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...
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...
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,...
by Journalists for Human Rights | Dec 21, 2022 | News
The December 20 UN Security Council meeting clearly indicates the strong and unequivocal international consensus on immediate and unconditional opening of Lachin Corridor which is blocked by Azerbaijan, the Foreign Minister of Armenia Ararat Mirzoyan said. “UN...
by Journalists for Human Rights | Dec 21, 2022 | News
As a result of Azerbaijan’s closure of Lachin Corridor the daily supply of 400 tons of food and medicine from Armenia to Artsakh (Nagorno Karabakh) has been disrupted for already 10 days, the Nagorno Karabakh authorities said in a statement. “Artsakh is under total...
