April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Its purpose is to raise awareness about the issue of sexual violence in various public spheres. In Armenia, not only heterosexual people are sexually abused, but also LGBT people, both inside and outside the LGBT community. Every year,… Read More
Sexual harassment is not uncommon in Armenia. Despite its prevalence, victims of sexual harassment avoid reporting to law enforcement agencies to restore their violated rights. This is due to the negative attitude of society towards victims of violence and the stigma surrounding it, as well as the insensitive and non-victim-centered… Read More
April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month, an annual assault campaign to raise public awareness about sexual assault. The campaign urges to prevent and eliminate sexual assault by educating people about different ways to prevent sexual assault and by directing victims of sexual assault to the appropriate authorities. The campaign is… Read More
The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor has published its annual country reports on Human Rights Practices, also known as the Human Rights Reports. The reports paint a clear picture of where human rights and democracy are under threat. The country report on Armenia… Read More
March 31st is the International Trans Day of Visibility. Various awareness-raising activities are carried out within the framework of this day. The day provides an opportunity for trans people and their supporters, to raise the issues of the trans community, discuss viable solutions, talk and educate people about what it… Read More
On March 1, 2022, the Administrative Court of the Republic of Armenia published a judgment rejecting the recognition of three advertisements that promoted tolerance towards LGBT people presented by “Pink” human rights defender NGO as social advertisements. The court once again contributed to the spread of discrimination and inequality in… Read More
Every year, people all around the world gather on March 1st to mark “Zero Discrimination Day”. It was first marked on March 1st, 2014, after Michelle Sidibe, the second Executive Director of the Joint United Nations Program on HIV and AIDS, announced the start of Zero Discrimination Campaign on World… Read More
Every year the Ombudsperson publishes an annual report of their activities in the previous year, as well as the situation of human rights and freedoms protection. The annual report contains an analysis of the existing problems in certain fields, as well as concrete proposals aimed towards resolving those problems. At… Read More
Watching the world’s greatest athletes compete on the oldest and largest sporting stage, it’s easy to feel all their emotions — success and failure, the highs and the lows, however, this path has always been much more difficult for LGBTQ people, as it has always been accompanied by unfair and… Read More
