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N 5 / 2012

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civil society

“Armenian Center for Health Initiatives” nongovernmental organization

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Methadone substitutiontreatment program

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gender

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Who am I and what role do I have? Gender

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Mariam Gevorgyan’s struggle for dignity

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human rights

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Life without pain

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sexual health

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Sexual disorders and deviances: science vs. stereotypes

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AIDS and homosexuality: fears and facts

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culture

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Robert Davidianan individual who depicts culture of activism in Armenia

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inspiration

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Mikael Danielyan

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traveler

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Marcel and the rhythm of Armenia

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past events

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Motherhood and beauty day

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Day of silence

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Discussions:”Tolerance and Homophobia”

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Common ground

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A New page in media

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”LGBT Rights in Armenia:Silenced Reality” conference

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”I am not a Homophobe” campaign

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Diversity march

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“GATE - Gender, Activism, Tolerance, Equality”the second youth camp

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With a great mood we greet our committed readers of "As you" e-magazine. We are happy to present you the fifth edition of the e-magazine. This edition of the e-mag begins with an article about "Armenian Center for Health Initiatives" NGO, which is unique of its kind and for its implemented functions for our society. In another article one of the most important achievements of the organization, the introduction and implementation of "Methadone substitution treatment" program is presented. In the category of "Gender" different kinds of unique genders and gender identities in different parts of the world are presented. In a separate article a reference is made to a terrifying story of a recent domestic violence case, Mariam Gevorgyanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s case, which is still in the trial stage. In the section of "Sexual Health" sexual disorders and deviances are summarized, where it is presented in a comprehensive manner, what can be considered to be a sexual disorder and deviance and what cannot. In another article the association between AIDS and homosexuality, the stereotypes and facts about it are presented. In the category of "Culture" you can find an interview with AmericanArmenian producer and film-maker Robert Davidian, who came out with his documentary movie "Armenian Activists Now" in July. The inspiration of this edition is human rights defender Mikael Danielyan. Previous months were quite full of events, important and notable days in social life, which are briefly summarized in the section of "Past events". We hope that your reading experience will be a pleasant one.

ù³Õ³ù³óÇ³Ï³Ý Ñ³ë³ñ³ÏáõÃÛáõÝ civil society

§²éáÕç³å³Ñ³Ï³Ý Ý³Ë³Ó»éÝáõÃÛáõÝÝ»ñÇ Ñ³ÛÏ³Ï³Ý Ï»ÝïñáÝ¦ Ñ³ë³ñ³Ï³Ï³Ý Ï³½Ù³Ï»ñåáõÃÛáõÝ "Armenian Center for Health Initiatives" non-governmental organization

