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Convicts with life sentence participate in chess tournament
Today, on 11 June, the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Armenia, the Penitentiary Service and the Chess Federation of Armenia organised a regular event (blitz chess tournament) for re-socialisation of convicts at "Nubarashen" Penitentiary Institution of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Armenia, and the tournament was well-received among convicts, who were very excited.
Draft Anti-Corruption Strategy submitted for public consideration
The Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Armenia has submitted the draft Decision of the Government "On approving the Anti-Corruption Strategy of the Republic of Armenia and its Implementation Action Plan for 2019-2022" — revised as a result of broad public demand — for consideration on the www.e-draft.am platform: https://www.e-draft.am/projects/1733?fbclid=IwAR0Jk0yLAsuPUOm4bkIBAgowm6UnF2r4ib1u0upMUAET0FV7j3mMkG7J0hA.
Ministry of Justice and European Union deepening co-operation
Today, the "Support to judicial and legal reforms in Armenia" Technical Assistance Project, funded by the European Union, was launched under the direction of Deputy Minister of Justice of the Republic of Armenia Vigen Kocharyan. The purpose of the Project is to support the EU-Armenia political dialogue in the justice sector and to assist in the development for future assistance of the EU in the justice sector.
Issues on institutions of probation and early conditional release discussed
On 30 May, Deputy Minister of Justice Tigran Khachikyan participated in a round-table discussion on the topic of "Perception of probation and the issues of early conditional release in Armenia". Head of the Probation Service of the Ministry of Justice Arsen Navasardyan, Director of Civil Society Institute NGO, Chairperson of the Board of the “Support to Probation” National Network Artak Kirakosyan, Director of Social Justice NGO, member of the Network Arshak Gasparyan, as well as representatives of the Ministry of Justice and civil society representatives also participated in the discussion.
CoE supports judiciary reforms in Armenia: Minister of Justice meets with representatives of high-level CoE delegation
Today, Minister of Justice Artak Zeynalyan received the high-level delegation headed by Director General of Human Rights and Rule of Law of the Council of Europe Christos Giakoumopoulos. The members of the delegation were Secretary of the Venice Commission Thomas Markert, Head of Department of Justice and Legal Co-operation Hanne Juncher, Executive Secretary of the Group of States against Corruption (GRECO) Gianluca Esposito, Head of the Council of Europe Office in Armenia Natalia Vutova and political consultant, representative of the Directorate for Political Affairs Maxim Longang. Deputy Ministers Vigen Kocharyan and Anna Vardapetyan also participated in the meeting.
Probation Service launches re-socialisation programme for beneficiaries
On 29 May, the first meeting for the re-socialisation programme for beneficiaries was launched at the Probation Service of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Armenia. The topic of the meeting attended by nearly ten beneficiaries was conflict resolution-discussing the concept of conflicts, becoming familiar with the stages of a conflict and teaching the ways of conflict resolution.
OSCE supports the fight against corruption: Minister of Justice meets with representatives of European institution
Today, Minister of Justice Artak Zeynalyan received the delegation headed by Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities Vuk Žugić.
Deputy Minister of Justice Tigran Khachikyan receives representatives of OSCE Expert Group
On 27 May, Deputy Minister of Justice Tigran Khachikyan received the delegation of the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Expert Group to Armenia headed by Andrei Muntean.
Tigran Khachikyan receives delegation of the Office of the World Bank in Armenia
Today, Deputy Minister of Justice Tigran Khachikyan received the delegation of the Office of the World Bank in Armenia headed by Eva Melis. The Regional Justice Survey, the studies devoted to the justice sector and the "Development Policy Operations" loan programme were the three main issues on the agenda that were touched upon during the meeting.
Public discussion organised within the scope of EU-Armenia CEPA held with participation of Deputy Minister
On 23 May, a public discussion on the draft roadmap for implementation of justice, freedom and security — deriving from the EU-Armenia Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership Agreement — was held with the participation of Deputy Ministers of Justice Vigen Kocharyan and Anna Vardapetyan. The discussion was organised through the joint efforts of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Armenia, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia, the Anti-Corruption Coalition (a member of the Constructive Dialogue Network of Armenian CSOs) and the “Support for Probation” National Network.
Deputy Minister of Justice participating in session for prevention of and fight against economic crime in Strasbourg
From 22 to 24 May, DeputProject "Actions aimed at preventing and fighting against economic crime in the Eastern Partnership region".y Minister of Justice of the Republic of Armenia Tigran Khachikyan is participating in the session of the Technical Committee for the Regional
Workshop on topic of "Essence, issues of the Probation Service and opportunities for development"
A two-day workshop on the topic "Essence, issues of the Probation Service and opportunities for development based on the German experience" took place in Yerevan. Director of the "Legal Education and Rehabilitation Programmes Implementation Centre" SNCO of the Ministry of Justice Ashot Hayrapetyan, Head of the Probation Service of the Ministry of Justice Arsen Navasardyan, Deputy Director of the SNCO Gayane Hovakimyan, Head of the Department for Drafting Anti-Corruption and Penitentiary Policies of the Ministry of Justice Arpine Sargsyan, German and local experts and practising specialists participated in the workshop held with the support of the German Foundation for International Legal Cooperation (IRZ).
