ACTIVITIES

On 8-10 August 2020, Peace Dialogue NGO conducted a-three-day training entitled CIVIL SOCIETY SUPPORT FOR DEMOCRATIC OVERSIGHT PROCESSES OF HUMAN RIGHTS CONDITIONS IN THE ARMENIAN ARMY. The meeting was aimed at building capacity of the representatives from civil society organizations operating in the Republic of Armenia’s regions and Yerevan city in the field of human rights monitoring, thus seeking to establish a public group for monitoring the defense-sector related activities in the scope of the Action Plan 2020-2022 deriving from the National Strategy on Human Rights Protection (HRAP 2020-2022).

From 21-24 July 2020, Peace Dialogue NGO in collaboration with its partners Une Terre Culturelle Association and German-French Youth Office implemented an intercultural exchange project entitled Journalism without Borders which was aimed at introducing young people from Armenia, France and Germany to the history of journalism and promoting their active participation in community life through capacity building with the help of democratic tools.

The participants were involved in the activities of the three-day workshop in two parallel formats: working separately in national teams and working jointly within the international team consisting of the representatives of the three countries via online tools.

Below, we introduce the progress report on monitoring of the defense sector-related actions in the scope of the HRAP 2020-2022, in which we sum up the research results of the implemented activities in the period of January-June 2020 for the promotion of the rights to life, freedom from torture, and fair trial in the RA Armed Forces.

On 4 June 2020, the representatives of the National Assembly’s Standing Committees on Defense and Security and Protection on Human Rights and Public Affairs hosted the staff of Peace Dialogue NGO’s project called Civil Society Support for Democratic Oversight Processes of Human Rights Conditions in the Armenian Army.

Peace Dialogue NGO provides legal assistance related to the cases of human rights violations in the Armed Forces. For obtaining legal counsel, you can visit Peace Dialogue NGO office (Vanadzor, Myasnikyan 12/40) or contact by phone at +374 (55) 82 06 32 or +374 (322) 2 13 40.

Peace Dialogue NGO announces a call for cooperation with representatives of civil society organizations in monitoring the RA Ministry of Defense’s (MoD) activities in the scope of the Action Plan 2020-2022 deriving from the RA National Strategy on Protection of Human Rights (HRAP Action Plan 2020-22).

For participating in this initiative entitled Civil Society Support for Democratic Oversight Processes of Human Rights Conditions in the Armenian Army, launched in May 2020, please, fill in the application form attached to this article.

The deadline for application submission is 25 June, 2020. Only successful candidates will be contacted.

At the beginning of 2020, Peace Dialogue NGO became involved in the activities of National multi-stakeholder platform on democratic security sector oversight. Aiming to promote democratic-civilian oversight of the security sector in Armenia, the platform brings together representatives of government agencies operating in the security sector, oversight bodies, and civil society organizations.