ombudsman

Freedom House calls on Armenian parliament to repeal 'Grave Insult' law

Politics in Armenia

February 08, 2022

Freedom House concerned by Armenia's 'grave insult' law, which criminalizes seriously insulting government officials and other public figures

New incident at the Armenian-Azerbaijani border highlights Armenia's defense shortcomings

Azerbaijan-Armenia

June 29, 2021

Armenia's lack of an effective defense system is highlighted as the tensions have once again escalated at the Armenian-Azerbaijani border

PM Pashinyan: I am ready to exchange my son for all Armenian prisoners held in Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan-Armenia

June 09, 2021

A wave of outrage was set off after Pashinyan had stated that he was ready to give up his son in exchange for all Armenian soldiers detained in Baku after the second Karabakh war.

How have Armenian villages ended up in Azerbaijan?

Azerbaijan-Armenia

April 22, 2021

Report from the southern, Syunik region of Armenia, where some villages were divided between Armenia and Azerbaijan after the second Karabakh war

What will become of the Zangezur corridor? Comments from Azerbaijan and Armenia

Azerbaijan-Armenia

April 21, 2021

Ilham Aliyev stated that if the Armenian side did not want to, the issue of the "Zangezur corridor" would be resolved by force, his words provoked an angry reaction in Armenia

PACE to discuss issue of Armenian PoWs left in Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan-Armenia

April 19, 2021

The deputies of the Armenian parliament stated that Baku was holding about 200 Armenian prisoners of war, to which the Azerbaijani delegation only objected that these people were not prisoners, but terrorists.

Reports surface of more Armenian servicemen captured in Karabakh despite truce

Karabakh conflict

December 16, 2020

The Prime Minister of Armenia reports that Russian peacekeepers were also surrounded by the Azerbaijani Armed Forces. Armenian media reports, comments of the President and Ombudsman of Nagorno-Karabakh on the prisoners

Armenia in a day, Nov. 19 – minibus runs into protesters, new FM appointed, prisoners of war

Armenia

November 20, 2020

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Armenia debates whether human rights are protected - on the occasion of the 15th anniversary of the Ombudsman Institute

November 26, 2019

Ombudsmen of other countries who arrived at the international forum are lavishing compliments, but some local residents consider their rights unprotected