Armenia and the Council of Europe – bringing human rights from the conference table to your kitchen table

The Council of Europe works for you. We want to give visibility to the role, standards and work of the Council of Europe in its member states, to show how Council of Europe membership has helped achieve particular results or changes. Our aim, through a variety of events and actions, is to highlight ways in which the Council of Europe’s action has helped improve the life of individuals and contributed to improving people’s enjoyment of fundamental rights.

 


Դեսպան Արման Խաչատրյան, Եվրոպայի խորհրդում Հայաստանի մշտական ներկայացուցիչ

 

Whether it is the impact of the European Convention on Human Rights at national level, or the Council of Europe's work in many fields, such as working to abolish the death penalty or to ensure freedom of expression and freedom of the media, or to adress online and technology-facilitated violence against women through the Istanbul Convention and Budapest Convention on Cybercrime, the Council of Europe has achieved a lot since 1949. View achievements »

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12 June 2025

  • No obstacles for swift signing of Peace Agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan, says CoE Secretary General Alain Berset in an interview with “Armenpress” news agency.
  • Secretary General of the Council of Europe Alain Berset delivered a lecture at Yerevan State University, outlining the Council's role in curbing armed conflicts and promoting justice through the power of law, as well as emphasizing the importance of involving youth in diverse discussions. 

11 June 2025

  • Secretary General of the Council of Europe Alain Berset gave an interview to the Public TV Company of Armenia.

27 May 2025

  • President of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe Marc Cools gave an interview to the Public TV Company of Armenia.

26 May 2025

  • Addressing an audience of more than 500 participants at the Yerevan Dialogue during his official visit to Armenia, President of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe Marc Cools stressed that “in an age of uncertainty, the best way to ensure stability and security is not to retreat from democratic principles, but to anchor them more firmly – locally, nationally, and internationally.”

5 May 2025

  • The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Armenia marked #EuropeDay – a day of peace & unity in Europe & founding day of #CouncilofEurope, based on #ECHR which marks its 75th anniversary this year. Fully committed to democratic principles, Armenia is proud of its excellent cooperation with CoE which brings our country closer to the European family.

23 April 2025

  • The President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) Theodoros Rousopoulos delivered a lecture at the Yerevan State University on the role and objectives of the Council of Europe, underscoring the significance of human rights and democracy. He was accompanied by Armenian MP Vladimir Vardanyan and Armenia’s Permanent Representative to the Council of Europe, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Armen Papikyan.

9 December 2024

  • Meeting of PACE Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights held in Armenia. The President of the National Assembly of Armenia (RA NA), Alen Simonyan, welcomed the PACE Secretary General, Despina Chatzivassiliou and the Moderator, the Vice Chairperson of the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights Pablo Hispan to the meeting. PACE President Theodoros Rousopoulos addressed the participants remotely.

11 November 2024

  • In a video message Congress Secretary General Mathieu Mori congratulated Armenia on the 28th Anniversary of Local Self Government celebrated in Yerevan. On 11 November 1996 the first elections of Community heads and Community councils took place in Armenia.

28 June 2024

  • At the initiative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Armenia, a children's art exhibition-contest dedicated to the 75th anniversary of the Council of Europe opened at the National Center of Aesthetics. 

    Find out the artworks in the Catalogue. 

5 May 2024

  • The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Armenia marked the 75th anniversary of Council of Europe on the occasion of Europe day marked the - sentinel of Human Rights, Democracy & Rule of Law across #Europe.

Spring 2023

  • ECHR Moot Court with Yerevan State University and other universities
  • Discussion and interviews on public TV with Armenian stakeholders with knowledge and experience of the CoE
  • Distribution of short videos about the Council of Europe and its institutions
  • Series of lectures by local/international experts for law students from different faculties about the activities of the Council of Europe 
  • Public awareness raising campaign for school children, using the same videos plus leaflets. Followed by the writing of essays on human rights.

Tbc 

  • Cross-border cooperation event possibly with elements linked to culture
  • French Embassy to invite Mayor of Strasbourg to Yerevan for event to showcase female political leaders
  • Organisation of a conference within the Council of Europe Platform on Ethics, Transparency and Integrity in Education (ETINED) with participation of a CoE expert.

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