Announcement: Republican Conference the “RA National Strategy for the Protection of Human Rights: Prospects and Challenges”

“Promoting Direct Democracy for Strengthening Human Rights in Armenia” project in cooperation with the “Armenian Lawyers’ Association” NGO, and the “Armenian Young Lawyers Association” NGO, attaching importance to the continuous development of the professional knowledge and skills of the young lawyers, jointly organize the Republican Conference the “RA National Strategy for the Protection of Human Rights: Prospects and Challenges”.

Students of the 3rd and higher undergraduate and graduate courses of various faculties of higher educational institutions of the Republic of Armenia, as well as graduates of higher educational institutions under the age of 30 are allowed to participate in the Conference.

The Conference is organized in two rounds: written and oral. Participants who succeed in the written round of the Conference will be invited to the oral round.

Interested individuals should register here  (available in Armenian language) by 25 July, inclusive, and send reports in the scope of directions listed below by 3 August, to the following e-mail address – [email protected]:

  1. Right to life. The problems of protection, the protection of the right to life of persons under the care of the state, as well as persons in life-threatening situations.
  2. Prohibition of torture: Substantive and judicial aspects.
  3. Freedom of assembly and free expression of opinion: Priorities and Challenges.
  4. Social security and the right to work: Priorities and challenges
  5. Right to education: Priorities and challenges.

The submitted reports, without disclosing the names of participants, will be provided to the report review team (judges) and the technical review staff at the written round of the Conference, who will submit their assessment of the reports on-line by 10 August, 2020.

ATTENTION

Five participants with the highest scores will be invited to participate in the the oral round, where they will present their reports. The oral round of the conference will take place on 14 August, 2020.

All participants in the written and oral rounds of the Conference will be awarded with relevant certificates, and the three first to third place holders will be rewarded with gifts.

The mandatory requirements for conference details and reports can be found in the following documents:

For additional information please call at: +37210 54-01-99 or send an email to [email protected]  or [email protected].

The Conference is organized in the scope of the “Promoting Direct Democracy for Strengthening Human Rights in Armenia” project implemented in the framework of the “Eastern Partnership Civil Society Facility” project funded by the European Union.