Project to enhance legal aid to torture victims launched in Armenia July 4, 2012 - 17:48 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia’s Ombudsman Karen Andreasyan and Christoph Breuning, Chargé d'affaires of the embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany in Armenia signed the Agreement commencing a joint project “Access to Legal Aid for Victims of Torture and Ill-Treatment in Places of Deprivation of Liberty”. According to a press release, the project aims at enhancing access to free legal aid and advocacy for victims of torture and ill-treatment identified through the Ombudsman’s National Preventative Mechanism team, in the military and places of deprivation of liberty, including penitentiary institutions, police stations, orphanages, psychiatric hospitals, etc. The program will be implemented in partnership with Human Rights House NGO. The amount of the financial contribution of the German embassy is EUR 22.300. The Projects envisages establishment of a “Travelling Advocate” scheme in partnership with HRH NGO to visit places of deprivation of liberty and provide free legal assistance to victims of torture and ill-treatment. It is expected to result in increased accountability in the military and places of deprivation of liberty for incidents of torture and ill-treatment, improved access to the courts and legal complaints mechanisms and raised awareness among persons in places of deprivation of liberty of their rights and the support services available to them. Partner news  Top stories During his stay, Prince of Wales will be taken on a historic tour of the country and attend a charity gala concert. Armenia International Airports CJSC is against the demolition of the old terminal of Zvartnots airport, deputy manager said. Most of the demonstrators consider the ongoing meeting in the National Assembly as illegitimate due to the absence of the consumers. Urban Development Minister Tadevosyan said underground construction works were to be carried out in the market.   Partner news |  Latest news International Arts Education Week ongoing in Armenia  Director-General of UNESCO Irina Bokova noted the program as a unique event reporting the achievements in the field.Google reportedly mulls buying map-software provider Waze Google has a widely used mapping tool and could adopt Waze’s technology to add social features to the software.Armenian President meets OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs The current stage of Nagorno Karabakh conflict settlement and the future steps were in the focus of the meeting.Chinese Premier in Switzerland to sign free trade pact Concerns have grown recently about a possible trade war between China and the EU over solar energy products. |
