by Journalists for Human Rights | Jan 17, 2023 | Editor's Choice, Social Rights
Babayan’s minor children have not eaten anything all day today, there is not even any bread in the house. The family lives in extreme poverty. “They haven’t eaten anything since this morning. There is no food, the shops don’t give them on...
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...
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...
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...
