Strategic Litigation
HCA – Vanadzor uses strategic litigation as a strategy that uses the justice sector to achieve legal and social change through test cases concerned with social justice as much as individual justice.
The strategic litigation aims to change laws or policies that violate constitutional protections or human rights, to ensure that laws are interpreted and enforced properly, to identify gaps in the law, to raise awareness, to foster public discussion, to educate public, to bring about pressure for social and legislative change as well as to empower marginalized groups. Strategic litigations are launched in cases when a private issue might lead to an institutional change.
Related events
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Public Defender Acts Contrary to Interests of Client
January 30, 2015As already reported, on April 2, 2014, the HCA Vanadzor filed a crime report to the RA Special Investigation Service on the inhuman treatment by the police officers to Robert Muradyan, Andranik Mkhitaryan and John Martirosyan, inmates of the RA MoJ ‘Artik’ penitentiary. Based on the crime report, the RA SIS initiated a criminal case on April 14, 2014; however … Continue reading
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A Letter of Complaint Submitted to RA Prosecutor General on Case of False Witnesses
January 30, 2015
On August 2, 2014, Pnjik Teroyan, resident of Vanadzor, applied to the HCA Vanadzor to protect her rights. According to P. Teroyan, back on April 4, 2012, she had reported a crime to the RA Police. The Vanadzor city Taron Investigation Division of the RA Police Lori Marz (region) Investigation Department initiated a criminal case based on the report. P. Teroyan claimed that the investigator had committed numerous violations during the investigative actions; particularly, by involving police officers as witnesses in such actions. -
RA Court of Appeal Dismissed the Appeal on Case of Victim of Violence Witnesses
January 22, 2015
On January 22, 2015, the RA Criminal Court of Appeal, presided by judge A. Petrosyan, announced his ruling on the appeal of Artur Sakunts, representative of Merujan Kaleyan. In particular, the court dismissed the appeal by upholding the judicial act by the RA Syunik Marz (region) First Instance Court of general jurisdiction dated September 22, 2014. -
Examination of Appeal on the Case of Victim of Violence Witnesses on Hayk Kareyan’s Case Completed
January 21, 2015
On January 21, 2015, the RA Criminal Court of Appeal, presided by judge A. Petrosyan, resumed examination of the appeal of Artur Sakunts, representative of Merujan Kaleyan. Note that the RA Criminal Court of Appeal reviewed the judicial act by the RA Syunik Marz (region) First Instance Court of general jurisdiction of September 22, 2014 for its legitimacy. -
President’s Actions and Inaction Remain Indisputable
January 16, 2015
The RA Constitutional Court rejected to start investigation of the case upon application by the HCA Vanadzor. -
Unknown Person Presenting Herself as Khudoyans’ Advocate
January 14, 2015
On December 19, 2014, the RA Administrative Court, presided by judge G. Sosyan, held another preliminary hearing on the application by the spouses Ashot Khudoyan and Heghine Makaryan against the RA Police. -
Hayk Movsisyan’s case appeal rejected
December 1, 2014
On 20 November, 2014 presiding Judge M. Petrosyan continued the hearing on a complaint against the decision of the general provision Court of the Kentron Nork-Marash administrative unit of Yerevan city regarding the case of Hayk Movsisyan died in the NGKR investigation isolator. Hayk Mosvisyan’ interests were presented by his mother’s Heghine Petrosyan’s legal representatives Artur Sakunc and Arayik Zalinyan. -
RA Government has presented the answers regarding implementation of ECHR’s verdicts
November 28, 2014
HCA Vanadzor office and Helsinki group of Spitak presented Ministers Committee with information about the -
New Preliminary Investigation will start
March 25, 2013
The circumstances of 10-year old Derenik Gasparyan’s death as a result of improper supervision will be re-investigated. The Kotayk Region Court of Common Jurisdiction, presided by Judge Hrayr Sargsyan, took a decision to satisfy the claim of Arayik Zalyan, the representative of the successor of 10-year old Derenik Gasparyan, who died in a fight between the classmates by quashing the decision of Kotayk Region Investigation Department of RA Police investigator A. Baghdasaryan to close the case. -
Vote of Dissent: “Against all” Option to be considered for Future Elections
May 14, 2012
During the May 6th parliamentary elections in Armenia, about 53,000 voters invalidated their ballots by indicating that they did not favor any of the candidates. This demonstration of ill-will has led Tigran Mukuchyan, Head of the Central Election Commission (CEC) to say that the Commission is willing to consider an “Against All” option on future ballots.
