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Armenia-EU Cooperation: Current State of Play and Mapping the Way Forward
Armenia-EU Cooperation: Current State of Play and Mapping the Way Forward
March 09, 2024

At the meeting, Ambassador Maragos offered a warm welcome to all attendees, underscoring his commitment to fostering ongoing discussions with Armenia’s civil society. He highlighted the vital role of civil society’s engagement in driving forward the EU-Armenia partnership, acknowledging the significant transitions facing Armenia and its society.

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Armenia-EU Cooperation: Current State of Play and Mapping the Way Forward

March 09, 2024
Armenia-EU Cooperation: Current State of Play and Mapping the Way Forward

At the meeting, Ambassador Maragos offered a warm welcome to all attendees, underscoring his commitment to fostering ongoing discussions with Armenia’s civil society. He highlighted the vital role of civil society’s engagement in driving forward the EU-Armenia partnership, acknowledging the significant transitions facing Armenia and its society.

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The Response of Government Agencies to Recommendations Regarding the Protection of the Rights of Repatriated Prisoners of War

August 15, 2023
The response of government agencies to recommendations regarding the protection of the rights of repatriated prisoners of war

On June 10, 2023, Peace Dialogue NGO published a summary report entitled “The Legal Status of Former Prisoners of War in the Republic of Armenia”. The organization enquired the mentioned governmental institutions to provide a conclusion on the submitted recommendations related to their functions in order to develop future joint effective steps aimed at protecting the rights of repatriated former prisoners of war.

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Peace Dialogue’s Recommendations for Armenia’s Human Rights Action Plan 2023-2025: Ten out of Twenty-Four Included in First Draft

March 17, 2023
Peace Dialogue's Recommendations for Armenia's Human Rights Action Plan 2023-2025: Ten out of Twenty-Four Included in First Draft

Peace Dialogue responded to an inquiry made by the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Armenia, providing a package of 24 recommendations for the country’s 2023-2025 Action Plan for human rights protection. Out of the 24 recommendations, 10 have been included in the first draft of the Action Plan.

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Legal Support Offered to Citizens Participating in Military Reserve Force Trainings

February 23, 2023
Legal Support Offered to Citizens Participating in Military Reserve Force Trainings

Stated in Article 17 of the RA Law “On Military Service and the Status of Servicemen”, citizens who are called to a military training undergo a medical check-up and expertise. As part of the medical care and service, the state provides check-up and expertise free of charge to the citizens.

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Developing Inclusive Oversight of Security in Armenia: Overseeing Defence Strategizing and Classifying

February 03, 2023
Developing Inclusive Oversight of Security in Armenia: Overseeing Defence Strategizing and Classifying

In the framework of the project Developing Inclusive Oversight of Security implemented by the Dutch NGO Centre for European Security Studies in partnership with Peace Dialogue NGO, two expert lab discussions were conducted on 18-19 January, 2023 in Yerevan. The event on 18 January was aimed at initiating multi-stakeholder consultations on the key priorities in drafting Armenia’s new national security strategy. The topic of the discussion held on 19 January was the classification of defence and security information.

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Defence Governance and Oversight in Armenia: Roundtable Discussion

December 20, 2022
Defence Governance and Oversight in Armenia. Round Table Discussion

On 6-7 December 2022 in Yerevan, the Geneva Centre for Security Sector Governance (DCAF) and Peace Dialogue jointly organised a Roundtable discussion on Defence Governance and Oversight in Armenia. 

The event has been set up in close consultation with key stakeholders for defence and security sector reform in Armenia, as well as the RA Parliamentarians and the experts of the relevant commissions with the representatives of the interested public organisations in the field.

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Report on the Results of Standardized Perceptions Survey on the Rights of Conscripts – [2022, Armenia]

November 11, 2022
Report on the Results of Standardized Perceptions Survey on the Rights of Conscripts – [2022, Armenia]

This survey was conducted in order to identify conscripts’ concerns and needs during their military service and the level of protection of their rights. The main target audience of the survey were conscripts who have already served at least two months of the mandatory period of military service. Since in the Republic of Armenia (RA) the access to current conscripts was not possible, individuals who within the last year completed their mandatory military service were interviewed. Thus, all 100 respondents served in the Armenian Army during 2019-2022.

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