Ð³ÝñáõÃÛ³Ý ³éáÕçáõÃÛáõÝÁ å³ßïå³Ý»Éáõ Ñ³Ù³ñ ³ÝÑñ³Å»ßï ¿ å³ßïå³Ý»É Ù³ñ¹áõ Çñ³íáõÝùÝ»ñÁ §Ð³Ï³ÃÙñ³ÙáÉ³ÛÇÝ ù³Õ³ù³óÇ³Ï³Ý ¹³ßÇÝù¦ Ñ³ë³ñ³Ï³Ï³Ý Ï³½Ù³Ï»ñåáõÃÛáõÝÁ ÑÇÙÝ³¹Áñí»É ¿ 2002 Ãí³Ï³ÝÇÝ ÙÇ ù³ÝÇ Ý³ñÏáÉá·Ý»ñÇ ÏáÕÙÇó: Î³½Ù³Ï»ñåáõÃÛáõÝÝ Ç ëÏ½µ³Ý» Ýå³ï³Ï ¿ áõÝ»ó»É Ñ»ï³Ùáõï ÉÇÝ»É ÃÙñ³ÝÛáõÃ»ñÇ ã³ñ³ß³ÑÙ³Ý »ñ¨áõÛÃÇÝ ¨ Ù»ÕÙ³óÝ»É ÃÙñ³ÝÛáõÃ»ñÇó Ï³Ëí³ÍáõÃÛ³Ý å³ï×³é³Í íÝ³ëÝ»ñÁ ¨ Ñ»ï¨³ÝùÝ»ñÁ` ÃÇñ³ËáõÙ áõÝ»Ý³Éáí ÃÙñ³ÝÛáõÃ»ñÇó Ï³Ëí³ÍáõÃÛáõÝ áõÝ»óáÕ ¨ ØÆ²ì-áí ³åñáÕ ³ÝÓ³Ýó: ºÉÝ»Éáí ß³Ñ³éáõÝ»ñÇ, ÃÇñ³Ë ËÙµ»ñÇ ß³Ñ»ñÇó` ï³ñ»óï³ñÇ ÁÝ¹É³ÛÝíáõÙ ¿ Ï³½Ù³Ï»ñåáõÃÛ³Ý ·áñÍáõÝ»áõÃÛ³Ý áÉáñïÁ, Í³é³ÛáõÃÛáõÝÝ»ñÝ áõ Íñ³·ñ»ñÁ, ÃÇñ³Ë ËÙµ»ñÁ, ÇÝãÇ ³ñ¹ÛáõÝùáõÙ §Ð³Ï³ÃÙñ³ÙáÉ³ÛÇÝ ù³Õ³ù³óÇ³Ï³Ý ¹³ßÇÝù¦ ÐÎ-Ý í»ñ³Ùß³ÏáõÙ ¨ Ñ³Ù³ÉñáõÙ ¿ Ï³½Ù³Ï»ñåáõÃÛ³Ý Ï³ÝáÝ³¹ñáõÃÛáõÝÁ, ÇëÏ 2012 Ãí³Ï³ÝÇ ëÏÁ½µÇÝ í»ñ³Ýí³ÝíáõÙ §²éáÕç³å³Ñ³Ï³Ý Ý³Ë³Ó»éÝáõÃÛáõÝÝ»ñÇ Ñ³ÛÏ³Ï³Ý Ï»ÝïñáÝ¦ ÐÎ: §²éáÕç³å³Ñ³Ï³Ý Ý³Ë³Ó»éÝáõÃÛáõÝÝ»ñÇ Ñ³ÛÏ³Ï³Ý Ï»ÝïñáÝ¦ ÐÎ-Ý Çñ³Ï³Ý³óÝáõÙ ¨ Ï³½Ù³Ï»ñåáõÃÛ³Ý ß³Ñ³éáõÝ»ñÇÝ ïñ³Ù³¹ñáõÙ ¿. • ÃÙñ³ÝÛáõÃ»ñÇó Ï³Ëí³ÍáõÃÛ³Ý ËÝ¹ÇñÝ»ñÇ í»ñ³µ»ñÛ³É ËáñÑñ¹³ïí³Ï³Ý, µáõÅ³Ï³Ý ¨ í»ñ³Ï³Ý·ÝáÕ³Ï³Ý ³Ýí×³ñ Í³é³ÛáõÃÛáõÝÝ»ñ, • å³óÇ»ÝïÝ»ñÇ Çñ³íáõÝùÝ»ñÇ å³ßïå³ÝáõÃÛáõÝ µáõÅû·ÝáõÃÛáõÝ ëï³Ý³ÉÇë, • ÃÙñ³ÝÛáõÃ»ñÇó Ï³Ëí³ÍáõÃÛ³Ý íÝ³ëÝ»ñÇ

To protect the public health one should protect human rights “Antidrug Civil Union” non-governmental organization was founded by several narcologists in 2002. Initially the main goal of the organization was to pursue the drug abuse, to reduce harms and consequences caused by drug addiction, targeting drug users and people living with HIV. Taking into account the needs of the beneficiaries and target groups, the sphere of activities, services, projects and target groups of the organization enlarges year by year, which has resulted in the revision and supplementation of the charter of “Antidrug Civil Union” NGO. Moreover, in early 2012 “Antidrug Civil Union” NGO was renamed into “Armenian Center for Health Initiatives” NGO. “Armenian Center for Health Initiatives”

Ù»ÕÙÙ³ÝÁ ¨ Ýí³½»óÙ³ÝÝ áõÕÕí³Í Íñ³·ñ»ñÇ Ùß³ÏáõÙ ¨ Çñ³Ï³Ý³óáõÙ, • Ý»ñ»ñ³Ï³ÛÇÝ ×³Ý³å³ñÑáí ÃÙñ³ÙÇçáóÝ»ñ û·ï³·áñÍáÕÝ»ñÇ íï³Ý·³íáñ í³ñù³·ÍÇ Ùá¹»ÉÇ ÷á÷áËÙ³ÝÁ, Ýñ³Ýó ßñç³ÝáõÙ ØÆ²ì í³ñ³ÏÇ, íÇñáõë³ÛÇÝ Ñ»å³ïÇïÝ»ñÇ ¨ ë»é³í³ñ³ÏÝ»ñÇ Ï³ÝË³ñ·»ÉÙ³ÝÝ áõÕÕí³Í Íñ³·ñ»ñÇ Ùß³ÏáõÙ »õ Çñ³Ï³Ý³óáõÙ, • å³óÇ»ÝïÝ»ñÇ, Ýñ³Ýó Ñ»ï ³ßË³ïáÕ µáõÅ³ßË³ïáÕÝ»ñÇ ¨ ³ÛÉ Ù³ëÝ³·»ïÝ»ñÇ ÏñÃáõÙ, • ûñ»Ýë¹ñ³Ï³Ý ÷á÷áËáõÃÛáõÝÝ»ñÇ Ý³Ë³Ó»éÝáõÙ ¨ ç³ï³·áíáõÃÛáõÝ, • Ýáñ³ñ³ñ³Ï³Ý µÝáõÛÃÇ Í³é³ÛáõÃÛáõÝÝ»ñÇ Ý»ñ¹ñáõÙ ¨ Ù³ïáõóáõÙ ¨ ³ÛÉÝ: Î³½Ù³Ï»ñåáõÃÛ³Ý ÑÇÙùáõÙ ³ÛÝ ÷ÇÉÇëá÷³ÛáõÃÛáõÝÝ ¿, áñ Ûáõñ³ù³ÝãÛáõñ Ù³ñ¹ ÉáõÛë ³ßË³ñÑ ¿ ·³ÉÇë` áõÝ»Ý³Éáí Ù³ñ¹áõ ÑÇÙÝ³ñ³ñ Çñ³íáõÝùÝ»ñ: ê³ Ýß³Ý³ÏáõÙ ¿, áñ »Ã» Ù³ñ¹Á ÑÇí³Ý¹ ¿, Ï³Ù ·áñÍ áõÝÇ ÑÇí³Ý¹ Ù³ñ¹áõ Ñ»ï`

