Armenia 2002
Death penalty and prisoners' rights · Archive since 1999
News on Armenia in 2002
- FEBRUARY 7, 2002ArmeniaDEATH PENALTY
Various parliamentary factions stated their support...
Various parliamentary factions stated their support for the abolition of the death penalty at a parliamentary briefing, however all said that an exception must be made for the terrorists accused of the October 27, 1999 attack on the Armenian Parliament
- FEBRUARY 6, 2002ArmeniaDEATH PENALTY
The People's Party of Armenia (PPA) considers the abolition...
The People's Party of Armenia (PPA) considers the abolition of capital punishment premature in a country where top-ranking officials recently fell victim to terror
- FEBRUARY 4, 2002ArmeniaDEATH PENALTY
The Deputy Speaker of the Armenian National Assembly...
The Deputy Speaker of the Armenian National Assembly Gagik Aslanyan is against abolition of capital punishment in the country
- FEBRUARY 1, 2002ArmeniaDEATH PENALTY
An Armenian accused of spying for Turkey could face...
An Armenian accused of spying for Turkey could face the death penalty
- JANUARY 30, 2002ArmeniaDEATH PENALTY
There are currently 38 people on death row in Armenia
There are currently 38 people on death row in Armenia
- JANUARY 29, 2002ArmeniaDEATH PENALTY
The final version of the report on Armenia, submitted...
The final version of the report on Armenia, submitted to the monitoring commission of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, established that the country made definite progress in meeting its commitments to the Council of Europe
- JANUARY 29, 2002ArmeniaDEATH PENALTY
The final version of the report on Armenia, submitted...
The final version of the report on Armenia, submitted to the monitoring commission of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, established that the country made definite progress in meeting its commitments to the Council of Europe
- JANUARY 17, 2002ArmeniaDEATH PENALTY
Human Rights Watch harshly criticized the human rights...
Human Rights Watch harshly criticized the human rights situation in Armenia, saying that the country's authorities practically do not take any measures to improve it
- JANUARY 1, 2002ArmeniaDEATH PENALTY
Art. 17 of the 1995 Armenian Constitution retains the...
Art. 17 of the 1995 Armenian Constitution retains the death penalty: "Everyone has the right to life. The death penalty, until its complete abolition as an exceptional measure of punishment, can be stipulated by law solely for the most serious crimes