Parents of first-graders can receive an allowance

Article 18 of the Law on State Benefits establishes types of emergency aid and grounds for its provision, one of which is the entry of a child into the first grade in the family. Article 20 of the same law establishes the right of a child to a one-time emergency aid upon entering the first….

Badalyan was illegally imprisoned and tortured in Azerbaijan – ECHR ruling

The European Court of Human Rights today issued a ruling in the case of Artur Badalyan v. Azerbaijan, which substantiates the illegal deprivation of liberty and torture of an Armenian citizen in an Azerbaijani prison. The ECtHR ordered Azerbaijan to pay 30.000 Euros to Badalyan as compensation for non-pecuniary damage within three months. On May….

Road Control Armenia” mobile app and Activesociety.am website launched. Police

As we have already reported, since the beginning of July, by a government decision, citizens can record traffic violations by cell phone and send it to the center for registration of violations by the traffic police. This is reported by the press service of the police.The “Road Control Armenia” mobile app and the Activesociety.am website….

ECHR Rejects Armenia’s Petition Seeking Suspension of POW Trials in Azerbaijan

Armenia’s representative to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) Yeghishe Kirakosyan reported today that the ECHR has rejected a petition filed by Armenia to obligate Azerbaijan to suspend the ongoing trials of Armenian POWs. Kirakosyan did not say why the ECHR rejected the petition. Kirakosyan, during an online discussion of the matter, said that….

Armenia Celebrates Constitution Day

Today, July 5, Armenia celebrates Constitution Day.On July 5, 1995 the draft of the Basic Law was submitted to a nationwide referendum and approved by the people. In 2005 the Constitution was amended.“The Armenian people, accepting as a basis the fundamental principles of the Armenian statehood and the national goals enshrined in the Declaration of….

When should the next elections to the National Assembly take place according to the law?

Extraordinary elections to the National Assembly took place on 20 June. Many now have the question of when the next elections should be held, within the timeframe set after the extraordinary elections, or after the previous regular elections. Article 90 defines the term of powers of the National Assembly, according to which the National Assembly is elected….