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ARMENIA
List of Documents
1.
General Information and Maps
Source:
United Nations. Cartographic Section.
Date of Document:
April 2013
Accessed Date:
25 November 2013
Title:
Arménie. L'Encyclopédie en ligne.
Accessed Date:
12 February 2013
Title:
Armenia. The World Factbook.
Source:
United States. Central Intelligence Agency.
Date of Document:
16 February 2021
Accessed Date:
22 February 2021
Title:
Armenia: State Actors, Political Situation, Vulnerable Groups and Citizenship. Report from a Fact Finding Mission to Yerevan, Armenia 3 April to 15 April 2016.
Source:
Denmark. Danish Immigration Service.
Date of Document:
September 2016
Accessed Date:
4 January 2017
Title:
BTI 2020 Country Report — Armenia
Accessed Date:
4 February 2021
Title:
Azerbaijan and Armenia: Conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh
Source:
Assessment Capacities Project
Date of Document:
20 November 2020
Accessed Date:
4 February 2021
Title:
Armenia: Mobilisation of reservists in Nagorno-Karabakh. COI Focus.
Source:
Belgium. Office of the Commissioner General for Refugees and Stateless Persons.
Date of Document:
22 October 2020
Accessed Date:
4 February 2021
Title:
COI Chronology. Armenia, Azerbaijan: The course of the Nagorno-Karabakh armed conflict and its impact on the civilian population.
Source:
European Union. European Asylum Support Office.
Date of Document:
10 November 2020
Accessed Date:
4 February 2021
Title:
Arménie : La situation des personnes handicapées
Source:
France. Office français de protection des réfugiés et apatrides.
Date of Document:
20 July 2020
Accessed Date:
4 February 2021
Title:
Arménie : traitements médicaux (cancer du sein, traitement psychiatrique et psychothérapeutique, corporectomie, soins palliatifs)
Source:
Swiss Refugee Council
Date of Document:
18 September 2019
Accessed Date:
4 February 2021
Title:
Armenia. Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2021.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
12 April 2022
Accessed Date:
25 May 2022
Title:
Armenia. Human Rights in Eastern Europe and Central Asia: Review of 2019.
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
16 April 2020
Accessed Date:
4 February 2021
Title:
Armenia. World Report 2021: Events of 2020.
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
January 2021
Accessed Date:
12 February 2021
Title:
Armenia. Freedom in the World 2020.
Accessed Date:
4 February 2021
Title:
Armenia. Nations in Transit 2020.
Accessed Date:
4 February 2021
Title:
ECRI Report on Armenia (fifth monitoring cycle)
Source:
European Commission against Racism and Intolerance
Date of Document:
4 October 2016
Accessed Date:
4 January 2017
Title:
National report submitted in accordance with paragraph 5 of the annex to Human Rights Council resolution 16/21: Armenia
Code:
A/HRC/WG.6/35/ARM/1
Date of Document:
19 November 2019
Accessed Date:
4 February 2021
Code:
A/HRC/WG.6/35/ARM/2
Source:
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
Date of Document:
13 November 2019
Accessed Date:
4 February 2021
Title:
Summary of Stakeholders' submissions on Armenia
Code:
A/HRC/WG.6/35/ARM/3
Source:
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
Date of Document:
5 November 2019
Accessed Date:
4 February 2021
Title:
Azerbaijan: Armenian Prisoners of War Badly Mistreated
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
2 December 2020
Accessed Date:
4 February 2021
Title:
Written Submission of the Human Rights Defender of Armenia to the Human Rights Committee 129th Session on the implementation of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
Source:
Office of the Human Rights Defender of the Republic of Armenia
Date of Document:
1 June 2020
Accessed Date:
4 February 2021
3.
Identification Documents and Citizenship
Title:
Law of the Republic of Armenia on the Citizenship of the Republic of Armenia (amended 2019)
Accessed Date:
12 February 2021
Title:
Armenia. U.S. Visa: Reciprocity and Civil Documents by Country.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Accessed Date:
4 February 2021
Title:
Country Report: Armenia
Source:
European University Institute. European Union Democracy Observatory on Citizenship.
