Strengthening healthcare and human rights protection in prisons (PGG)
The duration of the Project was 41 months and has been completed by 31 December 2018. The overall project budget was EUR 1.228.000 and it was co-funded by the European Union and the Council of Europe, under the auspices of the Council of Europe/European Union Partnership for Good Governance for Eastern Partnership Countries.
The aims of the project were:
- to improve the legal/institutional framework of healthcare in prisons of Armenia;
- to improve material conditions of prisons’ healthcare units, with a special focus on prisons highlighted as the most problematic in CPT reports;
- to strengthen the capacity and the general knowledge of the prison staff on European standards on the provision of healthcare, medical ethics and human rights in prisons.
Project documentation
Useful information
- PGG website (Programmatic Cooperataion Framework)
- Yerevan office Website
Projects reports
Improvement of prison hospital services in Armenia
A detailed overview of the assessment and a list of recommendations for the improvement of prison hospital services in Armenia were discussed at a roundtable that took place on 30 May 2018 in Yerevan. The roundtable brought together Council of Europe (CoE) consultants and 29 representatives of...
Round Table to present and discuss the Report on mental healthcare issues in the penitentiary institutions of the Republic of Armenia
To improve the detention conditions in Armenia, Council of Europe supports the Ministry of Justice to identify the shortcomings in the provision of mental health care services in prisons. To this end, Council of Europe experts developed a “Report on mental healthcare issues in the penitentiary...
Training for the medical staff of nine prison healthcare units on the use of the medical equipment procured within the frame of the project
The capacity of medical staff to deliver medical services for detained persons in nine prisons of Armenia was strengthened with the organisation of nine one-day training sessions on the use of medical equipment purchased earlier in the year with the financial support of the project. In total,...
Round Table to present and discuss the consolidated guidelines on healthcare rights of prisoners in Armenia
To enhance the protection of healthcare rights of prisoners in practice, Council of Europe developed in cooperation with the Ministry of Justice of Armenia a compilation of guidelines for medical staff covering both practical aspects as well as the related regulatory framework. The guidelines...
Study Visit to the Danish Prison and Probation Service
A study visit to Copenhagen, Denmark for representatives from the Ministry of Justice, Penitentiary Department of the Ministry of Justice, Human Rights Defender’s Office of the Republic of Armenia and "Social justice" NGO took place on 27-30 June 2017. The Armenian delegation visited the...
Cascade seminars on prison healthcare
With the aim to enhance the capacities of penitentiary medical and non-medical staff, two rounds of cascade seminars were held from January to June 2017 (18 weeks), on the basis of training modules prepared by project experts on: 1. Medical Ethics and Human Rights for medical and non-medical...
Training of prison psychologists
Training for fifteen prison psychologists, including eight women, from eleven penitentiary institutions in Armenia was held from 21 to 24 June 2017 in Yerevan, in cooperation with the RA Ministry of Justice and the Association of Psychoanalysts of Armenia. The aim of the training was to...
Roundtable on prison healthcare legislation in Armenia
A roundtable to present and discuss the legislative package on prison healthcare in Armenia took place on 23 June 2017, in Yerevan bringing together fifteen, high-level representatives of the Ministry of Justice, Penitentiary Department, Ministry of Health, Ombudsman Office and members of Public...
Cascade training sessions on Medical Ethics and Health Prevention and Promotion Activities
The first round of cascade training sessions on Medical Ethics and Health prevention and promotion activities in prisons started on Monday, 16 January 2017 in collaboration with the Law Institute of the Ministry of Justice of Armenia. The cascade training sessions are based on curricula developed...
Training of Trainers on Health Prevention and Promotion activities and Medical ethics and human rights
On 5-9 July 2016 and 11-15 July 2016, the Council of Europe organised two five-day training of trainers sessions (ToTs) on prison healthcare in Arthur’s Aghveran Resort, Armenia. Thirty three participants representing penitentiary institutions, the Ministry of Justice, the Yerevan State Medical...
Round Table to present two training courses developed by the Council of Europe
A Round Table to present the modules of two training courses on health promotion and prevention and medical ethics for penitentiary medical and non-medical staff, to beneficiaries and national stakeholders took place on 4 July 2016, in Erebuni Plaza Business Centre in Yerevan. The Round Table...
Study Visit to the Swedish Prison and Probation Service
A study visit to Sweden for six high-level representatives from the Ministry of Justice, Penitentiary Department of the Ministry of Justice and Ministry of Health of the Republic of Armenia was organised from 13 to 17 June 2016. The aim of the visit was to acquire first-hand knowledge about the...
Round Table “Criminal Justice Responses to Prison Overcrowding in Armenia”
A Round Table “Criminal Justice Responses to Prison Overcrowding in Armenia” took place on 19 April 2016, at the Best Western Congress Hotel in Yerevan (Armenia). The Round Table brought together representatives of the Ministry of Justice, penitentiary service, members of the Parliament, judges,...
Working group meeting on “Necessary legislative reforms in the sphere of healthcare in prisons in the Republic of Armenia”
A one-day working group meeting was held on 1 March 2016 in Yerevan with the aim to finalize the draft Concept Paper on the necessary legislative changes in the field of health care in prisons in Armenia, as well as to coordinate it with the amendments proposed under the legislative component of...
Council of Europe launched project on strengthening healthcare and human rights protection in prisons in Armenia
The project “Strengthening Health Care and Human Rights Protection in Prisons in Armenia” was officially launched in partnership with the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Armenia. The project is implemented within the scope of 2015-2017 EU-CoE Eastern Partnership Programmatic Co-operation...
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