02/11/2018
During a meeting with journalists today, the Acting Minister of Justice of the Republic of Armenia touched upon the regulations of the law.

01/11/2018
In particular, as a result of the studies carried out at penitentiary institutions of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Armenia in 2016, a number of issues related to exercise of the rights of persons deprived of liberty were recorded and were touched upon in the annual report on the activities of the Human Rights Defender of the Republic of Armenia as a national preventive mechanism for the year 2016.

31/10/2018
Welcoming the visit of the delegation to Armenia, the Acting Minister noted that the values predetermined during the meeting held within the scope of the visit to Venice in June were being preserved and that the new Government was implementing them.

29/10/2018
Suren Krmoyan noted that the rights of the child are regulated in detail and the concept of "the best interest of the child" is prescribed by the Constitution and laws. Nevertheless, in both criminal and civil proceedings, the practical problems that often emerge are problems, the solution to which requires not only legal mechanisms, but also extensive work and mechanisms in terms of psychology and society.

29/10/2018
Deputy Minister of Justice of the Republic of Armenia Suren Krmoyan expressed gratitude to his counterparts for the initiative devoted to protection of the rights and interests of persons in places of imprisonment and noted that, in case of existence of effectively operating systems and projects for prison education, the positive impact would be visible for the whole society. According to the Deputy Minister, the Government has recently been implementing large-scale reforms in the sectors of criminal justice and criminal punishments. "Penitentiary institutions are undergoing radical changes.

26/10/2018
Deputy Minister/National Co-ordinator of the Anti-Corruption Network of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Suren Krmoyan presented the successes of Armenia in the sector of the fight against corruption and the problems existing in the sector.

25/10/2018
In his opening speech, Suren Krmoyan, as Chairperson of the Council for Juvenile Justice, welcomed the organising of a workshop in such a format and emphasised its importance in terms of the commitments assumed by the State before children, that is, to ensure proper conditions for education and development of children.

24/10/2018
The Acting Minister highly appreciated the co-operation with the OSCE/ODIHR Election Observation Mission and considered it as effective.

24/10/2018
The Ambassador expressed gratitude for the meeting and noted that the co-operation with the Ministry of Justice was among his priorities.

23/10/2018
During the meeting, the Acting Minister and the OSCE Representative discussed the state of freedom of speech in Armenia, as well as a number of issues related to the strengthening of guarantees defined for the right of freedom of expression and the right to information.

23/10/2018
During the meeting, draft Decision of the Government of the Republic of Armenia No 825-N of 26 May 2006 and the drafts of the sanitary and epidemiological guidelines were presented to the participants, and the discussions were devoted to the draft Decision and the draft guidelines.

22/10/2018
In particular, Suren Krmoyan talked about the persistence of the authorities in the fight against corruption due to the new political realities in Armenia and the unconditional support of citizens to implementation of the anti-corruption programmes being implemented by the Government.