July 20, 2023

Joint Statement by a Group of Armenian Civil Society Organizations on the Press Statement by Charles Michel

The undersigned civil society organizations in Armenia express their alarm over the press statement of July 15 made by Charles Michel, President of the European Council, following the latest trilateral meeting with Prime Minister Pashinyan and President Aliyev. Specifically, we are concerned that the announcement equates the Lachin Corridor and Aghdam as options to address the current humanitarian crisis. This

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July 6, 2023

Police Violence is Becoming Systemic: Statement of NGOs

The undersigned non-governmental organizations condemn the unprecedented violence and instances of torture in police departments and other law enforcement agencies of Armenia in recent months. The sharp increase in violence against citizens by the police and other law enforcement agencies against the backdrop of judicial and police reforms announced by the government of the Republic of Armenia does not leave

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March 31, 2023

Request for Urgent Intervention by the Office of High Commissioner

To: Volker Türk, United Nations High Commission for Human Rights Dear Mr. Türk, We, the undersigned civil society organizations, are writing to bring your attention and request your urgent intervention in what we believe to be a pressing human rights emergency in Nagorno-Karabakh in the face of a growing risk of military escalation, leading to possible crimes against humanity and

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March 7, 2023

Statement of civil society organizations of Armenia connection with the killing of three servicemen of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Nagorno-Karabakհ by the Azerbaijani Armed Forces

We, the following civil society organizations of Armenia, request the international partners to strongly and unequivocally condemn the killing of three servicemen of the Passport and Visa Department of the Police of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Nagorno-Karabakհ by the Azerbaijani Armed Forces on 5 March 2023. We believe that an organized attack of this nature could take place

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