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Subsequent session of the Steering Committee of the EU Budget Support Project on “Support to Human Rights Protection in Armenia” was held
During the session, the Armenian party presented the process of activities carried out for ensuring general (only regarding the Action Plan for Human Rights Protection) and special preconditions of the EU Budget Support Project on ''Support to Human Rights Protection in Armenia'', as well as the issues related to implementation of the Project.
Workshop entitled “EU-Armenia Strategic Policy Dialogue within the scope of reforms in the justice sector of the Republic of Armenia”
Minister Zeynalyan attached importance to the draft Strategy for Judicial and Legal Reforms in the Republic of Armenia and the Action Plan deriving therefrom, which will serve as a basis for further co-operation between the Republic of Armenia and the European Union. It is expected that the Government will adopt the draft Strategy and the Action Plan by the end of 2018. Minister Zeynalyan emphasised the invaluable support of the EU to the justice sector of the Republic of Armenia and attached importance to the ensuring of continuity of the partnership.
Minister Zeynalyan participates in conference entitled ''End Violence against Children''
UNICEF Regional Director for Europe and Central Asia Afshan Khan; UN Resident Coordinator, UNDP Resident Representative for the Republic of Armenia Shombi Sharp; Chairperson of the Standing Committee on Healthcare and Social Affairs of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia Hakob Hakobyan; Minister of Labour and Social Affairs of the Republic of Armenia Mane Tandilyan; Human Rights Defender of the Republic of Armenia Arman Tatoyan and others participated in the meeting.
Issues regarding the fight against violence against children discussed
Deputy Director of the “Legal Education and Rehabilitation Programmes Implementation Centre” SNCO of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Armenia Gayane Hovakimyan also participated in the meeting. Deputy Minister of Justice of the Republic of Armenia Suren Krmoyan highly appreciated this project being implemented by the UNICEF and devoted to the fight against violence against children and the protection of their rights.
Announcement
The objectives of the Probation Service are to implement individual planning for execution of non-custodial punishments and alternative measures of restraint, assessing the risks and taking into account the needs of the probation beneficiary; to provide reports on the probation beneficiary in regard to conditional early release from serving the punishment or replacement of the punishment with a milder punishment, the cancellation of conviction; to execute non-custodial punishments and other coercive measures imposed by the court; to execute alternative measures of restraint during criminal proceedings, etc.
Deputy Minister of Justice Vigen Kocharyan participates in the 13th session of the CIS Council of Justice Ministers
During the session, issues regarding application of the latest technologies in the field of exchange and storage of information in the sphere of provision of legal assistance in CIS Member States, the legislative regulations in the sphere of implementation of public control over the activities of bodies and institutions imposing punishments and other criminal liability measures, as well as issues regarding implementation of the Action Plan of the Council of the Ministers of Justice of the CIS Member States in the course of 2014-2018 were discussed.
Relations pertaining to the return of a child wrongfully removed to or retained in the Republic of Armenia to be regulated by law
Deputy Minister Suren Krmoyan greeted the participants of the meeting and expressed his gratitude to the German counterparts for always sharing with the Ministry of Justice their best practice in the legal sector.
Minister Zeynalyan receives AGBU President
The Minister highly appreciated the pro-Armenian activities of the structure and attached importance to the engagement of the Armenian Diaspora in the reforms taking place in Armenia.
Persons holding public positions and public servants are obliged to transfer gifts exceeding AMD 75.000 to the state or the community, as prescribed by the Government
Where the value of such gifts exceeds AMD 75.000, they shall be registered as the property of the state or community.
Minister of Justice receives Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Georgia
Giorgi Saganelidze expressed his gratitude to the Minister for the reception and noted that Georgia attaches importance to the achievements recorded in Armenia.
Notice: What gifts are considered as permissible for a judge?
Where a judge has received gifts not considered as permissible or considered as permissible (except for gifts received from a close relative), which are received from the same person and the value of which exceeds one hundred thousand Armenian drams or exceeds four hundred thousand Armenian drams during a calendar year and assessed by the Disciplinary Commission as not permissible, the judge shall be obliged to return it or pay an equivalent compensation to the giver of the gift within a period of one week following receipt of the gift. Where the gift cannot be returned or compensated equivalently within the specified time period, the judge shall be obliged to transfer it to the Committee of State Property Management within a period of one week following receipt of the gift.
Minister Zeynalyan conducts open lesson for pupils of primary school #84
The Minister advised them to dream, to have goals and make them come true, to be respected, loved, valuable citizens and not be afraid of making mistakes.
