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ECHR ignores Azerbaijani demand that Armenia provide maps of minefields in Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone
... Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone) as a new separate complaint. The Office of the Armenian Representative to the ECHR said the European Court notified the government of Armenia on June 3 that on June 1 and 2, 2021, Azerbaijan had submitted a new intergovernmental complaint to the ECHR and a demand that it apply interim measures against Armenia for its refusal to provide maps of allegedly mined territories. "The ECHR considered this interstate complaint filed by Azerbaijan as an integral part of the interstate complaint filed ...
06/04/2021Armenia requests that ECHR expand interim measure in relation to Azerbaijan
... (prohibition of torture and inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment) of the Convention. Both contracting parties were asked to inform the Court, as soon as possible, of measures taken to comply with their obligations. "Our request was satisfied (by ECHR), which means that Armenia is ready to file an interstate complaint, but this is still being discussed with the government, which is to take a relevant decision," Kirakosyan said the following day. A few days later, on October 7, on the basis of evidence presented by Armenia, the ECHR recorded the fact ...
10/19/2020Armenia files third interstate complaint against Azerbaijan to ECHR
... August 2. /ARKA/. Armenia has submitted a new complete interstate complaint against Azerbaijan to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), the Office of the Representative of Armenia on International Legal Issues said in a Facebook statement. The complaint was filed with the ECHR on July 27 this year and refers to the violation of the rights of civilians due to Azerbaijani aggression against the Armenian villages of Khramort and Parukh of Nagorno-Karabakh in 2022, to real threats voiced by Azerbaijan against the residents ...
08/02/2022Armenia is considering the possibility of filing interstate complaint against Azerbaijan to ECHR
... Armenia will present in the coming days additional data on the measures taken and will wait for the reaction of the Azerbaijani government, following which it will be able to present the next steps and positions. "Our request was satisfied ( by ECHR), which means that Armenia is ready to file an interstate complaint, but this is still being discussed with the government, which is to take a relevant decision," Kirakosyan said. He noted that various possible scenarios and steps are being considered. According to him, after filing the complaint, the Armenian ...
09/30/2020Armenian government files interstate complaint with ECHR against Azerbaijan
The Armenian government has filed an interstate complaint with the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) against Azerbaijan in connection with violations of international conventions, committed by it during and after the 44-day war in Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh), Armenia's representative to the ECHR said in a Facebook post. YEREVAN, February 2, ...
02/02/2021Armenia submits new evidence of Turkey's involvement in Karabakh hostilities to European Court of Human Rights
... (prohibition of torture and inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment) of the Convention. Both Contracting Parties were asked to inform the Court, as soon as possible, of measures taken to comply with their obligations. "Our request was satisfied (by ECHR), which means that Armenia is ready to file an interstate complaint, but this is still being discussed with the government, which is to take a relevant decision," Kirakosyan said. A few days later, on October 7, on the basis of evidence presented by Armenia, the ECHR recorded the fact of Turkey's involvement ...
10/11/2020Armenia may file lawsuit against Azerbaijan to ECHR to claim compensations for damage caused by war (video)
... civilians) we have been receiving: now we are doing broader preparatory work to assess the property damage in addition to the civilians killed by Azerbaijani armed forces' attacks, the wounded and prisoners of war in order to submit a comprehensive complaint," Kirakosyan said. Commenting on the statement by Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev about Baku's intention to file a lawsuit to the ECHR against Armenia for material damage, Kirakosyan said it is possible. "However, Armenia can file a similar lawsuit as it suffered more damage during this war and place the focus on the rights of refugees, internally displaced persons and the ...
11/18/2020ARMENIAN OMBUDSMAN RECEIVES 1,353 COMPLAINT LETTERS
The Armenian Ombudsman office received 1,353 complaint letters in the first half of 2007. The Ombudsman press service reported Friday, of the total number of complaint letters 503 were in the written form, including 32 collective letters. YEREVAN, July 13. /ARKA/. The Armenian Ombudsman office ...