Date of Document:
March 2013
Author:
Shushanik Makaryan
Accessed Date:
26 January 2015
Title:
Requirements and procedures to renounce and acquire Armenian citizenship after renunciation, including for minors; recognition of dual citizenship in Ukraine (2003-2015)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
6 February 2015
Accessed Date:
15 January 2016
4.
Political Activities and Organizations
Title:
European Forum for Democracy and Solidarity
Source:
European Forum for Democracy and Solidarity
Date of Document:
2 June 2020
Accessed Date:
4 February 2021
Title:
Arménie : Les élections législatives de décembre 2018
Source:
France. Office français de protection des réfugiés et apatrides.
Date of Document:
23 July 2019
Accessed Date:
4 February 2021
Title:
Republic of Armenia. Election for Azgayin Zhoghov (Armenian National Assembly) of 9 December 2018.
Source:
International Foundation for Electoral Systems. Election Guide.
Accessed Date:
12 March 2019
Title:
Armenia, Early Parliamentary Elections, 9 December 2018: Final Report
Source:
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
Date of Document:
7 March 2019
Accessed Date:
12 March 2019
Title:
The Prosperous Armenia Party (Bargavach Hayastan kusaktsut'yun, BHK), including leadership, structure, objectives and activities; requirements and procedures to become a member of the party; treatment by the ruling party and state ...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
8 January 2019
Accessed Date:
13 March 2019
Title:
Arménie : Situation des personnalités influentes et fonctionnaires du régime de Serge Sarkissian depuis la révolution de velours du printemps 2018
Source:
France. Office français de protection des réfugiés et apatrides.
Date of Document:
15 July 2019
Accessed Date:
4 February 2021
5.
Gender, Domestic Violence and Children
Title:
Consideration of reports submitted by States parties under article 18 of the Convention. Fifth and sixth periodic reports of States parties due in 2013: Armenia.
Source:
United Nations. Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women.
Date of Document:
28 April 2015
Accessed Date:
23 November 2015
Title:
Armenia. WAVE Country Report 2019: The Situation of Women's Specialist Support Services in Europe.
Source:
Women Against Violence Europe
Date of Document:
December 2019
Accessed Date:
4 February 2021
Title:
Armenia: Little Protection, Aid for Domestic Violence Survivors
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
12 January 2018
Accessed Date:
17 January 2018
Title:
Domestic Violence in Armenia
Source:
Open Society Foundations – Armenia
Date of Document:
13 October 2017
Accessed Date:
28 December 2017
Title:
Concluding observations on the combined fifth and sixth periodic reports of Armenia
Source:
United Nations. Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women.
Date of Document:
25 November 2016
Accessed Date:
18 January 2018
Title:
Violence Against Women in Armenia. Combating Violence Against Women in Armenia and Georgia: Sharing experience and Strategizing on Further Cooperation.
Source:
Coalition to Stop Violence Against Women
Accessed Date:
6 March 2019
Title:
Submission to the 129th Session (29 June - 24 July 2020) of the Human Rights Committee in Relation to the Third Periodic Report of Armenia
Source:
Sexual Assault Crisis Center; Women's Resource Center Armenia
Date of Document:
1 June 2020
Accessed Date:
4 February 2021
Title:
Armenia. Annual Review of the Human Rights Situation of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex People in Europe and Central Asia.
Source:
International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, and Intersex Association. ILGA-Europe.
Date of Document:
February 2020
Accessed Date:
4 February 2021
Title:
Treatment of sexual minorities in the military, including whether they are admitted (2012-September 2014)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
29 September 2014
Accessed Date:
26 January 2015
Title:
Annual Review: Human Rights Situation of LGBTQ People in Armenia, 2018
Source:
Public Information and Need of Knowledge
Date of Document:
May 2019
Accessed Date:
4 February 2021
Title:
Human Rights Violations Based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity in the Republic of Armenia
Source:
Eurasian Coalition on Health, Rights, Gender and Sexual Diversity; New Generation
Date of Document:
May 2020
Accessed Date:
4 February 2021
7.