NGO implements and provides the following services to its beneficiaries: • counseling, cure and rehabilitation services concerning issues on drug abuse for free, • patients’ rights protection while receiving healthcare services, • development and implementation of programs to relieve and reduce harms caused by drug addiction, • development and implementation of programs for behavioral change of injecting drug users and prevention of the spread of HIV/AIDS, viral hepatitis and sexually transmitted infections among them, • education of patients, healthcare and other specialists who work with them, • Initiation of and advocacy for legislative amendments,

ù³Õ³ù³óÇ³Ï³Ý Ñ³ë³ñ³ÏáõÃÛáõÝ civil society

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• establishment and provision of innovative services, etc. The philosophy of the organization is that every human being is born having basic human rights. This means that if one is sick or has to deal with someone who is sick, this is to say patient on one side and the doctor on the other, it doesn’t mean that they are deprived of human rights or these rights are somehow limited. The biggest achievement of ten year operation of the organization is the establishment and execution of “Methadone Substitution Treatment Program”. There are such countries in the world that see and talk about the necessity of this program, even along with several organizations up to governmental bodies strive to introduce “Methadone Substitution Treatment Program” in their countries, but they don’t have observable progress or victories in that sphere so far. However it was possible to introduce in the Republic of Armenia: “Methadone Substitution Treatment Program” is already brought in, moreover the primary results and success of the project, as well as of the treatment are apparent. “Armenian Center for Health Initiatives” NGO has already entered a new stage of development, focusing its major activities on practical actions. Formerly the organization conducted different and various researches in corresponding fields, legal analysis in a result of which quite many legislative gaps have been revealed. That is why the organization emphasizes its activities on resolving the revealed problems: regaining the violated rights of people, developing mechanisms for the prevention of human rights violations.