07/13/2007Armenia will apply to ECHR to demand Azerbaijan restore property rights of Nagorno-Karabakh Armenians
... (Nagorno-Karabakh) Armenians, who fled their homeland after massive Azerbaijani offensive on September 19-20, the office of the Armenian representative on international legal issues reported. "Armenia intends to make an addition to the 4th interstate complaint against Azerbaijan filed with the ECHR regarding the restoration of property rights of persons forcibly displaced from Nagorno-Karabakh," the office's spokeswoman Hasmik Samvelyan told Armenian Public Television. She noted that the supplemented complaint, which will be submitted ...
11/24/2023ECHR rules that Swiss court verdict on denial of Armenian genocide “falls under freedom of expression”
... guilty of racial discrimination for denying the 1915 mass killings of Armenians as "genocide,” falls under freedom of expression. Today’s ruling followed an appeal from the Turkish politician to his conviction in Switzerland after a complaint filed by the Switzerland-Armenia Association on July 15, 2005. The ECHR ruling stated that "the free exercise of the right to openly discuss questions of a sensitive and controversial nature is one of the fundamental aspects of freedom of expression and distinguishes a tolerant and pluralistic democratic society ...
12/17/2013Financial ombudsman’s office to protect customers of Armenian banking system
... Bank of Armenia (CBA). P. Sargsyan said that the Office will follow the international principles of impartiality, transparency, efficiency and justice. In this context she pointed out that the information on the order of accepting and considering the complaints will be available on the Ombudsman’s official website. The information on annual reports, budget execution and results of the consideration of complaints will be available as well. “People can also get in touch with the Ombudsman’s ...
01/24/2009ECHR obliges Azerbaijan to let seriously ill and needy people pass through the Lachin corridor
... homeless on the road or in need of a livelihood," At the same time, the European Court decided to give priority to the complaint No. 4 filed by Armenia, in accordance with Rule 41 of the Rules of Court. This year, on December 15, 16, 20 and 21, ... ... to eliminate violations of the rights of the civilian population in connection with the blocking of the Lachin corridor. The ECHR did not address the issue of transport of food or other basic supplies to Artsakh from Armenia.-0-
12/22/2022Armenia files complaint with ICJ over installation of checkpoint in Lachin corridor by Azerbaijan
Armenia has filed a complaint with the UN International Court of Justice (ICJ) after the establishment of a checkpoint by Azerbaijan in the Lachin corridor, which is the only road linking Nagorno-Karabakh with Armenia and the rest of the world, Hasmik Samvelyan, spokesperson ...
04/26/2023Multimillionaire Carolyn Rafaelian sues Bank of America and seeks $1.1 billion
... gender discrimination allegations. He says that BoA served as administrative agent on the company’s credit facility for a group of seven banks, which have taken the appropriate steps to enforce the terms of that agreement. Alex and Ani alleges in the complaint that after cutting off its revolving line of credit, Bank of America started charging the company for an unused revolver fee every month, increased the interest rates on all the loans, and required the company to hire and pay for a chief restructuring ...
07/30/2019VTB Bank (Armenia) opens complaint center
To improve the quality of services and enhance the effectiveness of the work with clients’ proposals, requests and complaints, VTB Bank (Armenia) has launched a complaint center, the bank’s press office reported on Friday. YEREVAN, June 22. /ARKA/. To improve the quality of services and enhance the effectiveness of the work with clients’ proposals, requests ...
06/22/2018Russian court rules in favor of CIS Interstate Bank
The 9th Arbitration Court of Appeal in Moscow heard on April 3 a complaint by CIS Interstate Bank against Armenian synthetic rubber plant Nairit and decided that the complaint be heard by a lower instance court. The Interstate Bank wants Nairit to pay it $25.183 million. YEREVAN, April 5. / ARKA /. The 9th Arbitration ...
