Topic: Human Rights

By Heghine Buniatian YEREVAN (Azatutyun.com) — The Armenian government’s bill for the mandatory installation of video surveillance systems with 24-hour police access throughout the capital, Yerevan, is unjustified and interferes[...]

YEREVAN (Azatutyun) — The Armenian government has granted asylum to a Belarusian citizen who has faced extradition to his home country since being arrested in Armenia in March. Vladimir Balandin,[...]

WASHINGTON — The Congressional Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, led by Co-Chairs Chris Smith (R-NJ) and James McGovern (D-MA), held a hearing on “Human Rights in Azerbaijan Since the Fall[...]

WASHINGTON/BAKU (Combined Sources) — A bicameral letter spearheaded by Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr (D-NJ) and Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA) to Secretary of State Antony Blinken ahead of the 29th Conference[...]

By David Yaffe-Bellany and Emily Flitter NEW YORK (New York Times) — The US government has urged Nigeria to release an employee of the giant cryptocurrency exchange Binance who was[...]

YEREVAN (JAM News) — Since the beginning of the year, 31 cases of military deaths have been recorded in the Armenian army, 27 of which occurred in non-combat conditions. The[...]

NEW YORK — The UN Committee Against Torture released in its findings on May 10 violations of international humanitarian law and human rights law related to the treatment of ethnic[...]

THE HAGUE — The Center for Truth and Justice (CFTJ) is petitioning the International Criminal Court (ICC) to open a preliminary examination into the ongoing genocide being perpetrated by Azerbaijan’s[...]

LOS ANGELES — Chart-topping and Grammy-nominated artist Aloe Blacc will debut a new single, Shine, in honor of the Humanitarians supported by the Aurora Humanitarian Initiative, a foundation that seeks[...]

LOS ANGELES — The Armenian International Women’s Association (AIWA) issued a statement on April 18, stating that it is on a collaborative mission with the Center for Truth and Justice[...]