Today, on February 26, the Parliament is holding hearings on “Comprehensive and Extended Partnership Agreement between the EU and Armenia”. Ms Syuzanna Soghomonyan, the Anti-Corruption Expert/Lawyer of the Armenian Lawyers’ Association, also delivered a speech, which presented the position of the Association. “As it is already well-known, Civil Society Platform will be created by virtue of …
Mr. Artyom Mesropyan, Lawyer/Coordinator of the CSO Development Program of the Armenian Lawyers’ Association, delivered a speech at the hearings on the topic “Comprehensive and Extended Partnership Agreement between the EU and Armenia” in the Parliament today. “I am pleased to welcome all of you on behalf of the CSO Anti-Corruption Coalition of Armenia and …
On 25 February, the public discussion on the “RA Police Reforms Strategy and Its Implementation Action Plan for 2020-2022” took place. The discussion was organized by the Armenian Lawyers’ Association and the CSO Anti-Corruption Coalition of Armenia. “The most important issue, as set out in this reform package, is to change the image of the …
Hearings on the “Judicial Code of the Republic of Armenia” are being held in the National Assembly. Ms Syuzanna Soghomonyan, Anti-Corruption Expert of the Armenian Lawyers’ Association, advocate in her speech noted that the Draft Law on Corruption Prevention Committee had also been introduced in the scope of the package under discussion. According to which …
On 10 February, 2020, the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Armenia submitted for the public discussion the Draft “RA Police Reforms Strategy and Its Implementation Action Plan for 2020-2022” on the Unified Website for Publication of Legal Acts’ Drafts www.e-draft.am. The expert opinion and recommendations of the Armenian Lawyers’ Association and the CSO Anti-Corruption …
On 30 January, Mr. Karen Zadoyan, President of the Armenian Lawyers’ Association, Mr. Emin Yeritsyan, President of the “Union of Communities of Armenia”, Mr. Movses Aristakesyan, President of the “Center for Economic Rights” NGO, as well as CSO representatives Ms Suzanna Soghomonyan and Mr. Artyom Mesropyan participated in the extraordinary sitting of the RA NA …
On 29 March, during the meeting with the First deputy Finance Minister organised in the scope of the EU funded “Commitment to Constructive Dialogue” project, the Secretariat of the Civil Society Organizations Coalition Constructive Dialogue Network, Armenian Lawyers’ Association (ALA) discussed the issue of involvement of the civil society organizations in the budget process. In particular, the ALA …
Civil society organisations (CSOs) around the world marked the International Anti-Corruption Day (IACD) 2019. This year’s campaign, United Against Corruption, reinforces the that everyone, the whole society, businesses and individuals alike, would benefit from uniting against corruption. The joint United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)-United Nations Development Programme campaign focuses on the corrosive effects of …
The CSO Anti-Corruption Coalition of Armenia has released a statement: On 23 January, 2020, Transparency International, based on surveys by reputable international organizations, released its Corruption Perceptions Index, where Armenia improved its score by 42 points in 2019 as compared with 2018 and was ranked 77th among 180 countries. The CSO Anti-Corruption Coalition of Armenia, …
Armenia has made a 7 points progress in terms of corruption perception. Syuzanna Soghomonyan, Anti-Corruption Expert at the Armenian Lawyers’ Association, told Iravaban.net that this progress is conditioned by three factors: a. law enforcement functions, b. public awareness, c. Development of the fourth anti-corruption strategy with broad public participation based on three key areas of …
