Today, on 23 May, within the framework of the 8th International Symposium of Hong Kong Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC), Mr. Karen Zadoyan, member of the Anti-Corruption Policy Council, Coordinator of the Secretariat of CSO Anti-Corruption Coalition of the RA, President of the Armenian Lawyers’ Association (ALA), and Mr. Marat Atovmyan, Anti-Corruption Expert of the …
The 8th International Symposium of the Hong Kong Independent Anti-Corruption Commission (ICAC), which is dedicated to the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the Commission, has kicked off today on 22 May. The Symposium is co-organized by the International Association of Anti-Corruption Authorities (IAACA) and the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) of Hong Kong, China. …
The Armenian Lawyers’ Association in partnership with the CSO Anti-Corruption Coalition of Armenia is implementing based on the Open Government Partnership grant agreement the “Multi-Faceted OGP Action: Open Justice & Anti-Corruption Commitments” Program (7. Register of gifts related to the exercise of official duties of persons holding public positions and of public servants and 9. “eCourt-statistics” …
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 …
On 3 May, a working discussion regarding the review of the list of corruption crimes defined by Annex 1 of the RA Criminal Code and the investigation subordination of these crimes with participation of the state bodies and representatives of the public sector was held in the RA Ministry of Justice The “Armenian Lawyers’ Association” …
On 3 May, 2024, the meeting of the Governing Board of the CSO Anti-Corruption Coalition of Armenia was held in the Central office of the Armenian Lawyers’ Association. The results of the meetings held between the members of the Governing Board of the Coalition and the RA Anti-Corruption Bodies were summarized, the schedule and road …
The 15th General Assembly of the Armenian Lawyers/ Association was held remotely using the zoom online platform. During the Assembly the annual reports of the association’s activity and property use for 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023 were discussed and approved. Elections of the Governing Body of the Organization were held at the General Assembly as …
On 1 April, the 3rd focus group discussion regarding the activities aimed at the provision of separate statistics for corruption cases and the problems facing it within the framework of the commitment “eCourt-statistics” statistical analytical tool was held. Representatives of the RA Ministry of Justice, the RA Prosecutor General’s Office, the Corruption Prevention Commission, the …
The Armenian Lawyers’ Association (ALA) in cooperation with the Ministry of Justice organized an expert discussion within the “Multifaceted Whistle-Blowing Promotion in Armenia” project aimed at improving the whistleblowing system. The existing structures regarding the whistle-blowing institute, the legal and practical problems arising within them, as well as the possible legal and practical problems that imply …