04/05/2013CEC declines candidate’s complaint
At an extraordinary meeting today Armenia’s Central Election Commission declined a complaint from a presidential candidate, Andrias Ghukasian, who claims that the use of his image in a campaign ad of the incumbent president Serzh Sargsyan who is seeking reelection in February 18 polls, may mislead the voters. YEREVAN, February 6. ...
02/06/2013Ruling party lodges complaint against opposition coalition
YEREVAN, May 6. /ARKA/. The ruling Republican Party of Armenia has lodged a complaint to the Central Electoral Commission against Levon Zurabian, coordinator of the Armenian National Congress, a coalition of radical opposition parties, who accused the Republican Party of machinations saying that ink stamps put on voters’ passports ...
05/06/2012Armenian entrepreneurs committing life-threatening violations may be prohibited from continuing their activities
... by unscrupulous entrepreneurs. According to Petros Martirosyan, head of the Bureau for Coordination of Control Bodies, under the current legislation, if a supervising body decides to prohibit an activity of an enterprise, the entrepreneur can file a complaint in court and continue operating while the complaint is being considered, without rectifying the identified violations, which poses threats to the safety and lives of citizens. The proposed amendments stipulate that decisions and acts of supervisory ...
11/27/2024Eurasian Economic Commission to look into Armenian company's complaint
The Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC), the executive arm of the Eurasian Economic Union, will look into a complaint lodged by Armenian exporter of agricultural products Spayka against Russian customs officials, Karine Minasyan, a member of the EEC Board told reporters today. YEREVAN, November 12. /ARKA/. The Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC), the ...
11/12/2019Armenia’s antitrust agency displays biased approach to companies to disadvantage of consumers
... consumers’, not business entities’ interests. Commenting on the agency’s recent decision to fine Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company Armenia for abusing its market dominance, which was prompted by Pepsi-Cola Bottler Jermuk International LLC’s complaint, Pipoyan said that although the fine was aimed at protection of consumers’ right for a free choice, yet Pepsi-Cola itself very often do the same. The expert added that he can provide evidence, if necessary. “Fining only Coca-Cola, the ...
03/16/2016Arbitration Court of appeal in Moscow to hear on April 3 a complaint by CIS Interstate Bank against Armenian plant Nairit
The 9th Arbitration Court of Appeal in Moscow will hear on April 3 a complaint by CIS Interstate Bank against Armenian synthetic rubber plant Nairit. The Interstate Bank wants Nairit to pay it $25.183 million. YEREVAN, March 22. / ARKA /. The 9th Arbitration Court of Appeal in Moscow will hear on April 3 a complaint ...
03/22/2013Heritage party submits complaint about election irregularities to central election commission
Zharangutyun (Heritage) Party submitted complaint about election illegalities to Central Election Commission, Anahit Bakhshyan, MP from Heritage party, said. YEREVAN, February 20. /ARKA/. Zharangutyun (Heritage) Party submitted complaint about election illegalities to Central Election Commission,...
02/20/2008Armenia's human rights defender advocates creation of security zone along Armenian-Azerbaijani border
Armenia's human rights defender Arman Tatoyan called today on the government saying it must file an interstate complaint with the European Court of Human Rights against Azerbaijan and demand that the latter withdraw immediately its military personnel from the territories near Armenian villages and inter-community roads. YEREVAN, June 14. /ARKA/. Armenia's human ...
06/14/2021Greek law criminalizing denial of Armenian, Greek and Assyrian genocides may be overturned by ECHR, ARF official warns
... Party, was guilty of racial discrimination for denying the 1915 mass killings of Armenians as "genocide,” falls under freedom of expression. The ruling followed an appeal from the Turkish politician to his conviction in Switzerland after a complaint filed by the Switzerland-Armenia Association on July 15, 2005. The ECHR ruling stated that "the free exercise of the right to openly discuss questions of a sensitive and controversial nature is one of the fundamental aspects of freedom of expression and distinguishes a tolerant and pluralistic democratic society ...