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Ø»Ã³¹áÝ³ÛÇÝ ÷áË³ñÇÝáÕ µáõÅÙ³Ý Íñ³·Çñ Methadone substitution treatment program Ø»Ã³¹áÝÇ ó³í³½ñÏáÕ ³½¹»óáõÃÛáõÝÁ Ñ³ÛïÝ³µ»ñ»É »Ý ·»ñÙ³Ý³óÇ ·ÇïÝ³Ï³ÝÝ»ñ ´áÏÙÛáõÉÁ ¨ ¾ñË³ñïÁ ¶»ñÙ³ÝÇ³ÛáõÙ »ñÏñáñ¹ Ñ³Ù³ßË³ñÑ³ÛÇÝ å³ï»ñ³½ÙÇ ï³ñÇÝ»ñÇÝ` 1941Ã. ë»åï»Ùµ»ñÇ 11-ÇÝ ³Ûë ·ÇïÝ³Ï³ÝÝ»ñÁ å³ßïáÝ³å»ë å³ï»Ýï³íáñ»óÇÝ Ù»Ã³¹áÝÁ, ëÏ½µáõÙ` §ÊÛáËëï 10820¦, ³ÛÝáõÑ»ï¨` §äáÉ³ÙÇ¹áÝ¦ ³Ýí³ÝÙ³Ý Ý»ñùá: 1942Ã. ³ßÝ³ÝÝ ³ñ¹»Ý §²ÙÇ¹áÝ¦ ùáÕ³ñÏí³Í ³Ýí³Ý ï³Ï Ù»Ã³¹áÝÁ áñå»ë ó³í³½ñÏáÕ Ýß³Ý³ÏíáõÙ ¿ñ ·»ñÙ³Ý³óÇ íÇñ³íáñ ½ÇÝíáñÝ»ñÇÝ: 1947Ã. È»ùëÇÝ·ÃáÝÇ Ï³Ëí³ÍáõÃÛáõÝÝ»ñÇ Ñ»ï³½áïáõÃÛ³Ý Ï»ÝïñáÝáõÙ Æëµ»ÉÁ ¨ Ýñ³ ·áñÍÁÝÏ»ñÝ»ñÁ óáõÛó ïí»óÇÝ, áñ Ù»Ã³¹áÝÁ Ï³ñáÕ ¿ Ýß³Ý³Ïí»É áñå»ë Ñ»ñáÇÝÇó ½ñÏ³ÝùÇ Ñ³Ù³Ëï³ÝÇßÁ Ù»ÕÙ³óÝáÕ ÙÇçáó: ÐáÉÇ¹»ÛÁ 1963Ã. ì³ÝÏáõí»ñáõÙ ¨ ³í»ÉÇ áõß ¸áÉÝ áõ ÜÇëí³Ý¹»ñÁ 1967Ã. ÜÛáõ ÚáñùáõÙ óáõÛó ïí»óÇÝ Ù»Ã³¹áÝÇ` áñå»ë ÷áË³ñÇÝáÕ µáõÅÙ³Ý ÙÇçáóÇ ÏÇñ³éÙ³Ý ÑÝ³ñ³íáñáõÃÛáõÝÝ»ñÁ: Ð»ï³·³ É³ÛÝ³Ù³ëßï³µ Ñ»ï³½áïáõÃÛáõÝÝ»ñáí ïñí»É »Ý ÇÝãå»ë Ù»Ã³¹áÝ³ÛÇÝ ÷áË³ñÇÝáÕ µáõÅÙ³Ý (Øö´) ÏÉÇÝÇÏ³Ï³Ý ·Ý³Ñ³ï³Ï³ÝÝ»ñÁ, ³ÛÝå»ë ¿É áñáß Ï³ñ¨áñ ¹»Õ³µ³Ý³Ï³Ý ¨ ÏÉÇÝÇÏ³Ï³Ý ³é³ÝÓÝ³Ñ³ïÏáõÃÛáõÝÝ»ñÁ: Ø»Ã³¹áÝ³ÛÇÝ ÷áË³ñÇÝáÕ µáõÅáõÙÁ µÅßÏ³Ï³Ý Í³é³ÛáõÃÛ³Ý ï»ë³Ï ¿, áñÇ å³óÇ»ÝïÝ»ñÁ ÃÙñ³ÙÇçáóÝ»ñ û·ï³·áñÍáÕ Ù³ñ¹ÇÏ »Ý: ø³ÝÇ áñ ÃÙñ³ÙÇçáóÝ»ñÇó Ï³Ëí³ÍáõÃÛáõÝ áõÝ»óáÕ Ù³ñ¹ÇÏ Ù»ñ Ñ³ë³ñ³ÏáõÃÛáõÝáõÙ »ÝÃ³ñÏíáõÙ »Ý Ë³ñ³ÝÇ áõ Ëïñ³Ï³ÝáõÃÛ³Ý ¨ ³ÛÉ ËÝ¹ÇñÝ»ñÇ, ³Ûë µáõÅáõÙÝ Çñ Ñ»ñÃÇÝ ³Û¹ Ù³ñ¹Ï³Ýó í»ñ³¹³ñÓÝáõÙ ¿ Ñ³Ý·Çëï

The painkiller effect of methadone was discovered by German scientists Bockmühl and Ehrhart during the years of II World War in Germany. On September 11, 1941 these scientists filed an application for a patent for a methadone, which at first they called “Hoechst 10820” and then “Polamidon”. In autumn, 1942 methadone, which had already been disguised under the name “Amidon”, was prescribed to German wounded soldiers as a painkiller. In 1947 in Lexington Addiction Research Center Isbell and his coworkers showed that methadone can be prescribed as a means of mitigating heroin deprivation. In 1963 Halliday in Vancouver and later V. Dole and M. Niswander

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in New York in 1967 presented the possibilities of using methadone as a substitution treatment. Both methadone substitution treatment (MST) clinical evaluations and some important pharmacological and clinical features were given with further large-scale researches. Methadone substitution treatment is a type of medical service, which patients are drug users. Because drug users are subjected to stigma and discrimination and other issues in our society, this treatment in its turn brings back those people to a calm life both in psychological and social aspects. Methadone substitution treatment has received a greater impetus and gradually got more frequently used as an effective HIV prevention measure among drug users. The role of methadone substitution treatment is in the significant reduction of illicit drug injections among the patients addicted to opiumtype substances, therefore also in the reduction of the possibility of spread of infections through blood. Later it turned out that the reduction of the spread of the infections transmitted through blood was not the only positive impact of substitution treatment, and the fact that it makes an improvement on patient’s physical condition and health, reduces criminal behavior and improves quality of life in general is not less important. In 1992 there were more than 800 methadone substitution treatment programs operating in the United States, which included about 120 thousands patients addict to opium-type substances. Now the substitution treatment programs are implemented in many countries of all continents, including in Iran, Georgia and Azerbaijan and since October, 2009 in Yerevan, the capital city of the Republic of Armenia. In general, the goals of methadone substitution treatment are: • to eliminate or mitigate the morbid adher-

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ence and the use of illicit opium-type substances, • to reduce the health and social damages caused by opium-type substances, • to improve the health and quality of life of patients addicted to opium-type substances • to reach patients’ the best possible psychosocial level.

