with the support of the Human Rights House Foundation. Human rights violations… Read More
The tragic death of a 20-year-old woman on October 1, 2010, caused by her husband’s brutal beating, united seven non-governmental organizations concerned with the issue of domestic violence to form what we call the “Coalition to Stop Violence against Women.’’ PINK Armenia, as a founding member of the group,… Read More
september23.bi.org Bisexuals are a group that occupy a unique position within the world of sexuality. Often being placed somewhere between straight and gay, bisexuals are seen by many as a mix of the two. In reality this is of course untrue. Bisexuality is defined by the Merriam Webster dictionary… Read More