09/10/2014ICJ upholds two of Yerevan's objections and rejects one
... uphold the first and third preliminary objections raised by Yerevan in the case "Azerbaijan vs. Armenia," while rejecting the second. Armenia raised three preliminary objections. 1. The Court lacks temporal jurisdiction over Azerbaijan’s complaint, particularly regarding events that occurred between July 1993 and September 15, 1996. During this period, Armenia supported the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, while Azerbaijan opposed it. Armenia argues ...
11/13/2024Armenia to close loophole allowing entrepreneurs to operate despite violations
... finally resolve this issue. According to Petros Martirosyan, head of the Bureau for Coordination of Work of Inspection Bodies, under the current legislation, if the supervisory body decides to prohibit operation of a company, the entrepreneur can file a complaint in court and, while the complaint is being considered continue working without eliminating the violations noted creating threats to the safety and lives of citizens. The proposed amendments stipulate that decisions and acts of the Inspectorate ...
09/19/2024Investigation into violence against lawyer Karen Alaverdyan to be continued by NSS
Armenian Prosecutor General Anna Vardapetyan issued a decision on June 22 this year that the investigation into the criminal proceedings initiated by the Investigative Committee of Armenia on the basis of a complaint filed by lawyer Karen Alaverdyan is to be continued by the National Security Service (NSS), the press service of the Prosecutor General's Office reported. YEREVAN, June 26. /ARKA/. Armenian Prosecutor General Anna Vardapetyan issued a decision ...
06/26/2023Key to success or e-governance platforms in Armenia
... can now actively participate in public governance and policy-making.” One-window System for Electronic Requests www.e-request.am One-window System for Electronic Requests - www.e-request.am дallows citizens to submit an application, request or complaint to the state or local government bodies authorised to provide information, as well as to track the progress of the application online and receive an answer electronically. During the state of emergency in the Republic of Armenia, declared to ...
04/29/2020Citizens' financial literacy should be enhanced, Pashinyan says
Armenian citizens' financial literacy should be enhanced, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said today during a live broadcast on his Facebook page. Pashinyan’s remarks came in response to a user’s complaint about the "predatory" credit terms. YEREVAN, April 19. /ARKA/ Armenian citizens' financial literacy should be enhanced, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said today during a live broadcast on his Facebook page. Pashinyan’s remarks ...
04/19/2019Regulator reveals breaches of sanitary norms at a local bakery
Acting on a complaint from a resident of Yerevan’s Nor-Aresh neighborhood Armenia’s State Food Safety Service inspected a local bakery, owned by a private entrepreneur Gegham Muradyan. YEREVAN, February 17. /ARKA/. Acting on a complaint from a resident of ...
02/17/2017Criminal case opened against Armenia’s spiTak Mayor
The prosecutor’s office of Armenian Lori region opened Thursday a criminal case against Spitak town mayor, Gagik Sahakyan, on the basis of a complaint submitted by one of the town residents, Sona Truzyan, spokeswoman for prosecutor’s general office told Novosti-Armenia. YEREVAN, July 11./ARKA/. The prosecutor’s office of Armenian Lori region opened Thursday a criminal case against ...
07/11/2013Small business in Armenia crashes big problems: Employers’ Union
... He explained much damage is caused to small business when media disseminates disinformation about the goods produced by these enterprises. Particularly, he referred to a TV program on one of Armenian channels which reported on a buyer’s complaint about a low-quality hair bleach domestic product and an allergy the woman had after using it. Makaryan clarified that shortly after the complaint was filed, the product was tested and no detrimental or prohibited chemicals were detected....
02/08/2013Armenia’s financial ombudsman issues first report on Jan 2009
... Central Bank of Armenia (CBA) says. YEREVAN, February 13. /ARKA/. Ombudsman of Armenia’s financial system Piruz Sargsyan has issued her first report on January 2009, the Central Bank of Armenia (CBA) says. During the period under review, seven complaints were addressed to the RA Financial Ombudsman’s Office, with one in the written form. Three pf the complaints were not subject to consideration. Though the rest of the four complaints were under Sargsyan’s authority, the complainants ...