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A large-scale research conducted in many countries proved, that in the result of methadone substitution treatment the following positive effects concerning harm reduction caused by illicit opium-type substances, are coming forward: 1. improvement of patients’ physical and mental health conditions, reduction of overdose risk, reduction of risk of infections transmitted through blood and other ways, reduction of morbidity and mortality indexes; 2. improvement of patients psycho-social functioning, including: • rehabilitation of the sense of self-estimation and dignity, • improvement of social role in family and community, more active involvement in daily activities, • improvement of educational status or support for self education initiatives, • improvement of working behavior and discipline or acquirement of a new job, • reduction of illicit drug use, • mitigation of criminal behavior.

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The establishment and implementation of methadone substitution treatment program in Yerevan was made possible with the efforts of “Armenian Center for Health Initiatives” NGO. The first step of the organization towards implementing this program was the advocacy for adding methadone among the drugs permissible for medical purposes in Armenia. Then the corresponding service was introduced, service provision forms, criteria and beneficiaries were developed. Then, along with drug purchasing organizations the acquisition of methadone was carried out, because there had not been methadone in Armenia before. In the meantime, relevant specialists, who had to provide the service to beneficiaries, received trainings abroad. In 2009 it was first used, the first patients got the service in that period. In 2008, there were already all the legal prerequisites, but still there were unresolved technical issues about how the program should be implemented, where, by which professionals, where should the methadone be kept, where should the transition be made from: solution to these technical problems were given and in 2009 the program started. The program has been conducted and is still being carried out in Narcological dispensary.

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Üí³ñ¹ Ø³ñ·³ñÛ³Ý ú·ï³·áñÍí³Í ·ñ³Ï³ÝáõÃÛáõÝ` ². äáïáëÛ³Ý, º. ê³Ñ³ÏÛ³Ý §ú÷ÇáÇ¹³ÛÇÝ ÃÁÙñ³ÙáÉáõÃÛ³Ý Ù»Ã³¹áÝ³ÛÇÝ µáõÅÙ³Ý ÏÉÇÝÇÏ³Ï³Ý áõÕ»óáõÛó¦, Ðø¸, ºñ¨³Ý 2006

ä³óÇ»ÝïÁ ÷áË³ñÇÝáÕ µáõÅáõÙ ëï³Ý³Éáõ Å³Ù³Ý³Ï` àõÏñ³ÇÝ³ÛÇ ¸ÝÇåñáå»ïñáíëÏ ßñç³ÝáõÙ Patients attending substitution treatment at a clinic in Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine

Before starting the treatment, the patient who is addicted to opium-type substances gets acquainted with conditions, to his/her rights and responsibilities, is presented to the relevant committee meeting, then he/she signs an agreement, gets registered in the treatment department and starts receiving MST. The patient who is included in the medical program visits the treatment department every day in order to receive the methadone dose appointed by doctor-narcologist. During the treatment, the patient regularly receives counseling from psychologist and social worker at substitution treatment department. If necessary, the patient receives counseling from therapist and neurologist, passes blood, urine and ultrasound tests. Today, more than 150 people receive the methadone substitution treatment, and day by day the number of those, who want to receive it, increases. There is also a tendency to introduce and implement the methadone substitution treatment program in Vanadzor. Nvard Margaryan Source: A.Potosyan, Y. Sahakyan “Clinical Guideline on Methadone Treatment of Opioid Addiction“, ACU, Yerevan 2006

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Our roles There are mostly two biological sexes in the nature: male and female. On the basis of these, many societies have come up with two social sexes namely gender: man and woman. You are not born a man, but become one, the saying claims. The same could be said about women. Gender refers to the attitudes, feelings, and behaviours that a given culture associates with a person’s biological sex. Gender identity is the perception of your gender: whom do you consider yourself? Man, woman, or belonging to another category? The answer to this question defines your gender identity. Gender role is the expression of your gender in the given culture. How do you express yourself

