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Public discussion on implementation of the Action Plan arising from National Strategy for the Protection of Human Rights
Greeting the participants of the meeting, Deputy Minister and Co-ordinator of the Action Plan Vigen Kocharyan presented the agenda for discussion and stated that at the end of each semester these public discussions, as a tool for monitoring the programme implemented by the state bodies and ensuring the government-civil society dialogue, will be held regularly.
Minister of Justice receives OSCE/ODIHR representative
Chief of the Rule of Law Unit Ghenadie Barba expressed gratitude to the Minister for the reception and emphasised that the judicial-legal reforms being carried out by the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Armenia are a necessity
Participation of citizens and civil society in development of state policy and legal acts is growing
The website provides the opportunity for state bodies to introduce draft legal acts to the public and organise public discussions online and ensures active participation of the representatives of civil society in the law-making activities that are being carried out.
Minister of Justice receives representative of Human Rights Watch human rights organisation
Minister Harutyunyan expressed gratitude to the human rights advocate for the close co-operation and, upon the request of his counterpart, touched upon a number of regulations in the draft Law of the Republic of Armenia "On making supplements and amendments to the Family Code of the Republic of Armenia".
Discussion on the topic of "Improvement of Procedural Actions with the Participation of Children" held in Yerevan
Deputy Minister of Justice of the Republic of Armenia Suren Krmoyan, attaching importance to the organisation of meetings in such a format, noted that the first steps aimed at the professional training of judges examining juvenile cases in Armenia were undertaken years ago.
Minister of Justice receives OSCE/ODIHR representatives
The recommendations in the final report of the OSCE/ODIHR observation mission with regard to the parliamentary elections of the Republic of Armenia of 2 April 2017, the activities being carried out in that direction and the prospects for co-operation were discussed during the meeting.
2017-2021 Institutional Development Strategy of the authorised body for protection of personal data
Greeting the attendees, Suren Krmoyan attached importance to discussions held in such a format and emphasised that the protection of personal data is in the centre of attention of the Government of the Republic of Armenia. According to Suren Krmoyan, by adopting a new law, the Government has demonstrated political will to regulate this sector.
Minister of Justice receives Executive Secretary of GRECO
The Executive Secretary of the GRECO expressed gratitude to the Minister of Justice of the Republic of Armenia for the effective collaboration and emphasised that Armenia is on the right track in the fight against corruption.
Davit Harutyunyan participates in conference on "Preventing corruption and promoting human rights"
According to Minister Harutyunyan, the fight against corruption is not a simple plan, and if the legal awareness of the public does not change, the best formulations will remain as kind wishes on paper. According to Davit Harutyunyan, reputable international organisations play an important role in succeeding in the fight against corruption. In this regard, the Minister attached importance to the co-operation with the Group of States Against Corruption (GRECO) of the Council of Europe and noted that it serves as an additional stimulus in terms of ongoing reforms in the anti-corruption field and in terms of bringing the legislation into compliance with international standards.
Prompt responses to be given to issues raised through website www.e-hotline.am of Ministry of Justice
The goal of the website www.e-hotline.am is also to improve the quality of services provided by the relevant subdivisions of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Armenia and provide solutions to sector-specific issues.
Minister of Justice and OSCE/ODIHR Director discuss a number of issues to make co-operation more effective
The Minister highly appreciated the current level of co-operation between Armenia and the OSCE/ODIHR and considered it to be effective. Minister Harutyunyan noted that Mrs. Gísladóttir is in Armenia in a very important period when Armenia is trying to make a smooth transition to parliamentary governance by making extensive amendments to the legislation following the constitutional reforms. In this context, the Minister attached importance to the recommendations received from the ODIHR for improvement of several draft constitutional laws.
Session of Co-ordinating Council for 2017-2019 Action Plan of the National Strategy for the Protection of Human Rights was held
During the session, Deputy Minister of Justice Vigen Kocharyan introduced the past and current activities of the Ministry of Justice prescribed by the 2017-2019 Action Plan of the National Strategy for the Protection of Human Rights. Accordingly, the activities for introduction of a system of exchange of information with regard to birth registration with the bodies of the Civil Status Acts Registration Agency have been completed. The relevant draft decision of the Government envisages the introduction of the possibility of a video call for persons deprived of liberty in order to exercise their right to communicate with the external world.