02/14/2009Armenian Salex Group fined AMD 1 million for unfair competition
Salex Group is fined AMD 1 million by State Commission for Protection of Economic Competition of Armenia for unfair competition at vodka market. According by a complaint the design of bottles of the vodka made by Salex group is identical to Image Holding’ YEREVAN, August 22. /ARKA/. Salex Group is fined AMD 1 million by State Commission for Protection of Economic Competition of Armenia for unfair competition ...
08/23/2007ECHR rules that Switzerland violated Turk’s right to freedom of speech
... the mass deaths of Armenians near the end of the First World War as genocide. Because the event took place in Lausanne, Perinçek was allegedly in violation of Swiss anti-racism legislation. The Switzerland-Armenia Association submitted an official complaint against Perinçek for these comments. He was then charged on the grounds that denying, belittling or justifying genocide violates Swiss anti-racism law. Perinçek was tried and found guilty of racial discrimination by the Lausanne District Court ...
10/15/2015Armenian PM says he is freesing in government dacha
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan complained at a government session that government dachas are poorly heated. YEREVAN, 12 December. /ARKA/. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan complained at a government session that government dachas are poorly heated. ‘The residences of government members are poorely heated. In winter, those who live there think about asking for wood stoves to be sent from Ijevan (Pashinyan's native town) so that they can then put a chimney out the window,’ he said...
12/12/2024Armenian Wrestling Federation files appeal over Aleksanyan's Olympic loss
... Karen Giloyan, Armenia's Deputy Minister of Education, Science, Culture, and Sports, who is currently in Paris, stated that the Armenian government is joining the appeal process. "We are awaiting a written response, which will be attached to the complaint by the National Olympic Committee of Armenia and submitted to the appropriate bodies. I assure you that we will strive to restore justice," he said. As of now, Armenia has won two silver and one bronze medal at the 33rd Summer Olympic Games....
08/09/2024Armenian Prosecutor General reports 100 lawsuits for about $1.3 billion in cases on confiscation of illegally acquired property
... there are certain objective, I hope, reasons. But the position of the Prosecutor General's Office is that the delay is absolutely groundless," she emphasized. At the same time, she noted that the Prosecutor General's Office had not submitted a complaint against the judge, delaying the trial. "We submit to the Minister of Justice reports from prosecutors; in 2023 there were 10 such reports concerning proposals to impose disciplinary responsibility on judges who committed certain offenses,...
05/03/2024Regulator will conduct inspection at Ararat brandy company following complaint from Belarus
Armenia's Food Safety Inspection Authority said it will conduct inspections at the Ararat brandy company to identify discrepancies in Ayrum pomegranate wine. YEREVAN, March 28. /ARKA/. Armenia's Food Safety Inspection Authority said it will conduct inspections at the Ararat brandy company to identify discrepancies in Ayrum pomegranate wine. The inspection will be carried out following a letter from Belarus, which says that during the laboratory analysis of natural semi-sweet pomegranate low-alcohol...
03/28/2024Nagorno-Karabakh president's official FB page deleted due to Azerbaijan's protracted complaints
Facebook has deleted the official page of Nagorno-Karabakh President Arayik Harutyunyan as a result of prolonged complaints from the Azerbaijani side, Harutyunyan's administration said. YEREVAN, August 28. /ARKA/. Facebook has deleted the official page of Nagorno-Karabakh President Arayik Harutyunyan as a result of prolonged complaints from the Azerbaijani side,...
08/28/2023Long-standing problem of VAT refund to business entities completely resolved- Prime Minister Pashinyan
... parliamentary committees. For comparison, the prime minister cited data for 2017, when VAT refunds amounted to 60 billion drams. According to him, the increase in 2021 was 147%. "In addition, at the end of 2021 there was not a single application (complaint) from business entities for non-return of delay of VAT. It means that the problem of this kind of debt was completely solved and all this at the expense of legislative changes," Pashinyan informed. He reminded that previously VAT was returned ...
