by Journalists for Human Rights | Feb 21, 2023 | Editor's Choice, Torture
Recently, the investigative committee reported that the director and 4 employees of Vardenis “Neurological Nursing home” were charged, the director was arrested. The director of the Nursing Home was charged with the heaviest articles of the Criminal Code...
by Journalists for Human Rights | Feb 13, 2023 | Editor's Choice, Torture
The case of beating lawyers Emmanuel Ananyan and Marzpet Avagyan in the Erebuni Police Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs was preceded by the case of torture against their minor client. Lawyer Emmanuel Ananyan says that his client and several other young...
by Journalists for Human Rights | Dec 16, 2022 | Army, Torture
By violating norms of international law and international humanitarian law Azerbaijan is still holding 33 Armenians captive (Azerbaijan is confirming the captivity of 33 persons). The Human Rights Defender of Armenia Kristinne Grigoryan told ARMENPRESS that she is...
by Journalists for Human Rights | Dec 15, 2022 | Social Rights, Torture
Henrikh Mkhitaryan, the midfielder of Inter Milan, former player and captain of the Armenian national football squad, and UNICEF Armenia Ambassador, went on social media and drew the attention of the international community to Azerbaijan’s blocking of the Lachin...
by Journalists for Human Rights | Sep 12, 2022 | Closed Institutions, Torture
Hayk Vardanyan has been in detention for 6 years. For 5 of these 6 years, he was kept in the Hospital of Convicts penitentiary. During brief respites of health, he was taken back to his deployment site. At the moment, Hayk Vardanyan is in the Armavir penitentiary. He...
by Journalists for Human Rights | Sep 16, 2021 | Torture
On August 30, 2018, a horrible murder took place in one of the houses on Araratyan Street of Yerevan. The victim was 28-year-old Marine Danielyan, who was renting the house. Her body was found by police with 65 stab wounds. On the same day, Marine Danielyan’s...