Geneva – The legal representatives of Vicken Euljekjian, a 46-year-old Armenian tour guide arbitrarily detained in Azerbaijan, have formally requested the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (UNWGAD) to order his immediate release, citing...
ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE HEADS OF MEDIA OUTLETS AND JOURNALISTIC ORGANIZATIONS ADDRESSED TO THE REPRESENTATIVES OF FOREIGN DIPLOMATIC MISSIONS AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS ACCREDITED IN THE REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA The authorities of the Republic of Armenia,...
The first Council of Europe Business and Human Rights Forum – BRAVE 2025 – brought together today in Strasbourg policy makers and representatives of leading companies and business associations to explore ways to strengthen...
A further consignment of Czech humanitarian and medical assistance destined for the operation of field hospitals in the Gaza Strip arrived in Jordan today. The shipment includes medical instruments, protective equipment, bandage materials, medicines, and other...
The European Commission for Democracy through Law (better known as the Venice Commission), the Council of Europe’s advisory body on constitutional matters, celebrates its 35th anniversary of advising countries on constitutional and legal reforms with a ceremony on 11 October...
“One of the most extraordinary examples of civilian courage in Latin America in recent times” Strasbourg, 10.10.2025 – The Council of Europe congratulates María Corina Machado, leader of Venezuela’s democracy movement, on being awarded...
The European Court of Human Rights has ordered Azerbaijan to provide a report on the detention conditions and health of 23 Armenian hostages held in Baku, with a deadline of November 4. Siranush Sahakyan,...
General Assembly of the Brotherhood of Sts. James – XVth Session The General Assembly of the Brotherhood of Sts. James was convened on September 24, 2025, in the Assembly Hall of the Armenian Patriarchate...
Humanitarians and Philanthropists to Be Honored on Ellis Island on November 6, 2025 September 8, 2025 – Washington, D.C. – The Aurora Humanitarian Initiative will honor a remarkable group of philanthropists and humanitarians at...
On August 8, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, with the US President Donald Trump signed a joint “Declaration” in Washington. Is this a first step towards peace between the...
Geneva – The legal representatives of Vicken Euljekjian, a 46-year-old Armenian tour guide arbitrarily detained in Azerbaijan, have formally requested the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (UNWGAD) to order his immediate release, citing grave violations of international law and severe detention conditions that endanger his life. Euljekjian was...
ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE HEADS OF MEDIA OUTLETS AND JOURNALISTIC ORGANIZATIONS ADDRESSED TO THE REPRESENTATIVES OF FOREIGN DIPLOMATIC MISSIONS AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS ACCREDITED IN THE REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA The authorities of the Republic of Armenia, led and with the participation of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, have for an extended period...
The first Council of Europe Business and Human Rights Forum – BRAVE 2025 – brought together today in Strasbourg policy makers and representatives of leading companies and business associations to explore ways to strengthen cooperation in integrating human rights, democracy and rule of law into their operations. The event...
A further consignment of Czech humanitarian and medical assistance destined for the operation of field hospitals in the Gaza Strip arrived in Jordan today. The shipment includes medical instruments, protective equipment, bandage materials, medicines, and other supplies. The handover in Jordan was attended by the Ambassador of the Czech Republic to...
The European Commission for Democracy through Law (better known as the Venice Commission), the Council of Europe’s advisory body on constitutional matters, celebrates its 35th anniversary of advising countries on constitutional and legal reforms with a ceremony on 11 October in Venice (Palazzo Ducale, Sala dello Scrutinio, 11 am-3 pm), in the presence of the President of the...
“One of the most extraordinary examples of civilian courage in Latin America in recent times” Strasbourg, 10.10.2025 – The Council of Europe congratulates María Corina Machado, leader of Venezuela’s democracy movement, on being awarded the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize for her tireless struggle to defend the democratic rights of...
The European Court of Human Rights has ordered Azerbaijan to provide a report on the detention conditions and health of 23 Armenian hostages held in Baku, with a deadline of November 4. Siranush Sahakyan, the legal representative of the prisoners before the ECHR, told Azatutyun that the detainees have...
General Assembly of the Brotherhood of Sts. James – XVth Session The General Assembly of the Brotherhood of Sts. James was convened on September 24, 2025, in the Assembly Hall of the Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem. The meeting opened with prayer under the presidency of His Beatitude Archbishop Nourhan...
Humanitarians and Philanthropists to Be Honored on Ellis Island on November 6, 2025 September 8, 2025 – Washington, D.C. – The Aurora Humanitarian Initiative will honor a remarkable group of philanthropists and humanitarians at the 10th Anniversary Aurora Prize Ceremony on November 6, 2025. The milestone event on historic...
On August 8, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, with the US President Donald Trump signed a joint “Declaration” in Washington. Is this a first step towards peace between the two Caucasian rival countries? Who cannot but rejoice when two former antagonists express their intention...
