The series aims to introduce participants to the history of the development of international human rights law, international and regional human rights protection mechanisms, as well as to organize interactive discussions on individual human rights (right to life, prohibition of torture, right to personal and family life, etc.).
The deadline for applications is November 1.
“We call on the Armenian authorities to immediately cease all harassment and actions against human rights defenders and journalists carrying out their legitimate work, to release people unlawfully detained, and to refrain from arresting and employing violence against peaceful protesters,” commented Ane Tusvik Bonde, Senior Advisor at Human Rights House Foundation.
Human rights defenders Lara Aharonian and Mamikon Hovsepyan at the protests on 17 April, wearing badges from Front Line Defenders signalling that they are attending the protests to objectively monitor and report on them. Photo: Kolya Hovhannisyan.
Human rights defenders Lara Aharonian and Anna Nikoghosyan were temporarily detained and taken to a police station on 20 April, while they documented and reported on the peaceful protests in Yerevan. Lara Aharonian is the head of Women’s Resource Center of Armenia (WRCA), member NGO of Human Rights House Yerevan.