Criminality and Corruption
Title:
Armenia: Tier 2 Watch List. Trafficking in Persons Report 2020.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
25 June 2020
Accessed Date:
4 February 2021
Title:
Arménie : crime organisé et capacité de protection de l'État
Source:
Swiss Refugee Council
Date of Document:
28 January 2019
Accessed Date:
4 February 2021
Title:
Arménie : La loi sur les reports du service militaire et les manifestations d'étudiants de novembre 2017
Source:
France. Office français de protection des réfugiés et apatrides.
Date of Document:
18 July 2019
Accessed Date:
4 February 2021
Title:
Law of The Republic of Armenia on Alternative Service
Date of Document:
10 June 2014
Accessed Date:
30 January 2018
Title:
How much money did citizens who evaded conscription pay to return to homeland during 16 years?
Source:
Fact Investigation Platform
Date of Document:
3 February 2020
Accessed Date:
4 February 2021
Title:
Human Rights Situation in the Armenian Armed Forces: Bi-annual Report of Peace Dialogue NGO on Human Rights in the Armenian Armed Forces
Date of Document:
June 2019
Editor:
E. Khachatryan et al.
Accessed Date:
4 February 2021
Title:
The Final Report of the Monitoring Group Observing the Activities of the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Armenia within the Framework of the 2017-2019 Action Plan derived from the National Strategy for Human Rights Protection
Date of Document:
25 November 2019
Accessed Date:
4 February 2021
Title:
Monitoring of the Defense Sector-Related Actions for 2020 in the Scope of the Action Plan 2020-2022 deriving from the National Strategy on Human Rights Protection: Progress Report
Accessed Date:
4 February 2021
9.
Judiciary, Legal and Penal Systems
Title:
Report to the Armenian Government on the visit to Armenia carried out by the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) from 5 to 15 October 2015
Source:
Council of Europe. European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment.
Date of Document:
22 November 2016
Accessed Date:
25 January 2017
Title:
Concluding observations on the fourth periodic report of Armenia
Source:
United Nations. Committee against Torture.
Date of Document:
26 January 2017
Accessed Date:
28 December 2017
Title:
Concluding observations on the fourth periodic report of Armenia. Addendum: Information received from Armenia on follow-up to the concluding observations.
Code:
CAT/C/ARM/CO/4/Add.1
Date of Document:
24 January 2018
Accessed Date:
6 March 2019
10.
Police and Security Forces
Title:
Delayed Justice for Police Violence in Armenia
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Author:
Anahit Chilingaryan
Accessed Date:
4 February 2021
Title:
Armenia. Europe & Eurasia Media Sustainability Index 2019.
Source:
International Research & Exchanges Board
Date of Document:
10 January 2019
Editor:
Linda Trail et al.
Accessed Date:
4 February 2021
Title:
Armenia. Freedom on the Net 2020.
Author:
Samvel Martirosyan
Editor:
Elisha Aaron et al.
Accessed Date:
4 February 2021
Title:
Armenia. International Religious Freedom Report for 2019.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
10 June 2020
Accessed Date:
4 February 2021
13.
Nationality, Ethnicity and Race
Title:
Fifth Report by the Republic of Armenia Pursuant to Article 25, Paragraph 2 of the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities
Source:
Council of Europe. Advisory Committee on the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities.
Date of Document:
15 June 2020
Accessed Date:
12 February 2021
14.
Exit/Entry and Freedom of Movement
Title:
Key Considerations for Returns to Nagorno-Karabakh and the Adjacent Districts
Source:
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
Date of Document:
November 2020
Accessed Date:
4 February 2021
15.
Labour, Employment and Unions - (No items in this section)
16.
Other - (No items in this section)
The following changes have been made to the previous package dated 26 February 2021:
Title:
Armenia. Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2019.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
11 March 2020
URL:
https://www.state.gov/reports/2019-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/armenia
Accessed Date:
20 March 2020
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