Advocacy and Civil Initiatives
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The logical continuation of human rights defense is advocacy. Because HCA Vanadzor has adopted the issue of human rights defense, it considers advocacy as an inseparable part of it. Currently HCA Vanadzor is actively enrolled in the activities in the sphere of advocacy.
Particularly, the organization implements advocacy activities focusing on promotion of human rights defense, peace-building and civil initiatives. As a result of the initiated activities, the organization pursues a goal to achieve legislative, law-enforcement amendments and changes in the society attitude in the aforementioned spheres.
Civil Initiatives means seeing something that needs to be done and taking the first step rather than waiting for someone else or a “better time.”
Civil initiative establishes law through the exercise of natural rights. It is peace building in its most essential form: community action that brings recognized rights into social norms and legal practice. Civil initiative is designed to protect natural rights by incorporating them into accepted social standards. Instead of depending on government plans or international enforcement, civil initiative focuses on community powers and voluntary effort.
By its strategy, HCA Vanadzor has adopted a policy of implementing civil initiatives, which aims to foster the creation of public participatory mechanisms.
Related events
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The Fight against Fascism
November 9, 2017
This year’s International Day against Fascism and Antisemitsm is once more taking place on November 9th, commemorating the “Kristallnacht” pogrom of 1938, which marked the beginning of the world’s largest genocide, later known as the Holocaust. It was on November 9th, 1938 that the fascist Nazi Party initiated the systematic eradication of Jewish people by destroying their homes and belongings as well as setting synagogues on fire, injuring and killing many Jews in the process. -
RA Legislative Regulations on Recognizing an Adult Legally Incapable and Appointing a Guardian
May 27, 2014
Persons with mental health problems can be recognized legally incapable as prescribed by the RA law and consequently be deprived of the opportunity to enjoy their rights fully and properly, make decisions and act independently on both important issues and daily trivial matters as well as are absolved from the responsibility for their actions. -
Protection of Public Interest in the RA
November 13, 2013With the support of the Latham and Watkins law firm, the Helsinki Citizens’ Assembly Vanadzor conducted a survey into the state of public interest protection in the Republic of Armenia within the PILnet: The Global Network for Public Interest Law program.
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The NA Adopted the draft on making amendments and addenda to RA law on “Psychiatric Care” by the second reading
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NA Adopted a Draft on making amendments and supplements to the RA law on “Psychiatric Care”
March 29, 2013On February 25, 2012 the National Assembly adopted the draft laws on making supplements to the RA law on “Psychiatric Care” and on “Advocacy” by the first reading.
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NA also adopted the Draft Law regarding “Making Amendments to RA Law on State and Official Secrets”
March 25, 2013
On March 21, 2013 the RA National Assembly fully adopted the draft law on “Making amendments to RA Law on State and Official Secrets” by the second reading. -
The Government Responded Positively to Making Supplement and Amendment to the RA law “On Psychiatric Aid”
January 28, 2013
The RA Government and Legal Department of RA National Assembly, by conducting a professional examination of the legislative recommendation drafted by the Helsinki Citizens’ Assembly- Vanadzor, reached a positive response. -
The Response of Helsinki Citizens’ Assembly-Vanadzor to Ruben Hayrapetyan, President of Football Federation of Armenia
October 17, 2011
In his October 14, 2011 statement, Ruben Hayrapetyan, FFA President, blames HCA Vanadzor for the possible failure of the planned large-scale projects by FFA in Vanadzor and finds that the full responsibility now falls on those initiating the judicial process, i.e. HCA Vanadzor. -
Ruben Hayrapetyan’s Response to Artur Sakunts
October 15, 2011
Helsinki Citizens’ Assembly-Vanadzor has filed two lawsuits against Vanadzor Municipality, Vanadzor City Council and the Football Federation of Armenia. -
The RA Draft law on “Missing Persons” has not appeared on the Agenda of National Assembly
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