Armenia lacks human rights respect

An annual report published by Helsinki Association on Wednesday shows that Armenia continues to be challenged with gross violations of human rights and fundamental freedoms, while authorities are doing nothing to rectify it.

Association president Mikael Danielyan says human rights are mostly violated at state bodies and the situation in 2011 has not improved as compared to 2010.

“Human rights are frequently violated at state structures: police, prosecutor’s office, justice ministry-controlled inspectorates,” he says.

The report presents the spheres where human rights are violated, among them freedom of press, freedom of assembly, prison monitoring, the army, courts, LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender) related issues, and religious minorities.


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