Information Paper
Summary օf Information Paper օn the Concept of the Provision of Care and Alternative Social Services to Persons with Mental Health Problems and the 2013-2017 Program of Measures for its Implementation
HCA Vanadzor presents an information paper on the Concept of the Provision of Care and Alternative Social Services to Persons with Mental Health Problems, which was approved by the RA Government on May 2, 2013, and the situation of the execution of measures ensuring the Concept’s implementation.
Information Paper on the Death Cases in the Armed Forces of the RA and the Republic of Artsakh/Nagorno-Karabakh in the First Half of 2018
According to the information obtained by Helsinki Citizens’ Assembly-Vanadzor from mass media outlets, official sources and the relatives of the deceased servicemen, 24 servicemen of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Armenia and the Republic of Artsakh/Nagorno-Karabakh died in the first half of 2018.
Information Paper on the Actions Implemented Aimed at the Identification of Phenomena of Corruption and Abuse in the Armed Forces of the RA and the Nagorno-Karabakh (according to the latest constitutional amendments: the Republic of Artsakh) 2 Years after the Hostilities of April 2016
HCA Vanadzor regularly presents the cases of corruption and abuse that occurred during the hostilities of April 2016 and the situation of the resulting violations of servicemen’s human rights, the actions implemented by the authorities aimed at identifying and resolving those violations as the situation of the implementation of their obligations. This information paper touches upon the aforementioned issues, presenting the steps that have already been undertaken two years later.
Information Paper on the Fatalities in the Armed Forces of The Republic of Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh (according to the latest constitutional amendments: the Republic of Artsakh) in the First Quarter of 2018
Helsinki Citizens’ Assembly – Vanadzor presents the Information Paper on the Fatalities in the Armed Forces of the Republic of Armenia and the Republic of Artsakh in the First Quarter of 2018. It is based on the information disseminated through mass media and official sources.
Findings of the 2017 Monitoring of Publications on the Field of Mental Health
Helsinki Citizens’ Assembly Vanadzor Office presents the findings of its 2017 monitoring of publications on 16 Armenian web pages issued about the field of mental health.
Information Paper Updated Information on The Fatalities in The RA Armed Forces and NK Defense Army in 2017
HCA Vanadzor presents an additional information paper on the cases that surfaced after the publication of the Information Paper on the Fatalities in the RA Armed Forces and NK Defense Army in 2017.
Findings of the 2017 Monitoring of Mass Media Publications on Drug Users, Drug Trafficking and other Drug-related Issues
The majority of the 168 publications published on the official web pages of state bodies, 164 of them or nearly 98% were disseminated by the RA Police. 3 publications were published on the web page of the RA Prosecutor’s Office and only 1 – on the web page of the RA Ministry of Health. There were no relevant publications on the official web page of the RA Labor and Social Affairs.
Reference on The Fatalities in The RA Armed Forces and NK Defense Army In 2017
Helsinki Citizens’ Assembly Vanadzor is presenting the reference on the fatalities recorded in the RA Armed Forces and NKR Defense Army in 2017.
Situation Changes in the Republic of Armenia since September 3, 2013
While reviewing the Organization’s strategic plan recently, Helsinki Citizens’ Assembly-Vanadzor has also conducted an analysis of the situation in RA after September 3, 2013.
Reference on Death Cases in RA Armed Forces and NK Defense Army in January-September 2017
Helsinki Citizens’ Assembly-Vanadzor presents a reference on the deaths cases in the RA Armed Forces and NKR Defense Army in the past 9 months.
Reference on performance of the actions to ensure implementation of the 2014-2019 Strategy on Maintenance and Improvement of Mental Health in Republic of Armenia: 2014-2016
While the implementation of the Strategy largely depends on financial investments, the entities responsible do not mostly address them in their responses. Judging by the monitoring results, the lack of cooperation among the co-implementing entities also negatively affected the implementation of the Strategy. The results and terms of the actions are not clear and measurable, which makes it difficult to assess them.
Reference on death cases in RA Armed Forces and NK Defense Army in the first 6 months of 2017
HCA Vanadzor collected the data on the death cases in January-June 2017 from the information disseminated by the mass media and official sources as well as provided by the families of the deceased servicemen.
According to the findings of the study by HCA Vanadzor, in January-June 2017, 36 conscript soldiers and contract servicemen, more exactly 23 conscript soldiers and 13 contract servicemen, deceased in the RA armed forces and NK defense army.