Today, on November 30, 2021, the ECHR published the case of Derenik Mkrtchyan and Gayane Mkrtchyan vs Armenia. Derenik G., aged 10, was a fourth-grade pupil at School No. 5 in Charentsavan. On 5 June 2010 he had a mathematics examination. While the teacher was away, the pupils had a fight, as a result of which …

Today, on November 4, 2021, the ECHR published the case of Petrosyan vs Azerbaijan. The applicant, Artush Petrosyan, is an Armenian national who was born in 1957 and lives in Chinari (Armenia). His son, Karen Petrosyan, born in 1981, lived with him in Chinari, close to the border with Azerbaijan. On 7 August 2014 his …

Today, on November 4, 2021, the ECHR published the cases of Mamikon Khojoyan and Karen Petrosyan, imprisoned (arrested) respectively on January 28, 2014 and 07.08.2014 by Azerbaijani officials. The applicants, Hasmik Khojoyan, Heghine Vardazaryan and Haykaz Khojoyan (now deceased), are three Armenian nationals who were born in 1964, 1967 and 1959, respectively. The case concerns …

Facts of the case: Following the announcement of the preliminary results of the presidential elections in Armenia in 2008 and an outbreak of oppositional demonstrations, a decree declaring a state of emergency in Yerevan was adopted. The Government notified the Council of Europe of the derogation from, inter alia, rights protected by Article 10 of …

The applicant, Artur Badalyan, is an Armenian national who was born in in 1978 and lives in Haghartsin in the Tavush region of Armenia. The case concerns the applicant’s complaint that the Azerbaijani forces arrested him near the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan and held him captive for 22 months. Relying on Article 3 (prohibition …