http://hra.am Human Rights Armenia en мои кривые ручки date('D, d M Y H:i:s +0400'); http://hra.am/img/header/header-left-bg-en.png http://hra.am/ Paris, Yerevan, March 9, 2010 - FIDH and CSI welcome the release of M. Sacha Davtyan and call for an immediate investigation of the alleged use of torture against him. On February 26, 2010, the Court of Appeal shortened his sentence from 4 years of imprisonment to 3 years. Moreover, the Amnesty Act decreed by the Armenian National Assembly on June 19, 2009 was applied to M. Sasha Davtyan and he was immediately released. http://hra.am/en/point-of-view/2010/03/10/statement Wed, 10 Mar 2010 02:17:00 +0400Wed, 10 Mar 2010 02:17:00 +0400 The conduct of the trials that took place in the aftermath of the March 2008 post-election violence in Yerevan reveals shortcomings in Armenia's justice system, concludes a report published today by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR). http://hra.am/en/events/2010/03/09/report Tue, 09 Mar 2010 06:00:00 +0400Tue, 09 Mar 2010 06:00:00 +0400 The Court of Appeal, chaired by Serzhik Avetisyan, today dismissed the motions by Nikol Pashinyan's attorneys and the prosecution but applied amnesty to the "Haykakan Zhamanak" editor-in-chief Nikol Pashinyan. http://hra.am/en/events/2010/03/09/nikol Tue, 09 Mar 2010 03:51:00 +0400Tue, 09 Mar 2010 03:51:00 +0400 On March 10 the US Ambassador Mary Jovanovich will award civil activist Mariam Sukhudyan with a medal of "Brave Woman". The ceremony will take place at the US embassy in Armenia. Mariam Sukhudyan is an activist of the Armenian nature protection; in particular, she participated in the movement in defense of Teghut forests. http://hra.am/en/events/2010/03/09/prize Tue, 09 Mar 2010 03:49:00 +0400Tue, 09 Mar 2010 03:49:00 +0400 Second anniversary of March 1 tragic events and disclosure of circumstances of the death of 10 victims dominated the news last week. http://hra.am/en/press-review/2010/03/08/press Mon, 08 Mar 2010 13:14:00 +0400Mon, 08 Mar 2010 13:14:00 +0400 On March 5, 2010, Criminal Court of Appeals will discuss the motion of the Prosecutor's office to select detention as a preventive measure towards two employees of the road police. This is a unique case in Armenian reality, when the Prosecutor's office (together with Special Investigatory Service) tries to curb the policemen, even to enforce the sanction of detention. http://hra.am/en/point-of-view/2010/03/05/police Fri, 05 Mar 2010 07:12:00 +0400Fri, 05 Mar 2010 07:12:00 +0400 Minister of Justice Gevorg Danielyan replied to the letter sent on February 3 by the Group of Public Monitors implementing supervision over the criminal executive institutions and bodies of the Ministry of Justice of RA. http://hra.am/en/events/2010/03/05/letter Fri, 05 Mar 2010 05:43:00 +0400Fri, 05 Mar 2010 05:43:00 +0400 The book "Violence, Pressure and Legal Actions against Reporters and Media Outlets in Armenia in 2008-2009: Cases and Analysis" published by "Investigative Journalists" NGO with the assistance of OSCE Yerevan Office, includes cases of violence against reporters for the last two years. http://hra.am/en/events/2010/03/03/book Wed, 03 Mar 2010 11:39:00 +0400Wed, 03 Mar 2010 11:39:00 +0400 Arman Danielyan, Chairman of Civil Society Institute, representative of the International Federation for Human Rights, participates in the Russian human rights activist Aleksey Sokolov's trial as an international observer, as reported by kasparov.ru electronic periodical. Danielyan arrived in Yekaterinburg on March 1. http://hra.am/en/events/2010/03/03/defender Wed, 03 Mar 2010 11:38:00 +0400Wed, 03 Mar 2010 11:38:00 +0400 On March 3 the Court of Appeal has examined the appeals for the Haykakan Zhamanak editor-in-chief Nikol Pashinyan's case. The court has examined both the prosecutors' and the attorneys' appeals. http://hra.am/en/events/2010/03/03/journalist Wed, 03 Mar 2010 11:36:00 +0400Wed, 03 Mar 2010 11:36:00 +0400