ACTIVITIES
Court of Cassation Overturns Decision in Soldier Death Case After Peace Dialogue NGO Appeal
Following multiple rejected appeals by the Prosecutor’s Office, the First Instance Court of General Jurisdiction of Gegharkunik Marz, and the Criminal Court of Appeal, Peace Dialogue NGO’s special appeal to the Court of Cassation was accepted on January 31, 2023. The Court of Cassation’s recent ruling annulled the 2022 decision of the Criminal Court of Appeal, upholding the victim’s legal successor’s complaint and highlighting procedural violations during the investigation.
Strengthening Security Sector Reform in Armenia: A Multi-Stakeholder Collaborative Roundtable Dialogue
Armenia in Focus: Navigating the Eastern Partnership, Regional Security, and European Integration
“…Despite 58% of the Armenian population favoring EU membership, EU-Armenia relations remain vulnerable to Russian influence…”
Exchange of Cultures and Values: Journalism Without Borders
Journalism Without Borders cultural exchange program was finalized on October 21-27 in Armenia with the involvement of young participants from Armenia, France, and Germany. The national groups representing the three countries were composed of school-age children and students who are actively involved in their community life.
Report on the Results of Standardized Perceptions Survey on the Rights of Conscripts – [2022, Armenia]
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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.
Peace Dialogue NGO Announces its Willingness to Support Conscripts’ Rights during 2023 Winter Conscription
Peace Dialogue NGO is ready to support the conscripts’ rights during the 2023 winter conscription. Till the end of the conscription, the conscripts and their families can apply to Peace Dialogue to receive legal advice and professional support.
Peace Dialogue NGO’s Recommendations for RA Government’s Draft Resolution on Implementation of Pre-Conscription Preparation in Educational Institutions
On October 21, 2022, the RA Government’s draft resolution on “Establishing procedure of implementing pre-conscription preparation at public schools, primary (craftsmanship) and secondary vocational education institutions” was published on the joint website of the Ministry of Justice where drafts of legal acts are published.
Armenian-Azerbaijani Conflict Impacts on Prospects of Armenian Civil Society’s Activities
On October 1-2, within the framework of the Open Narratives project, Peace Dialogue NGO held a meeting during which the participants discussed questions related to possible developments of the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict and the role of civil society in them, as well as realistic mechanisms and opportunities for activities addressing to the current situation.
Peace Dialogue’s Recommendations on the Actions to Include in the 2023-2025 Action Plan Deriving from the National Strategy for Human Rights Protection
In response to the public inquiry on August 30 made by the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Armenia to come up with recommendations on the new 2023-2025 Action Plan deriving from the National Strategy for Human Rights Protection, Peace Dialogue NGO presented a package of recommendations consisting of 24 points.
Developing Inclusive Oversight of Security Sector in Armenia
On 1 and 2 June, 2022, the Netherlands-based organization Centre for European Security Studies (CESS) in partnership with Peace Dialogue NGO convened two policy labs discussions in Yerevan on the topic of Democratic Security Sector Oversight. The discussions were organized in the scope of the project Developing Inclusive Oversight of Security Sector (DIOS).
As a first phase of the project, the policy labs discussions were particularly aimed at implementing inclusive and participatory assessment of issues and challenges obstructing the effective democratic oversight of the Security Sector in Armenia.