¶»Ý¹»ñ³ÛÇÝ »ñÏµ¨»éáõÃÛáõÝÝ áõ µ³½Ù³½³ÝáõÃÛáõÝÁ ¶»Ý¹»ñÇ ÝÏ³ïÙ³Ùµ í»ñ³µ»ñÙáõÝùÇ ï»ë³ÝÏÛáõÝÇó Ù³ñ¹Ï³ÛÇÝ Ñ³ë³ñ³ÏáõÃÛáõÝÝ»ñÁ µ³Å³Ýí³Í »Ý »ñÏáõ Ù»Í ÑÇÙÝ³Ï³Ý ÏáÕÙ»ñÇ` »ñÏµé»é Ùá¹»Éáí ³é³çÝáñ¹íáÕÝ»ñ ¨ µ³½Ù³µ¨»é Ùá¹»Éáí ³é³çÝáñ¹íáÕÝ»ñ: ºñÏµ¨»é Ùá¹»ÉÁ ·áñÍ³¹ñáÕ Ñ³ë³ñ³ÏáõÃÛáõÝÝ»ñÁ ëÏ½µáõÝù³ÛÝáñ»Ý ÁÝ¹áõÝáõÙ »Ý ÙÇ³ÛÝ »ñÏáõ ·»Ý¹»ñ³ÛÇÝ ¹»ñÇ ·áÛáõÃÛáõÝ` ïÕ³Ù³ñ¹ ¨ ÏÇÝ: Ä³Ù³Ý³Ï³ÏÇó ³ßË³ñÑÇ »ñÏµ¨»éáõÃÛáõÝÝ ³ñ¨ÙïÛ³Ý Ùï³ÍáÕáõÃÛ³Ý ³ñ·³ëÇù ¿, Ó¨³íáñí»É ¨ ï³ñ³Íí»É ¿ Ñáõ¹³Û³Ï³ÝáõÃÛ³Ý ¨ ùñÇëïáÝ»áõÃÛ³Ý ³½¹»óáõÃÛ³Ùµ, ÏñáÝÇ, ù³Õ³ù³Ï³ÝáõÃÛ³Ý ¨ Ñ³ë³ñ³ÏáõÃÛ³Ý ½³ñ·³óÙ³ÝÝ áõ ÷á÷áËÙ³ÝÁ Ñ³ÙÁÝÃ³ó` ÑÇÙù ÁÝ¹áõÝ»Éáí ÌÝÝ¹áó ·ñùáõÙ Ù³ñ¹áõ ëï»ÕÍÙ³Ý å³ïÙáõÃÛáõÝÁ, Áëï áñÇ ²ëïí³Í ³ñ³ñáõÙ ¿ ³ñáõ ¨ ¿·: ²ñÅ» ÑÇß»É, áñ §³ñ¨ÙïÛ³Ý Ùï³ÍáÕáõÃÛáõÝ¦ Ñ³ëÏ³óáõÃÛáõÝÝ ÇÝùÝ Çñ»Ýáí å»ïù ¿ ÏÇñ³é»É í»ñ³å³ÑáõÙáí, ù³Ý½Ç ·»Ý¹»ñ³ÛÇÝ µ³½Ù³½³ÝáõÃÛáõÝ ·áÛáõÃÛáõÝ ¿ áõÝ»ó»É Ý³¨ ³Ù»ñÇÏÛ³Ý ¨ »íñáå³Ï³Ý ï³ñµ»ñ Ùß³ÏáõÛÃÝ»ñáõÙ: §²ñ¨ÙïÛ³Ý Ùï³ÍáÕáõÃÛáõÝ¦ ³ë»Éáí ÝÏ³ïÇ ¿ ³éÝíáõÙ ÙÇçÝ³¹³ñÛ³Ý ºíñáå³ÛáõÙ Í³·³Í, ÏñáÝ³Ï³Ý Ù»ÏÝ³µ³ÝáõÃÛáõÝÝ»ñÇó ³½¹Áí³Í, ¨ ÏáÝÏÇëï³¹áñÝ»ñÇó ÙÇÝã¨ ùë³Ý»ñáñ¹ ¹³ñÇ ³Ù»ñÇÏ³Ý»ñáõÙ áõ ½³íÃáÕ »íñáå³óÇÝ»ñÇ ÏáÕÙÇó ³ÛÉ ³ßË³ñÑ³Ù³ë»ñáõÙ Ñ³ëï³ï³Í ·»Ý¹»ñÇ »ñÏµ¨»é Ùá¹»ÉÝ ³ÛÝåÇëÇÝ, ÇÝãåÇëÇÝ áñ ³ÛÝ ³Ûëûñ ¿: ´³½Ù³µ¨»é Ùá¹»Éáí ³é³çÝáñ¹íáÕ Ñ³ë³ñ³ÏáõÃÛáõÝÝ»ñÁ ëÏ½µáõÝù³ÛÝáñ»Ý ÁÝ¹áõÝáõÙ »Ý ÙÇ ù³ÝÇ ·»Ý¹»ñÝ»ñÇ ·áÛáõÃÛáõÝ: ²Ûëå»ë, Ð³ñ³í³ÛÇÝ êáõÉ³í»ëÇÇ µáõ·Ç ¿ÃÝáëÁ µ³óÇ ÏÇÝ ¨ ïÕ³Ù³ñ¹ ·»Ý¹»ñÝ»ñÇ ·áÛáõÃÛáõÝÇó ÁÝ¹áõÝáõÙ ¿ Ý³¨ »ñ»ù ³ÛÉ ·»Ý¹»ñÇ

as a man/woman/a person with another gender? How do you dress, how do you behave, what kind of gestures and vocabulary do you use, etc? All these (and more) forge your gender role.

