Tag: Human Rights

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Guest:

• Tevan Poghosyan

Topics:

• Armenia-Azerbaijan talks
• COP29: Diplomacy and boycotts
• Gyumri’s political intrigues
• Mass dismissal of Armenian government members
• Police “reform”
• Legislative Changes In Preparation For Elections

Episode 386 | Recorded: November 17, 2024

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Guest:

• Dr. Nikoloz Bitsadze

Topics:

• Election, Politics, and The Geopolitical Context
• Who are the Major External Influencers in Georgia’s Politics?
• Is Talk of Civilizational Catastrophe, or Rapprochement with Abkhazia/South Ossetia Election-time Populism?
• Neutrality and Georgian-Armenian Relations

Episode 370 | Recorded: September 21, 2024

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Guest:

• Dr. David Darchiashvili

Topics:

• Election and Politics, and The Geopolitical Context
• Who are the Major External Influencers in Georgia’s Politics?
• Why is the EU hell bent against the Law on “Foreign Agents”?
• Armenia, Georgia, Azerbaijan and Russia Relations

Episode 363 | Recorded: September 11, 2024

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Guest:

• Dr. Elisa von Joeden-Forgey

Topics:

• Background on the Lemkin Institute
• Genocide in Artsakh
• Armenian Government’s Genocide Denial
• Gaza and other Genocides

Episode 341 | Recorded: June 25, 2024

Guest:

• Anna Kostanyan

Topics:

• Intro to Anna Kostanyan and Hamakhmbum (Consolidation) Movement
• New HR Ombudswoman Anahit Manasyan
• Azeri Attacks and Infiltrations into Armenia
• Yerevan Mayor-less Until End of 2023 Elections

Episode 248 | Recorded: April 16, 2023

Legal & Human Rights Developments in Armenia A Conversation with Ruben Melikyan

Ruben Melikyan was formerly Artsakh’s Human Rights Ombudsman, and prior to that he was rector of the Justice Academy of Armenia. In 2019, Melikyan co-founded and currently leads the “Path of Law” NGO. Իրավական ուղի in Armenian.

Topics:

• Introduction
• Decisions of the International Court of Justice
• Turkish-Armenian “Normalization”
• More Constitutional Changes
• Civil Contract Appoints new HR Ombudsman for Armenia
• Continuing Harassment of Opposition Leaders
• Legislating Away Civil Liberties

Episode 117 | Recorded on Thursday, February 3, 2022

Former Artsakh Ombudsman Ruben Melikyan - 01/18/2021

We’ll be discussing various legal and human-rights topics within the context of recent developments in Armenia.

Guest:

• 𝐑𝐮𝐛𝐞𝐧 𝐌𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐲𝐚𝐧 was formerly Artsakh’s Human Rights Ombudsman and prior to that rector of the Justice Academy of Armenia. In 2019, Melikyan co-founded and currently leads the “Path of Law” NGO.

Topics:

• Why are there Armenian POWs still in Azerbaijan so long after the Nov. 9 ceasefire agreement?
• On Constitutional Court judges being forced to resign
• On Parliament’s endorsement of Gagik Jahangiryan’s appointment to the