As we mentioned earlier, in the first half of 2019 Pink Armenia documented 24 discrimination-related violations. 13 more violations were documented during July-December…
“Foreign emissaries are working with Armenian youth to propagate perversion under the pretext of the law against domestic violence,” says the president of…
Crimes and other incidents motivated by hatred and intolerance are everyday realities in Armenian society.
In recent years, PINK Armenia has recorded numerous complaints…
2015 was a regressive year for LGBT people’s rights in Armenia, since the newly accepted Constitution restricted marriage as a union only between…
Contradictory messages emerged from Armenia in 2015. On the one hand, the marriage rights of LGBTI people were limited in a sweeping package…
United Nations has urged States to take steps to urgently stop discrimination and violence against LGBTI (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex) people.
To…
“Necessary prerequisites exist in RA legislation to exclude any act of discrimination” is said in a response from the Administration of the President…
Societal discrimination in Armenia based on sexual orientation and gender identity negatively affected employment, family relations, and access to education and health care,…
Today, during the UN Human Rights Council 29th session Armenian delegation presented the stance of the state on Universal Periodic Review recommendations received…
Armenian authorities haven’t undertaken any measures to protect the rights of LGBTI people, while discrimination and hostility towards them continued to be a…
The tragic death of a 20-year-old woman on October 1, 2010, caused by her husband's brutal beating, united seven non-governmental organizations concerned with…
In Armenia, the 1st of September is celebrated as the Day of Knowledge. The day is especially important for the entrants and students…
“ILGA-Europe’s 2014 edition of its Rainbow Europe package shows that while the human rights of LGBTI people have undoubtedly gained great visibility across…
Armenia is proclaimed as a democratic country, the basic guideline of which is the institutionalization and implementation of liberal values; therefore, the state…
More than two-dozen prominent Armenians in the Diaspora have signed a statement supporting equality and justice for all in Armenia. Among the signatories…
The Armenian Gay and Lesbian Association of New York is alarmed that in August 2013 the Armenian police proposed a ban on “promoting…
The RA draft law about amendments to the RA law on “Equal rights and equal opportunities of women and men” was presented by…
In August 2013 the Police Department of the Republic of Armenia drafted changes in the “Code of the Republic of Armenia on Administrative…