The legal system in Armenia probably is the most untrustworthy institution. Many people have worked on the legal system for the past twenty years - to improve them, to bring them to international standards. The Constitution guarantees a just system. The laws exist, but the application of the laws, the enforcement of the laws depends on who the guilty person is or who is the presiding judge and what relations he/she has with the authorities.
In 2009, while doing postgraduate work in Canada, Gayane Melkom-Melkomian began a civic initiative called “The City Belongs to Us” (Menk enk mer kaghaki dere). Interestingly, the initiative was based not in Canada, but in Armenia.
During the preliminary investigation it has been stated that in the summer of 2010 A. Mikayelyan served as a body guard to H. Davtyan and watched N. M., S. S. and L. K. all day long who had been recruited by H. Davtyan for exploitation through prostitution.
The revealed problems and registered achievements during 2011 in the area of responsibility of the Commission are presented below, though they are not exhaustive.
The slander case pitting Tigran Terteryan against 168 Zham reporter Marineh Martirosyan continued today at a Yerevan Court.
Shortcomings and problems identified
What started as breast cancer has now spread throughout her body. In order to have any chance of surviving, Elen must get a dose of every twenty days. Each dose costs $3,000.
U.S. Ambassador to Armenia, John Heffern, will speak about 20 years of U.S. – Armenia diplomatic relations at an event on April 2.
The RA Agriculture Ministry’s Food Safety Inspectorate says it has come across a quantity of unlabelled eggs in the marketplace.
More than 200 supporters of Paros “Lighthouse” Charitable Foundation USA raised an impressive $25,000 at a fundraising event on March 11, 2012 at Zov’s Bistro in Tustin, CA. The event benefited Paros “Lighthouse” Foundation’s vital work assisting victims of domestic violence and other critical outreach services in Armenia.
In her first book, “Humanity in the Midst of Inhumanity”, author Shahkeh Yaylaian Setian suggests that in addition to the Armenian Genocide, the Jewish Holocaust and subsequent genocides, these tragic events should be forever remembered in the annals of history.
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