PROJECTS

Peace Dialogue NGO has initiated a project directed to the prevention of cases of torture against persons involved in criminal proceedings at the Military Police Departments. In the frames of the Project, PD will try to disclose the faults in the national legislation regulating the area from the point of view of the protection of citizens’ rights of freedom from torture and disclose the discrepancies between international documents ratified by the RA and proposals made by international institutions involved in the field. Besides, the Project Staff will also present suggestions on legal reforms in the sphere, which will be aimed at raising the public awareness on the topic and promoting positive changes in the law-enforcement practice.

On August 20-27, 2018, 24 young people aged 18-25 representing France, Germany, Turkey, and Armenia, reunited in Vanadzor and Yerevan for implementing the second phase of the four-national exchange program launched in November, 2017. The project is organized by the Marseille-based organization “Une Terre Culturelle” with the participation of Centre Français de Berlin (French Center in Berlin), AFS in Istanbul, and the Vanadzor-based “Peace Dialogue” NGO.

In September 2018, Peace Dialogue NGO will start an initiative called “Proactive civil society participation in the protection and promotion of human rights in the Armenian Military Forces”. This project is aimed at promoting civil society mechanisms for monitoring the implementation of actions derived from the National Human Rights Action Plan for 2017-2019.

On September 26, 2017 the Peace Dialogue NGO team, in partnership with the grass roots community, completed the three-month project entitled “Our platform’’, the focus of which was on leadership and community organizing.

The project is called “Promotion of Human Rights Mechanisms among the Future Conscripts in the Armenian Military Forces” and is aimed at raising awareness of the future conscripts about the mechanisms of the human rights protection in the Military Forces and at equipping them with practical skills and instruments that will help them to stand for their rights during the military service.

The three-year project “ARENA: Community Theatre and Public Art” was launched in 2015 by Armenian NGO Peace Dialogue and its German partner OWEN e.V. The project is aimed at improving the impact of peace building on community and regional levels through developing relevant pro-active strategies for community based peace building and creating a safe and supportive network for civil society groups from South Caucasus, Russian Federation and Ukraine.

This project will provide young people with a safe welcoming place to explore, discuss and discover the language, art and actions that make for a vibrant, diverse and democratic society.