The Anti-Corruption Coalition of Civil Society Organizations of Armenia (hereinafter referred to as the Coalition), represented by its Governing Board, acknowledges the efforts of the RA Government in the fight against corruption. In particular, we welcome the process of developing the RA Anti-Corruption Strategy for 2023-2026 and its implementation action plan. We are pleased to …
The Anti-Corruption Coalition of Civil Society Organizations of Armenia, represented by its Governing Board, expresses deep concern about the recent evident manifestations of pressure against civil society representatives. On October 31, 2024, among a group of individuals, law enforcement authorities detained well-known public figure, international expert, and law-abiding citizen Hovhannes Avetisyan on suspicion of illegal …
Iravaban.net had published an article months ago about motorcycles parked without permission near the statue of Aram Manukyan. The issue remained relevant for some time due to the inaction of the competent state bodies, and no steps were taken to resolve the problem, which may have contained elements of a criminal offense. To obtain clarifications …
The Anti-Corruption Coalition of CSOs of Armenia (hereinafter – the Coalition) has studied the version of the “Draft of the New Code of Administrative Offenses (hereinafter – the CAO Draft) and draft laws on amendments and additions to related laws” (hereinafter – the Package of Drafts) posted on the official website of public discussions of …
The CSO Anti-Corruption Coalition of Armenia (hereinafter referred to as the Coalition) expresses its concern over the continuous manifestations of the creeping behavior of corruption in the country, which occurs in the manifestations of legislative and administrative corruption. The Coalition has warned about this many times and noted that these actions clearly affect the corruption …
In March 2024, the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) released the monitoring reports of the 5th Round Monitoring for the Istanbul Anti-Corruption Action Plan for Armenia, Azerbaijan, Moldova, and Ukraine, under the Anti-Corruption Network for Eastern Europe and Central Asia (ACN). The monitoring reports of the 5th round assessed the effectiveness of anti-corruption …
Statement of the CSO Anti-Corruption Coalition of Armenia about the result Armenia has recorded in the corruption perception index: The Corruption Perception Index 2023 was published on 30 January, 2024, where Armenia has improved its index by 1 point in 2023 and recorded some progress in the fight against corruption, scoring 47 out of 100 …
Emphasizing the role of anti-corruption education in the fight against corruption for years, the CSO Anti-Corruption Coalition of Armenia (hereinafter also the Coalition) announces the start of anti-corruption training for representatives of CSOs operating in Armenia, including CSOs that are members of the Coalition. If you want to get basic knowledge about the anti-corruption field, …
The Armenian Lawyers’ Association, CSOs Anti-Corruption Coalition of Armenia and the Constructive Dialogue Network of Armenian are implementing the “Multifaceted Whistle-Blowing Promotion in Armenia” project with the support of the European Union and the “Open Government Partnership Europe” Foundation. Within the framework of the project, among other things, expert analyzes aimed at improving the whistleblower …
The CSO Anti-Corruption Coalition of Armenia (hereinafter referred to as the Coalition), represented by the Governing Board of the Coalition, guided by the goals of its establishment and activity, considers it necessary to respond to the below-mentioned assessment by the RA Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, made at the Government Session on 23 November, 2023, regarding the …