October 28, 2024

Call of the Civil Society Organizations of Armenia to the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change and Participants of COP29

In November 2024, the 29th session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP29) will be held in Baku, where key issues will be discussed. We, the undersigned organizations of the civil society of the Republic of Armenia, emphasize the importance of civil society’s participation in international processes concerning climate change. However, being

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September 30, 2024

The statement of a group of Armenian civil society organizations regarding the Armenia-EU visa liberalization process

We, the undersigned civil society organizations, welcome the start of the visa liberalization dialogue between the Republic of Armenia and the European Union. This important step underscores the deepening cooperation between Armenia and the European Union, reflecting the willingness of both sides to foster closer ties, expand mobility and advance universal values. We express our willingness to support the implementation

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May 28, 2024

Statement Regarding Police Actions on May 27

On May 27, 2024, during the protests, the actions of the RA police aimed at maintaining public order were accompanied by the mass detention of participants, violence against some participants, and cases of unlawful use of measures. Violence was also used against a member of the RA National Assembly near the ARF party office. The specific reasons, objectives, and considerations

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April 5, 2024

Solidarity with Georgian civil society

Dear Georgian friends, colleagues, partners, With this letter we, Armenian civil society organizations and individuals, express our strong solidarity with you. We support you in your courage to stand against consistent and constant efforts by Georgia’s government to limit civic freedoms and fundamental human rights, including in the form of limiting the political participation of women, also by re-introducing the

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October 10, 2023

Joint Statement by Armenian Human Rights Defender Organizations on Unlawful Arrests by Azerbaijan

The recent military aggression against Nagorno-Karabakh, launched on 19 September 2023 by Azerbaijan, followed the humanitarian catastrophe caused by the ten-month blockade of  Nagorno-Karabakh. This aggression was obviously intended at the eventual depopulation of ethnic Armenians. Consequently, within a matter of days more than 100 600 were forced to leave their homes[1] and seek refuge in Armenia, resulting in the

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October 6, 2023

Concerns and Disappointment with the Recent United Nations Mission to Nagorno-Karabakh

To Martin Griffiths, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs To Rosemary A. DiCarlo, Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs We, the undersigned civil society organizations from Armenia, are writing to once again express our deep concern about Azerbaijan’s unjustified and unprovoked attack on Nagorno-Karabakh on 19 September 2023, which resulted in

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September 19, 2023

STOP Genocide in Nagorno-Karabakh: Azerbaijan is shelling Stepanakert

On 19 September 2023, at 1:22 p.m., the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Azerbaijan made an official statement on starting a so-called anti-terrorist operation. Stepanakert, the capital city of Nagorno-Karabakh, is currently being shelled from Shushi city. The terroristic operation launched by the dictatorial regime of Azerbaijan against civilians is the logical continuation of the Lachin corridor blockade

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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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July 24, 2023

Request for Urgent Intervention by the United Nations Secretary-General

To: António Guterres, United Nations Secretary-General Dear Mr. Guterres, The undersigned civil society organizations call for your intervention in relation to the human rights emergency in Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh) caused by the total blockade of the Lachin corridor –  the only lifeline that connects the local Armenian people to the Republic of Armenia as well as to the outside world, with

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