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Human Rights Watch: World Report 2015, Armenia

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

UPR: The status of human rights of women and LGBT people in Armenia

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

Prevent the domestic violence

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

The importance of bisexual voices

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

Happy Independence Day

photo by civilnet.am, poster prepared by PINK Armenia The Declaration on Independence was adopted by the Supreme Council of the Republic of Armenia on August 23, 1990. By the Supreme Council of Armenia’s decision on September 21 of 1991 was held referendum on secession from the USSR. “For” the independence… Read More

International Day of Peace

It has been already 30 years past since was adopted the Declaration on the Right of Peoples to Peace. On 30 November of 1981 UN General Assembly’s Resolution 36/67 established Peace Day to be held annually as a day of non-violence and cease-fire. The day is devoted… Read More

Happy 1st day of school!

In Armenia, the 1st of September is celebrated as the Day of Knowledge. The day is especially important for the entrants and students of elementary, middle and high schools, professional and higher education institutions. “The more I live, the more I learn. The more I learn, the more I realize,… Read More