News
Minister of Justice receives Head of the Council of Europe Office in Armenia
Head of the Council of Europe Office in Armenia Natalia Voutova congratulated Artak Zeynalyan on the occasion of being appointed to the office of Minister of Justice and underlined that the Council of Europe, represented by the Office in Yerevan, had the most effective and excellent co-operation with the Ministry of Justice.
Public awareness-raising campaign on the system of whistle-blowing continues
The purpose of the public awareness-raising campaign is to raise citizens’ awareness of the Law of the Republic of Armenia "On the system of whistle-blowing", the guarantees envisaged for people reporting corruption cases by the Law and the possibility of anonymous whistle-blowing. Within the scope of the awareness-raising campaign, posters encouraging whistle-blowing have been put up on the interstate roads of the Republic and in the city of Yerevan.
Probation beneficiaries participated in “Healthy Lifestyle” course
The certificates of completion were granted to the probation beneficiaries by Head of the State Probation Service of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Armenia Arsen Navasardyan and Deputy Director of the "Centre for the implementation of legal education and rehabilitation programmes” SNCO Gayane Hovakimyan.
Minister Zeynalyan: "Everyone must show zero tolerance towards corruption phenomena"
Adviser to the President of the Republic of Armenia, Chairman of the Governing Board of the CSO Anti-Corruption Coalition of Armenia Tevan Poghosyan, President of the "Armenian Lawyers' Association" NGO, Project Manager Karen Zadoyan and others participated in the meeting as well.
Minister of Justice discusses with EU representative several issues related to sector-specific reforms
The representative of the European Union congratulated Artak Zeynalyan on being appointed to the office of Minister of Justice and reaffirmed the EU's willingness to support Armenia's new government. According to him, the Dialogue on Human Rights Protection held the day before and the 9th meeting of the EU-Armenia Subcommittee held today serve as evidence of the fact that the EU supports the Armenian nation, not individuals or governments.
Subsequent EU-Armenia meeting on Justice, Freedom and Security was held
In his opening speech, Deputy Minister Kocharyan, touching upon the changes conditioned by interior political events in Armenia, reaffirmed the willingness of the Government of the Republic of Armenia to implement the international commitments assumed by the Republic of Armenia, including within the scope of the Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership Agreement concluded between the Republic of Armenia and the European Union on 24 November 2017.
Minister Zeynalyan: "The aim of Armenia is to protect, guarantee and ensure human rights"
The Article 3 Human Rights Fest, which is under the slogan "Youth, Let's Learn" this year, was organised in co-operation with the UN Office in Armenia and the EU Delegation to Armenia.
Minister of Justice: "Practical results of the fight against corruption must be visible for the public"
The Minister attached importance to the partnership with the United Kingdom and noted that the recent events in Armenia resulted in willingness to work in a consolidated and coherent manner.
Prime Minister introduces newly appointed ministers to staffs of government agencies
The head of the executive body attached importance to raising the level of efficiency of the public administration system and taking consistent steps in different directions that will contribute to development of the spheres, the solution to citizens' problems and simplification of the services provided.
Inaugural workshop of the Probation Support Program in Armenia took place
The Program, which is being implemented by PH International (Project Harmony), in co-operation with the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Armenia, is financed by the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs of the U.S. Department of State.
Newly appointed Minister of Justice of the Republic of Armenia meets employees of Ministry
Davit Harutyunyan highly appreciated the professionalism of Artak Zeynalyan and assured that he would support the projects to be implemented by the Minister. Davit Harutyunyan noted that the current team of the Ministry has done extensive work and that most of the launched projects are in progress. "I am certain that the Minister will successfully continue the projects, and I am also certain that there will be new problems and questions,"
Ministry of Justice piloting project to outsource functions for food supply to penitentiary institutions to private sector
For the purpose of implementing the mentioned measures, the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Armenia held professional discussions with private companies, and agreements were reached to implement pilot projects for introduction of a new and effective system of preparation of, delivery and supply of food to penitentiary institutions. The first pilot project was implemented by "Master Service" LLC at "Goris" Penitentiary Institution where 100 convicts were supplied with new dishes made by the Company through a new method for about a week (from 15 April to 21 April).
