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…”
Open Narratives: Fostering Critical Conversation on Social and Political Impacts of the Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict
On 3-5 September, 2021 Peace Dialogue NGO conducted Open Narratives: Fostering Critical Conversation on Social and Political Impacts of the Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict three-day course. The event was aimed at developing and improving methodology for promoting public dialogue on the root causes of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and the impacts and ways of overcoming the crisis in the region as a result of the 44-day war.
Summarizing Journalism without Borders intercultural exchange
On 19-23 July 2021, in cooperation with its partners Une Terre Culturelle Association and German-French Youth Office, Peace Dialogue NGO implemented a five-day youth project under the title Journalism Without Borders. The goal of the project was to introduce young people representing Armenia, Germany and France to modern journalism, a number of social media tools, as well as to address the existing issues and challenges in the field and discuss ways of overcoming them.
What to Expect from the Political Forces that Have Entered the National Assembly of Armenia as a Result of the Snap Parliamentary Elections in 2021
Peace Dialogue NGO studied the election programs of the afore-mentioned political units, the statements made by the representatives of these forces during the campaign, interviews, the ideas and thoughts voiced during the political debates, in order to find out what the visions of these forces are for overcoming the crisis and possible ways to resolve the problems.
Training for Psychologists Working with Children Affected by the 44-Day War
With the support of experts, 10 psychologists and social workers from Nagorno-Karabakh got acquainted with the advanced tools and methodologies for identifying war-affected children’s psychological problems and for providing assistance to children through various didactic materials, techniques, role-plays, case studies and relaxation exercises. The trainers gave the participants the opportunity to improve their theoretical and practical knowledge which will be applicable while working with children with anxiety, fears and phobias. The training process will be ongoing during the upcoming months.
PROSPECT Public Discussion
On the initiative of Peace Dialogue NGO, a public discussion entitled Prospect took place on 10-11 April, 2021. The purpose of the meeting was to promote public discourse on possible ways of overcoming the challenges of security, human rights protection and democracy in the newly-created situation as a result of the 44-day war. From a long-term perspective, the event was aimed at shaping a realistic vision of the future with the involvement of various public groups based on critical and self-critical analysis of lessons from the past and the present.
Prohibition of Torture։ Informational Video for Conscripts
We call your attention to an informational video made specifically for conscripts, which tells about the right to refrain from torture and degrading treatment during military service, the state’s obligations to ensure the right, as well as possible actions that should be taken to prevent violation of the right.
Monitoring Results of Defense Sector-Related Actions in the Scope of 2020-2022 Action Plan Deriving from Armenia’s National Strategy for Human Rights Protection
This report is devoted to the monitoring of the implementation of the defense sector-related actions in the period from January 1 to December 31, 2020.