Gender bipolarity and diversity From the perspective of attitude toward gender, the human societies are divided into two main sides: those being guided by the bipolar model and those being guided by the multi-polar one. Societies using the bipolar model acknowledge the existence of two genders only in principal: man and woman. The bipolarity of the modern world is the result of the western frame of mind-set, it has been formed and spread by the influence of Judaism and Christianity, along with the development and transformation of religion, politics and society, based on the story of Genesis, according to which God created male and female. It is recommended to take into account that the concept of “Western thinking” itself needs to be exercised with reservations as gender diversity existed in various American and European

·»Ý¹»ñ gender

·áÛáõÃÛáõÝ` ´Çëáõ – Ñá·¨áñ³Ï³ÝÝ»ñ, áñáÝù ã»Ý Ñ³Ù³ñíáõÙ ïÕ³Ù³ñ¹ ¨ áõÝ»Ý ë»÷³Ï³Ý, áõñáõÛÝ ·»Ý¹»ñÁ, Î³É³É³Û (³ñï³ë³ÝíáõÙ ¿ Ý³¨ â³É³É³Û) – Ç·³Ï³Ý ë»éÇ Ù³ñ¹ÇÏ, áíù»ñ ³åñáõÙ »Ý ³ñ³Ï³Ý ë»éÇ Ù³ñ¹Ï³Ýó Ñ³ïáõÏ ï»ëùáí ¨ í³ñù³·Íáí, ë³Ï³ÛÝ ã»Ý ¹Çï³ñÏíáõÙ á°ã áñå»ë ïÕ³Ù³ñ¹, á°ã ¿É áñå»ë ÏÇÝ, Î³É³µ³Û (³ñï³ë³ÝíáõÙ ¿ Ý³¨ â³É³µ³Û) – ³ñ³Ï³Ý ë»éÇ Ù³ñ¹ÇÏ, áíù»ñ ³åñáõÙ »Ý Ç·³Ï³Ý ë»éÇ Ù³ñ¹Ï³Ýó Ñ³ïáõÏ ï»ëùáí ¨ í³ñù³·Íáí, ë³Ï³ÛÝ ã»Ý ¹Çï³ñÏíáõÙ á°ã áñå»ë ïÕ³Ù³ñ¹, á°ã ¿É áñå»ë ÏÇÝ:

ºññáñ¹ ·»Ý¹»ñÇ ·³Õ³÷³ñÁ Ñ³ñ³½³ï ¿ ï³ñµ»ñ Ùß³ÏáõÛÃÝ»ñÇ` Ã»° Å³Ù³Ý³Ï³ÏÇó, Ã»° ³ÝïÇÏ. • ³ßË³ñÑáõÙ »ññáñ¹ ·»Ý¹»ñÇ ³Ù»Ý³Ñ³ÛïÝÇ ¨ ·áõó» Ãí³ù³Ý³Ïáí ³Ù»Ý³ß³ï Ù³ñ¹ÇÏ ÐÝ¹Ï³ëï³ÝÇ ÑÇçñ³Ý»ñÝ »Ý, • ê³Ùá³ÛáõÙ Ýñ³Ýó ³Ýí³ÝáõÙ »Ý ý³’³ý³ýÇÝ, • Ð³í³Û³Ý ÏÕ½ÇÝ»ñáõÙ` Ù³Ñáõ, • Â³ÛÉ³Ý¹áõÙ` Ï³ÃáÇ, • ÑÇÝ º·ÇåïáëáõÙ ³ëáõÙ ¿ÇÝ ë»Ë»ï, • Ç ëÏ½µ³Ý» ³ßË³ñÑáõÙ »Õ»É ¿ »ñ»ù ï»ë³ÏÇ Ù³ñ¹` ïÕ³Ù³ñ¹, ÏÇÝ ¨ ³Ý¹ñáÕÇÝ/³Ý¹ñá·ÇÝ` Áëï ³ñ³ñã³·áñÍáõÃÛ³Ý Ù³ëÇÝ ÑÇÝ ÑáõÝ³Ï³Ý ÙÇ ³é³ëå»ÉÇ, • ²Ù»ñÇÏ³ÛÇ ÑÝ¹Ï³óÇÝ»ñÇ Ùáï »ññáñ¹ ·»Ý¹»ñÇ Ù³ñ¹Ï³Ýó Ù³ïÝ³Ýß»Éáõ Ñ³Ù³ñ ß³ï µÝÇÏ ó»Õ»ñ áõÝ»ÇÝ ë»÷³Ï³Ý »½ñáõÛÃÝ»ñÁ: Üñ³Ýó Ý³¨ ÝÏ³ñ³·ñáõÙ ¿ÇÝ áñå»ë §»ñÏáõ Ñá·Ç áõÝ»óáÕÝ»ñ¦, ÇëÏ »íñáå³óÇÝ»ñÁ Ýñ³Ýó ÁÝ¹Ñ³Ýñ³óí³Í åÇï³Ï³íáñáõÙ ¿ÇÝ §µ»Õ¹³ß¦:

