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Ministry of Justice urges to get acquainted with official information about constitutional reforms exclusively from website of the Ministry
Dear citizens, The "Constitutional Reforms" Facebook page was not created by the Ministry of Justice and has nothing to do with the Ministry.
Minister of Justice discusses course of reforms in anti-corruption field and police sector
Today, Minister of Justice Rustam Badasyan received the delegation led by Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Armenia Lynne Tracy.
Vacancies available for psychologists at penitentiary institutions
The Penitentiary Service of the Ministry of Justice is announcing the need to fill the vacancies for psychologists at two penitentiary institutions. In particular, there is one vacancy for a psychologist at "Goris" Penitentiary Institution and two vacancies at "Armavir" Penitentiary Institution.
Minister of Justice recaps achievements made in 2019
Today, during a meeting with journalists, Minister of Justice Rustam Badasyan recapped the activities carried out by the Ministry of Justice in 2019. The Minister set aside the approved, measurable and pretentious Strategy for Judicial and Legal Reforms and Anti-Corruption Strategy and the Action Plans arising therefrom as achievements made in 2019, and according to him, the amount of financial support of international partners will be exceptional, within the scope of those Strategies and Action Plans.
Council for Juvenile Justice holds annual concluding session
Today, the Council for Juvenile Justice, which carries out its activities through the co-operation of the Ministry of Justice and the United Nations Children’s Fund, held a concluding session for the year 2019. The session was chaired by Adviser to the Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia Suren Krmoyan and Head of the Department for Drafting Anti-Corruption and Penitentiary Policies of the Staff of the Ministry of Justice Arpine Sargsyan.
National Strategy on Human Rights Protection approved
Today, the Government approved the forth National Strategy on Human Rights Protection and the 2020-2022 Action Plan deriving from the Strategy developed by the Ministry of Justice. According to Deputy Minister of Justice Kristinne Grigoryan, the Strategy assesses the current state of human rights and the previous Action Plans and earmarks the main principles and priorities for the next three years.
Public discussion on formation and operation of Fact-Finding Commission
Today, a public discussion on application of the international practice in the formation and operation of a Fact-Finding Commission within the framework of the 2019-2023 Strategy for Judicial and Legal Reforms and the possible conceptual approaches took place with the participation of First Deputy Minister of Justice Rafik Grigoryan.
Draft of National Strategy on Human Rights Protection of the Republic of Armenia considered
Today, under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, the Government held a consultation during which the draft of the National Strategy on Human Rights Protection of the Republic of Armenia and the 2020-2022 Action Plan deriving from the Strategy were considered.
Working discussion on draft Law "On making amendments and supplements to the Administrative Procedure Code" takes place
Today, a working discussion on the drafts of the Law of the Republic of Armenia "On making amendments and supplements to the Administrative Procedure Code of the Republic of Armenia" and related laws took place with the participation of First Deputy Minister of Justice Rafik Grigoryan. Judges, about two dozens of representatives of the public and private sectors participated in the discussion organised by the "Centre for Legislation Development and Legal Research" Foundation of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Armenia.
Rustam Badasyan discusses with counterparts of donor organisations programmes for anti-corruption reforms
On 18 December in Abu Dhabi, Minister of Justice Rustam Badasyan participated in the meeting with representatives of donor counterparts (International Monetary Fund, Stolen Asset Recovery Initiative of the World Bank, the European Commission, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime and the United Nations Development Programme), as well as officials of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.
Deputy Minister of Justice presents digital solutions to anti-corruption reforms in Armenia at UN Conference
On December 18, during the panel discussion of the 8th session of the Conference of the States Parties to the United Nations Convention against Corruption being held in Abu Dhabi, Deputy Minister of Justice Srbuhi Galyan touched upon digital tools and innovative solutions, which are one of the most important locomotives for anti-corruption reforms.
Minister of Justice presents in Abu Dhabi the Armenian vision for the “new generation” anti-corruption strategy'
During the panel discussion of the 8th session of the Conference of the States Parties to the United Nations Convention against Corruption being held in Abu Dhabi, Minister of Justice Rustam Badasyan touched upon the “new generation” anti-corruption strategy. Stating that corruption has become one of the biggest challenges for not only the global economy and rule of law, but also for peace and security, the Minister considered the implementation of a comprehensive and effective strategy for the fight against corruption at the national level and the combination of efforts at the regional and global levels as an important issue.
