December 21, 2023

Discussion organized by the Democracy Development Foundation and Armenia’s Interior Ministry about civilian oversight in places for holding arrested persons

Last week, the Democracy Development Foundation organized jointly with the Republic of Armenia Interior Ministry, and with the participation of civil society and stakeholders representatives, a workshop on The Activities of Civilian Oversight Mechanisms and Public Observer Groups in Places for Holding Arrested Persons. The goal of the event was to discuss issues related to the activities of public observers

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November 30, 2023

The prosecutors participated in the DDF training on obtaining information from open sources

On November 28 and 29, 2023, the prosecutors and economists of the Department for confiscation of profit of illicit origin of the Prosecutor General’s Office participated in the training on “Obtaining operative information from open sources”. The training implemented in the scope of “Integrity of justice reforms” project organized by the Democracy development foundation aimed to support the development of

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November 28, 2023

Presenting the achievements of the European Media Facility in Armenia project

On 27 November, the “European Media Facility in Armenia – Building Sustainable and Professional Media in Armenia” project’s achievements were presented at the project closing event and award ceremony the students participating in the project. The three-year project was implemented by the Deutsche Welle Akademie, BBC Media Action, the Democracy Development Foundation, Hetq Investigative Journalists NGO, and Factor TV, with

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November 24, 2023

DDF and On Think Tanks organized a forum on the role of think tanks in Armenia

On November 24 the Democracy Development Foundation (DDF) and its partner On Think Tanks (OTT) organized a specialist-led forum discussion on the role think tanks in policy development in Armenia. The purpose of the forum was to shed light on how expert communities, especially established research centers, can acquire more prevalence in generating policy-oriented and evidence-driven discourses concerning highly topical

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November 12, 2023

DDF acted as local partner of Communication Labs kick-off event in Yerevan

On November 9 and 10, the EU-funded Eastern Partnership Civil Society Facility organized a Communication Labs kick-off event in Yerevan as part of their dedicated capacity-building program for civil society organizations. The event aimed to help Armenian civil society organizations to work jointly on creating communication campaigns. 12 civil society organizations from Alaverdi, Dilijan, Vanadzor, Chambarak, and Yerevan were selected

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November 10, 2023

Representatives of the Government and Civil Society Have Discussed the Public Administration Reform Agenda

The Democracy Development Foundation is continuing its exclusive mission of uniting Armenia’s civil society organizations and coordinating their activities and efforts aimed at public reforms. On November 9 the Democracy Development Foundation hosted a discussion on the topic of Public administration reforms (PAR) with representatives of the Republic of Armenia government and partner civil society organizations. Viktoria Aydinyan, advisor to

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September 7, 2023

Armenian Civil Society Report to the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

A group of civil society organizations of Armenia presented a parallel report to the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR) regarding the fulfillment of the obligations undertaken by Armenia. The report was prepared and submitted by the following organizations: Democracy Development Foundation, Disability Rights Agenda NGO, Helsinki Citizens’ Assembly – Vanadzor NGO, Protection of Rights without Borders NGO, Real

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August 14, 2023

Armenian NGOs Appeal Again to the UN Security Council

Dear Representatives of States – Members of the UN Security Council, Following our previous communications from 26 May and 28 July, 2023, with a view of the upcoming session of the UN Security Council to be convened upon the request of the Armenian government we, representatives of the active civil society organizations in Armenia, appeal again to the States –

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August 9, 2023

Urgent call for action by the UN Security Council to address the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh)

We appeal to the States – Members of the UN Security Council, as to the primary mandate holder for international peace and security and call for your urgent intervention in relation to the escalating humanitarian crisis in Nagorno-Karabakh caused by the total blockade of the Lachin Corridor by Azerbaijan. The Lachin Corridor is the only lifeline that connects the local

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April 3, 2023

Armenian CSOs request urgent OHCHR mission to Nagorno Karabakh and Armenia

With the initiative of the Democracy Development Foundation (DDF), about 20 civil society organizations of Armenia submitted a joint letter to the United Nations High Commission for Human Rights Volker Türk, calling on the Commissioner’s office to take immediate measures regarding the human rights emergency in Nagorno Karabakh. “We, the undersigned civil society organizations, are writing to bring your attention

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