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Armenia: closing conference for project supporting the criminal justice reform and combating ill-treatment and impunity
A final conference for the project “Supporting the criminal justice reform and combating ill-treatment and impunity in Armenia” co-funded through the European Union and Council of Europe Partnership for Good Governance was held on 12 December. The conference marked the successful accomplishment...
MEDIA ADVISORY: presentation of results of 2015-2018 EU/Council of Europe projects for Armenia
On Friday, 12 October, the Council of Europe and European Union will present to media in Yerevan the results of projects for Eastern Partnership countries, including Armenia, conducted in 2015-2018. The five projects carried out in Armenia under the Partnership for Good Governance[1] programme in...
Further improvements to 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...
ARMENIA: Academic Integrity Hackathon
During a challenging but fun weekend, 45 enquiring minds from all over Armenia stood-up to the challenge of ‘hacking’ corruption and increasing integrity in higher education with creative ideas and unconventional communication tools. The Apella Institute organised a two-day creative Academic...
Seminar on the treatment of women offenders
A two-day training seminar on “International standards on women offenders: rules for the treatment of women prisoners” was organised on 14-15 April in Tsaghkadzor, Armenia. It aimed at enhancing the theoretical and practical knowledge and professionalism of the staff of the Human Rights...
Round table on the draft Criminal Code of the Republic of Armenia
A round table discussion on the draft Criminal Code of the Republic of Armenia was organised on 14 March. This was an important initiative, as it gave guests and the members of the working group tasked to draft the new Code the opportunity to benefit from exchanges with the Council of Europe...
MEDIA ADVISORY: presentation to the press of the results of projects for Armenian judiciary, law enforcement and academia
On Tuesday, 17 October, the Council of Europe and European Union will present to media in Yerevan the results of projects for Eastern Partnership countries, including Armenia. The four projects carried out in Armenia under the Partnership for Good Governance[1] in 2015-2017, with a budget of 2.4...
Evaluation of impact “Strengthening integrity and combatting corruption in higher education in Armenia” (2015-2017)
When a project ends, it is a good time to reflect on its results and its impact. What it has achieved, what went well, what could be lessons learnt and provide guidance for future actions. This was the purpose of the evaluation report, conducted by Ms Teddi Fishman, an independent expert active...
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...
Training for the medical staff of nine prison healthcare units on the use of the medical equipment provided 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,...
How have we strengthened integrity and fought corruption in higher education in Armenia?
What has been the impact of our project “Strengthening integrity and combatting corruption in higher education in Armenia”? What have we achieved? We have helped grantee organisations develop public awareness strategies and communication campaigns to prevent corruption in higher education and...
Armenia - Role of the Constitutional Courts in Overcoming Constitutional Conflicts
On 19-21 October, the Constitutional Court of Armenia and the Conference of Constitutional Control Organs of the Countries of New Democracy are organising an international conference on "The Role of the Constitutional Courts in Overcoming Constitutional Conflicts". Vice-President of the Venice...
Local finance benchmarking workshop
The Centre of Expertise for Local Government Reform within Good Governance Division, DG-II launched local finance benchmarking activity in Armenia in 2015. As a result the Council of Europe toolkit has been adjusted to local needs in 2016 and the II phase of piloting has been carried out in first...
Academic integrity hackathon
During a challenging but fun weekend, 45 enquiring minds from all over Armenia stood-up to the challenge of ‘hacking’ corruption and increasing integrity in higher education with creative ideas and unconventional communication tools. Short film about the academic hackathon activity The Apella...
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...
Post electoral conference as an important opportunity for dialog
On 6 December 2015 Armenia adopted amendments to the constitution by a referendum and moved from a semi-presidential to a parliamentary regime. Based on the requirement of the electoral system as introduced by these amendments the new Electoral Code was adopted on 25 May 2016 with 102 votes in...
Training of Trainers on Human Rights training methodology
On 7-9 July 2017, 25 trainers of the Justice Academy improved their knowledge and skills on human rights training methodology. The training of trainers (ToT) aimed at strengthening the capacity of the Justice Academy to deliver human rights courses prepared with the support of the project. During...
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