HRW World Report 1999: Armenia:Defending Human Rights




	Human Rights Developments Defending Human Rights The Role of the International Community Defending Human Rights The Ministry of Justice reportedly refused to register some nongovernmental organizations, including human rights organizations. Human rights organizations that have attempted to register reported that the Ministry of Justice merely returned application documents, refusing to provide a written acknowledgment that a registration request has been made or to provide a letter stating the reason for the denial. Continued impunity for members of the Yerkrapah Battalion who attacked the Vanadzor Human Rights Center library underscored the stifling atmosphere for civil society in Armenia. Few human rights advocates and nongovernmental organizations reported feeling free to express robust criticism of the government; they noted that such critiques had to be couched in careful terms. Government officials did meet with nongovernmental organizations, although they were frequently not receptive to independent organizations' concerns.	Albania Armenia Azerbaijan Republic of Belarus Bosnia and Hercegovina Bulgaria Croatia Czech Republic Georgia Greece Hungary Kazakstan Kyrgyztan Macedonia Romania The Russian Federation Slovakia Tajikistan Turkey Turkmenistan United Kingdom Uzbekistan Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Asylum Policy in Western Europe


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