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In the reporting period of July-September 2015, the media monitoring revealed 72 incidences of human rights violations by the police. As compared to the 2^nd quarter, the rate of such incidences decreased by 13 (or by 15%) and as compared to the 1^st one, it increased by 16 (or by 28%).

42 of the recorded violations occurred either during assemblies or as a result thereof; as compared to the 2^nd quarter, this rate decreased by 7 (or 14%), and as compared to the 1^st quarter, it increased by 16 (or 28%).

As for individual incidences of human rights violations, in the reporting period this rate totaled 30; as compared to the 2^nd quarter, it decreased by 6 (or 17%) and as compared to the 1^st one, it increased by 12 (or 67%).

The 1^st quarter revealed violations of 10 types of rights, the 2^nd one – of 13 types, and the 3^rd one – of 13 types.

Unlike the 2 previous quarters with most violations of the right to liberty and security of the person and the right to peaceful and unarmed assembly, the 3^rd quarter revealed most violations of the right to peaceful and unarmed assembly and the right to be free from physical violence. As compared to the 2^nd quarter, the rate of violations of the right to peaceful and unarmed assembly decreased by 3 and as compared to the 1^st one, it decreased by 2 (decreasing to 17 from 20 and 19, respectively). And as for the violations of the right to be free from physical violence, its rate increased by 5, as compared to the 2^nd quarter and by 9 – as compared to the 1^st one (by reaching 15 from 10 and 6, respectively)5. Moreover, 11 out of the 15 incidences (or 73%) of violation of this right were individual, and this rate has increased by 4 (or 57%) as compared to that of the previous quarter, and by 8 (almost 3 times), as compared to that of the 1^st quarter.

The 3^rd quarter revealed 12 incidences of violation of the right to liberty and security of the person, i.e. this rate remained unchanged as compared to the 1^st quarter and decreased by 9 (or 43%), as compared to the 2^nd one. 4 of the incidences were individual, and the other 8 occurred during assemblies.

As for the rates of violations of the right to be free from inhuman or degrading treatment (including the right to be free from psychological pressure and threats), the 3^rd quarter has revealed a considerably increased rate thereof raising to 14 incidences, as compared to 7 and 9 incidences in the 1^st and 2^nd quarters, respectively. 7 of the violations above had occurred during assemblies.

The 3^rd quarter revealed 1 violation of journalist’s right to perform his/her legal professional activities, whereas in the 1^st quarter this rate was 2 and in the 2^nd one – 9.

Also, the 3^rd quarter revealed 1 violation of the right to freedom of movement, right to receive information, right to freedom of expression and property right and 3 individual incidences of violation of the right to an effective legal remedy.

As for the violations recorded during assemblies, the rights below were violated: 1 violation of the right to a fair trial, right to legal aid, right to be free from discrimination and right to freedom of expression and 3 violations of the right to an effective legal remedy.

Like the first 2 quarters, most violations in the 3^rd quarter were recorded in Yerevan, but as compared with the 2^nd quarter, their rate decreased by 11 (or by 16,4%) and as for the 1^st quarter, it rose by 20 (or by 55,5%).

In 22 out of the 56 incidences of human rights violations recorded in the 1^st quarter of 2015, a total of 123 violations occurred, and as for the rest 34 incidences, the information available does not make it possible to estimate how many times human rights were violated. In 59 out of the 85 incidences of human rights violations recorded in the 2^nd quarter, a total of 434 violations occurred, and as for the rest 26 incidences, the information available does not make it possible to estimate how many times human rights were violated. In 64 out of the 72 incidences of human rights violations recorded in the 3^rd quarter, about 400 violations occurred, and as for the rest 8 incidences, the information available does not make it possible to estimate how many times human rights were violated.

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