On 2 November, the Ministry of Justice organized a discussion entitled “Course of Judiciary Reform in Post-Revolution and Post-Election Armenia” with the support of the Open Society Foundations-Armenia within the framework of the program “Partnership for Open Society Initiative”. The Ministry of Justice reported that the discussion was held “with the participation of more than 50 stakeholders.” In …
On 1 November, 2021, the CSO Anti-Corruption Coalition of Armenia, and Armenian Lawyers’ Association published two joint expert studies on the following key issues: “Integrity Checking and Responsibility of Judges under the extraordinary conditions (of transitional justice): International experience and mechanisms for implementation in Armenia.” The study in Armenian language is available here. “Guarantees of Judicial …
On 1 November, 2021, the CSO Anti-Corruption Coalition of Armenia, and Armenian Lawyers’ Association published the joint expert study on the topic “Guarantees of Judicial Independence and Effective Functioning of the Court: International Experience and Mechanisms for Implementation in Armenia.” The study focuses on international experience of the legal status of judges, the role of …
The “Draft decision on Making Amendments to the Decision No. 974 of the Government of the Republic of Armenia of 23 June, 2011” authored by the RA Police (hereinafter referred to as Draft 1) and the “Draft decision of the Government of the Republic of Armenia “On Making Amendments to the Decision No. 821 of …
The CSOs Anti-Corruption Coalition of Armenia has issued a statement on the competition for the election of the Chairman of the Anti-Corruption Committee. The statement in particular reads: “By the 16 September decision of the RA Government, the former head of the Special Investigation Service Sasun Khachatryan was appointed to the post of the Chairman …
The Governing Board of the CSOs Anti-Corruption Coalition of Armenia, studying the draft law of the Republic of Armenia “On Making Amendments to the Law of the Republic of Armenia on Public Service” (hereinafter referred to as the Draft) and the order N 65 of 20.08.2021 of the RA Minister of Health, considers that these …
An extraordinary session of the National Assembly was convened on 15 July, 2021 on the initiative of the Government. One of the agenda items consisting of only 4 issues was the Draft Law on making Changes in the Law “On the Remuneration of Persons holding Public Office and Public Service Positions” The draft was adopted in …
According to the RA Law on the Anti-Corruption Committee, a Competition Council is formed for the election of the candidates for the Chairman of the Anti-Corruption Committee. The Competition Council is composed of candidates nominated by the Government, the Council of the National Assembly, the Supreme Judicial Council, the Prosecutor General, the Human Rights Defender …
In 2016, the largest network of anti-corruption NGOs in Armenia, the CSO Anti-Corruption Coalition of Armenia, presented a 7-point roadmap for anti-corruption reforms. The map was discussed for a long time with both the government and CSOs; it was assumed that it would work and make a significant difference in the field. A large package …
“On 4 June, 2021, the Office of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia announced a competition to involve two representatives of civil society in the Competition Board (hereinafter referred to as the Board) for the Election of Candidates for the Chairman of the Anti-Corruption Committee (hereinafter referred to as the Committee). The announcement …
