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From the classroom to the bench: three students win Armenia's first constitutional moot court
Narek, Arthur and Roman sit in front of us, shining with pride and joy. For the three law students, this is more than just a victory. They have won the first moot court competition on constitutional justice ever held in Armenia and argued not in a lecture hall, but before real judges of the...
Congress President Gunn Marit Helgesen notes advance of decentralisation of power across Europe
International Day of Democracy: democracy is experienced first and foremost locally
“Today, democracy is under strain all over the world – democratic backsliding, a loss of citizens’ trust in democratic institutions and politicians, war, environmental degradation and economic pressures are all contributing to the erosion of democracy,” underlined Gunn Marit Helgesen, President...
Strengthening the transplantation system in Armenia: reinforcing the fight against organ trafficking
For the specialists involved in the policy development on organ transplantation and fight against trafficking in human organs, the legal assessment of Armenia’s legislation against the Council of Europe Convention against Trafficking in Human Organs was a necessity to prevent abuses and protect...
Breaking the Cycle: how empathy and education are transforming probation in Armenia
For years, A.P. (name changed to protect his privacy) was, in the eyes of his family, a person full of life. He was fiercely loyal, deeply attached to his family, and never afraid to stand up for what he believed was right. But those closest to him also knew another side of his personality. When...
Rebuilding lives: Armenia’s Probation Service launches landmark rehabilitation programme
For people leaving Armenia's prisons, and probation system, breaking a cycle of substance use has long meant relying on willpower alone. A new rehabilitation programme, piloted over the past year in three prisons and probation offices, is designed to change that. Developed with support from the...
Building stronger safeguards for the rights of persons deprived of liberty through enhanced monitoring capacities
For anyone held in a prison or detention centre, a great deal depends on whether someone independent is paying attention — and on whether the different bodies charged with that scrutiny actually work as one. In Armenia, several institutions share that duty, but most of the time they work apart....
Armenia: Council of Europe’s MONEYVAL highlights robust targeted financial sanctions regime, calls for improvements in money-laundering prosecutions and asset recovery
The Council of Europe’s anti-money laundering body, MONEYVAL, today published a report assessing the effectiveness of Armenia’s measures against money laundering (ML), terrorist financing (TF) and proliferation financing (PF), as well as their compliance with the Financial Action Task Force...
Insights from the Secretary General’s address to 46 European governments
“Reform is about our collective ability to make full use of the potential of the Council of Europe” – Alain Berset
Secretary General Alain Berset used his exchange with the Committee of Ministers to underline the political purpose of the Council of Europe’s reform: “strengthening the Council of Europe’s relevance, impact and ability to respond to today’s challenges”. The Secretary General was speaking to...
Tracking the Illicit Assets: a high-level conference against economic crime takes place in Armenia
Within the framework of the Armenian Platform of the European Prosecutors’ Dialogue, and on the occasion of Prosecutor’s Office Employee Day and the 108th anniversary of the founding of the Prosecutor’s Office, an international high-level two-day conference titled “Following the Trail of...
When a doctor becomes a bridge: developing more accessible and inclusive health system in Armenia
When Dr Mariam* fled her home and crossed the border into Armenia, she brought with her over a decade of medical experience. What neither the system nor her medical training had given her was a way to bridge the gap between her own experience of displacement and the expectations of a new...
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