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Deaths in detention centers increased last year. Prisons are not “reformed” in any way

by Journalists for Human Rights | Jan 16, 2023 | Closed Institutions, Editor's Choice

According to the data of the Ministry of Justice, in the years 2019-2021, the death rate in the penitentiary institutions of Armenia has decreased. However, last year, an increase in the number of deaths in the correctional facilities was recorded. The NGO Journalists...

“There was a dispute in positions, curses were heard.” The parents of a soldier serving in the National Security Service Boarder Guard Forces exclude the hypothesis of their son’s suicide

by Journalists for Human Rights | Jan 16, 2023 | Army, Editor's Choice, Video

A month after the death of a conscript soldier of the NSS border guard forces, Karen Danielyan, the parents do not know the circumstances of their son’s death. The incident took place on the night of December 13-14, between 04:20 and 04:40 am. The Ministry of...

Legislation on “lifers” is applied reluctantly: Only two have been moved to open regime in three years

by Journalists for Human Rights | Jan 16, 2023 | Closed Institutions, Editor's Choice

Under a law passed in 2019, lifers who have served 15 years in prison can be moved to a semi-closed correctional facility if they show positive behavior, and after 18 years in prison they can be moved to the most lenient, semi-open regime, which means they stay in...

“I look at the mountain and see my child is lying down on it: what shall I do?” The father’s only wish is to get his son’s body

by Journalists for Human Rights | Jan 16, 2023 | Army, Editor's Choice, Video

61-year-old Hovik Khachatryan eyes, who lives in Pokr Masrik village of Gegharkunik region, are directed only towards Kutakan mountains: after the short battles of September, the body of his son, 34-year-old Shiraz Khachatryan, is there. At first, he was in military...

Captivity: After being tortured in Baku, soldiers are tortured also in Yerevan

by Narek Kirakosyan | Jan 12, 2023 | Army, Editor's Choice

The Journalists for Human Rights NGO summarizes the violations of the rights of 17 servicemen who were captured during the battles of September 13 and returned to Yerevan from Baku on October 4. The soldiers were in positions with up to 10 people, mostly without a...

“He hit so hard; sparks flew out of my eyes:” the patient was subjected to severe violence in Nubarashen psychiatric hospital

by Journalists for Human Rights | Dec 26, 2022 | Closed Institutions, Editor's Choice

One of the patients receiving inpatient treatment at the Nubarashen Mental Health Center was abused by the nurse, kicking and hitting different parts of his body. Lawyer Armine Davtyan alerted the Journalists for Human Rights NGO about the incident. “The nurse,...