Press Releases

/2011-December-20/

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/

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/

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.

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Latest Publication

/2011-December-23/

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

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Latest Report

/2011-December-13/

Monitoring Report on the Human rights Situation in the Eastern Partnership Countries

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Announcements

/2012-January-24/

Helsinki Citizens’ Assembly-Vanadzor just announced a contest for anyone interested in designing a logo for a new Human Rights Park.

/2012-January-13/

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/

The authorities were not satisfied with simply declaring the Chairman of Helsinki Citzens’ Assembly-Vanadzor, Artur Sakunts, a ‘grant consumer.’

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/2010-June-28/

Лидеры России, США и Франции приняли заявление по Карабаху

Президенты РФ, США и Франции в рамках саммита «большой восьмерки» в Канаде приняли совместное заявление по н�

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Human Rights in Lori Region

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Strategic Plan

Strategic Plan for 2011-2015

Strategic Plan for 2006-2010
adopted in 2005, amended in in 2007

Yellow Tulips

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Anticorruption center of Lori Region

The Reports Were Presented to Society

Peacebuilding Soldiers’ Rights Press releases /2009-July-02/

On July 1, 2009 the presentation of the reports on “The Results of 2008 Spring and Fall Call-up in Lori Region” and “Human Rights Situation in Lori Region in 2008” took place in Yerevan.

They were published within the projects “Formation of Civil Control over Recruitment” and “Capacity Building of HCA Vanadzor in the Sphere of Human Rights” implemented by HCA Vanadzor with support of Open Society Institute Assistance Foundation-Armenia.

The representatives FROM local and international organizations, media, RA Ministry of Defence, Republican Military Commissariat and Military Commissariats of Lori region participated in the presentation.
  The coordinator of HCA Vanadzor, Artur Sakunts, presented the results of the monitoring of call-up within the framework of which interviews with the recruits and their families had been conducted. He pointed out the importance of TV programs as another source of getting information.
  He presented the revealed problems related to the procedure of medical examination, impossibility of getting the medical conclusions, etc.
  The results of monitoring showed that it really has impact on the recruitment process.
Recommendations have been made for improvement, which include awareness raising on the rights and obligations of recruits, clarification of the list of required documents, provision of the medical conclusions to the recruits.
  The participants asked their questions which mainly concerned corruption risks occurring during recruitment and the results of the monitoring.
  The third report on “Human Rights Situation in Lori Region in 2008” was also presented on that day so that society has a clear picture on the situation of human rights in Armenia.
  “Let’s help our society and prevent a sick man FROM appearing in the armed forces”-A. Sakunts asserted.