05/31/2022Israeli Drone Firm, Three Senior Employees Charged With Violating Defense Export Law
... license for one of the firm’s attack drones to a significant customer in a foreign country. Police later launched an investigation into the matter. That same month it was reported that the Defense Ministry’s Security Agency opened a probe into a complaint alleging that Aeronautics representatives demonstrated the use of a kamikaze drone in Azerbaijan by attacking a manned position of the Armenian army. The company denied the claim at the time and said that any operational use of the aircraft ...
12/30/2021Armenia’s Investigative Committee terminates criminal proceedings in Amulsar gold deposit case
... development of the Amulsar project has been at a standstill since 2019 due to local blockades. In July 2018, the Lydian Armenia, granted the exclusive right to develop the Amulsar gold deposit in the southeastern Armenian province of Vayots Dzor, filed a complaint in support of a criminal investigation against activists at the blockades, which was later upheld in court. That same month, a criminal investigation was opened into whether Armenian public officials had withheld information regarding potential ...
12/21/2021Qatar Airways plane with humanitarian assistance aboard arrives from Los-Angeles in Armenia
... Aviation Committee said. The humanitarian assistance was collected by American Armenian. The plane was originally to arrive in Armenia on October 15 from Los Angeles, however, Turkey closed its air space for it. Armenia's Civil Aviation Committee filed a complaint to the air navigation safety organization EUROCONTROL. Tatevik Revazyan, the head of the Civil Aviation Committee, said the cargo transportation became eventually possible thanks to the tireless round-the-clock efforts of the Committee and the ...
10/19/2020Former Armenian deputy health minister detained
... car worth 17.6 million drams (about $ 36,000) for the needs of the center, which he appropriated. "On August 16, 2020, the court refused to apply arrest against Poghosyan as a preventive measure, but on September 7 the prosecution submitted a new complaint," Abrahamyan wrote. According to him, the director of the center A.A. is also involved in the case. A bail was chosen for him as a preventive measure, and he is at large pending trial. -0-
09/08/2020Armenian police suggest that appeals against traffic rule breaches be sent online
... Police said applications can be sent via this site ; late payment of fines is also possible through the site. The online application must also indicate the contact details of the applicant, the decision number and clearly identify the subject of the complaint. Applications can also be sent to this address . Answers will be provided on time. The Armenian government declared a 30-day state of emergency on March 16 with the goal of curbing the spread of coronavirus. As of March 24, 235 cases of coronavirus ...
03/24/2020Armenian Prime Minister does not rule out a referendum on Amulsar gold mine
... the inspection body, which it said “raised reasonable doubts on his objectivity”. In July 2018, Lydian Armenia had been granted the exclusive right to develop the Amulsar gold deposit in the southeastern Armenian province of Vayots Dzor, filed a complaint in support of a criminal investigation against activists at the blockades, which was later upheld in court. That same month, a criminal investigation was opened into whether Armenian public officials had withheld information regarding potential ...
03/05/2020Manvel Grigoryan's defense offers 1.4 billion dram bail for his release from custody
... from custody on a 25 million dram bail. The decision angered the residents of Grigoryan's native Etchmiadzin, who staged a series of protests up to the blocking of the highway leading to Yerevan. On December 24, 2018, the Prosecutor General filed a complaint with the Court of Appeal against the decision to release Grigoryan and on January 22, 2019 he was again arrested. ($ 1,477.44 drams). -0-
12/18/2019Another complaint from Spayka - batch of cheese stopped at Upper Lars border checkpoint
Spayka Company has complained again about customs service officers at Upper Lars border checkpoint on the Russian-Georgian border. The company says in its statement that 21 tons of the Armenian stinky cheese, which stood trapped at the border checkpoint for 24 days was denied entry to Russia and was brought back to Armenia. YEREVAN, November 7. /ARKA/. Spayka Company has complained again about customs service officers at Upper Lars border checkpoint on the Russian-Georgian border. The company...
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