Press Releases

/2011-December-20/
Human Rights Organizations Across Europe and Eurasia Join Forces to Address Widespread Violations of Liberties
Vilnius (4 December 2011)—In order to address the inadequate response of states and international organizations to ongoing human rights violations in Europe and Eurasia, 35 leading civil society organizations today launched Civic Solidarity, a new international platform for cooperation.
/2011-December-15/
A Man slashed his Veins in the Prosecutor’s Office
Yesterday, the human rights activist and Chairman of Helsinki Citizens’ Assembly-Vanadzor, Artur Sakunts, informed Zhoghovurd that HCAV received an alert that a citizen was invited to the Lori Region Prosecutor’s Office where he harmed himself.
/2011-December-13/
Discussion on “Precedential Right in the Process of Practicing Justice”
The presentation and discussion of the judicial cases initiated by Helsinki Citizens’ Assembly-Vanadzor in 2001-2011, will be held on December 14, 2011, from 12:30-1:30 p.m. in the joint meeting room of the Congress Hotel. 


Latest Publication

/2011-December-23/
The Right to receive Medical Help and the Means of Providing First Aid for Drug-Addicts


Latest Report

/2011-December-13/
Monitoring Report on the Human rights Situation in the Eastern Partnership Countries


Announcements

/2012-January-24/
Invitation to design a Logo for a new Human Rights Park
Helsinki Citizens’ Assembly-Vanadzor just announced a contest for anyone interested in designing a logo for a new Human Rights Park.
/2012-January-13/
Statement by Helsinki Citizens’ Assembly-Vanadzor
HCA Vanadzor regularly receives complaints from citizens regarding instances of violence, inhuman and degrading treatment used against them at the police stations.
/2011-December-14/
They are Speculating a Case against Sakunts
The authorities were not satisfied with simply declaring the Chairman of Helsinki Citzens’ Assembly-Vanadzor, Artur Sakunts, a ‘grant consumer.’


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Artur Sakunts. There will be prisoners of conscience in Armenia as long as the issue of Independent Judiciary is not Resolved


Human rights activist Artur Sakunts, head of Helsinki Citizens’ Assembly-Vanadzor is certain that there will political prisoners or as he put, prisoners of conscience in Armenia as long as the issue of independent judiciary and fair verdicts is not resolved. 

Thomas Hammarberg arrives in Armenia; let it end well


The Council of Europe Human Rights Commissioner, Thomas Hammarberg, arrived in Armenia, who will leave Armenia with a lot of information as the  schedule of his first meeting day in Yerevan was full. The significant point is “how will Mr. Hammarberg use the information”?

Sakunts can't visit Nikol


"The recent statement issued by the Penitentiary Department of the RA Ministry of Justice is a very weak attempt to deny the charges that Nikol Pashinyan and his attorney have presented," says President of the "Helsinki Civil Assembly Office in Vanadzor" NGO Artur Sakunts.

Sakunts Responded to Pashinyan


During the interview at henaran.am, Artur Sakunts - human rights defender and the head of the observation group implementing monitoring (public control) at penitentiary departments, mentioned, “It is a brazen violation of rights of the advocate and the defendant, since a meeting with the advocate should be confidential.

Statement in Support of Nikol Pashinyan

Human Rights Protection     Political Prisoners     /2010-December-14/

On December 13, 2010, Human Rights House Foundation addressed its statement to Serzh Sargsyan, the president of Armenia , Nikol Arustamyan, RA deputy minister of Justice  and Aghvan Hovsepyan, RA Prosecutor General, which refers to Nikol Pashinyan who is under detention.

Human Rights Defenders’ Statement on the International Day of Human Rights


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On the International Human rights day, we, human rights NGOs in Armenia, are expressing our deep concern about the law enforcement bodies, judicial body of Armenia and the problems related to execution of justice.

Announcement

Human Rights Protection     Political Prisoners     Announcements     /2009-November-04/

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On the 30th of October – International Day of Solidarity to Political Prisoners the South Caucasus Network of Human Rights Defenders expresses its deep solidarity to those who face imprisonment or other forms of persecution on political grounds in any country regardless of frontiers.

Meeting with a Political Prisoner

Human Rights Protection     Political Prisoners     Press releases     /2009-March-11/

Reflections after a talk with Shant
  What I am going to present is not a report made by a monitor. The feelings and thoughts that I had after my meeting with Shant cannot fit in any acting or non-acting rules. This is just a reproduction of only human experiences in a free, unconstrained and humane way.

JUDGE GAVE THE SAME REASONS

Human Rights Protection     Political Prisoners     /2009-January-13/

The “Case of the Seven”-separate from the “March 1 case”- didn’t start today either. The injured parties demanded Mnatsakan Martirosyan to finally start the trial.

20 Years Later or from Sumgait to Shengavit

Human Rights Protection     Political Prisoners     /2008-December-25/

Referring to the second session of the trial of the “Case of the Seven” when the policemen “occupied” the court room led by Edik Galstyan, the deputy head of Nork-Marash police department, Arthur Sakunts, the coordinator of Helsinki Citizens’ Assembly-Vanadzor, being also the legal representative of Davit Petrosyan’s assignee, who died on March 1, remembered an incident that took place 20 years ago.

Statement on the Rights of Political Prisoners

Human Rights Protection     Political Prisoners     /2008-November-17/

The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe has adopted two resolutions – 1609 and 1620 related to the events taken place in Yerevan, on March 1-2, 2008.

JOIN THE APPEAL, OTHERWISE YOU WILL BE THE NEXT TARGET OF ILLEGAL ACTIONS

Human Rights Protection     Political Prisoners     Announcements     /2007-August-20/

Each of us knows what unlawful actions are taking place in our country now: thousands of people were deprived of their own houses, hundreds of people were illegally sent to prisons, soldiers are killed in the army during peace, and hundreds of people are tortured by law enforcement bodies…

Statement


On May 5, 2007 the office of the movement “Civil Disobedience”, the house of Alexander Arzumanyan, one of the leaders of the movement and ex Foreign Minister, and the house of Vahan Shirkhinyan, ex Defense Deputy Minister were searched. The latter were blamed for money laundering.

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