cultures as well. By saying “Western thinking” the notion of the bipolar model of genders as we have them now is considered, which originated in medieval Europe, was influenced by religious interpretations and was exported by Conquistadores to Americas and usurping Europeans to other parts of the world. Societies that are guided by multi-polar model acknowledge the existence of several genders in principal. For instance, Bugi ethnicity of South Soulavesi accepts the existence of three other genders apart from man and woman: Bisu – priests that are not viewed as men and have their own, special gender, Calalai (also pronounced as Chalalai) – female persons who live their lives with the look and conduct of males, yet are not regarded neither as a man, nor as a woman, Calabai (also pronounced as Chalabai) – male persons who live their lives with the look and conduct of females, yet are not regarded neither as a man, nor as a woman. The concept of the third gender is familiar to many cultures, both modern and ancient: • the most famous and perhaps the most populous community of individuals of third gender are the hijras of India, • they are called fa’afafines in Samoa, • mahu in Hawaii, • kathoei in Thailand, • they were addressed as sekhet in ancient Egypt, • from the beginning of time, there were three types of humans – man, woman and androgyne - according to an olden Hellenic creation myth, • many indigenous tribes of Indians of America had their own terms to denote the third gender. They were also portrayed as the ones having “two-spirits”, and the Europeans generally labelled them “berdache”.

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§Î³Ý³óÇ¦ ¨ §³éÝ³Ï³Ý¦ áñ³ÏÝ»ñÁ Ñ³Ù³å³ï³ëË³Ý ã»Ý »ññáñ¹ ·»Ý¹»ñÇ Ù³ëÇÝ Ëáë»ÉÇë, ù³Ý½Ç ·»Ý¹»ñÇ »ñÏµ¨»é Ùá¹»ÉÁ §³ñ¨ÙïÛ³Ý Ùï³ÍáÕáõÃÛ³Ý¦ ³ñ·³ëÇù ¿, ¨ »ñµ ¹ñ³ åñÇ½Ù³Ûáí »Ýù ¹Çï³ñÏáõÙ ³ÛÉ Ùß³ÏáõÛÃÝ»ñÁ, ³å³ ë³ÑÙ³Ý³÷³ÏáõÙ »Ýù Ù»ñ ï»ë³¹³ßïÁ, ÇÝãÝ ³½¹áõÙ ¿ Ù»ÏÝ³µ³ÝáõÃÛáõÝÝ»ñÇ áñ³ÏÇ íñ³: ÀÝ¹Ñ³Ýñ³å»ë »ñÏµ¨»é Ùá¹»Éáí Ñ³ë³ñ³ÏáõÃÛáõÝÝ»ñÇ Ý»ñÏ³Û³óáõóÇãÝ»ñÇë Ñ³Ù³ñ »ñµ»ÙÝ ³í»ÉÇ µ³ñ¹ ¿ ÁÝÏ³É»É »ññáñ¹ ·»Ý¹»ñÇ ·³Õ³÷³ñÁ: §²ñ¨ÙïÛ³Ý Ùï³ÍáÕáõÃÛ³Ùµ¦ Å³Ù³Ý³Ï³ÏÇó Ùß³ÏáõÛÃÝ»ñáõÙ »ñµ»ÙÝ ëË³ÉÙ³Ùµ Ï³Ù Ùï³¹ñí³Í Ï»ñåáí »ññáñ¹ ·»Ý¹»ñÇ Ù³ñ¹Ï³Ýó ³Ýí³ÝáõÙ »Ý ÏÝáçÁ Ï³Ù ïÕ³Ù³ñ¹áõÝ §ÝÙ³Ý³ÏáÕÝ»ñ¦: ä»ïù ¿, ³ÛÝáõ³Ù»Ý³ÛÝÇí, Ñ³ëÏ³Ý³Ýù, áñ »ññáñ¹ ·»Ý¹»ñÇ

Stereotypical approaches based on “Western thinking”

“Feminine” and “masculine” qualities are not suitable to describe the third gender, as the bipolar model of gender is a result of “Western thinking”, and when we observe other cultures through this prism, we then confine our panorama which affects the quality of the interpretations. In general, it is sometimes harder for us, the representatives of the societies which use the bipolar model of genders, to perceive the idea of the third gender. In modern cultures that have “Western thinking”, individuals of the third gender nondeliberately or deliberately are called “female-” or “male-impersonators”. We, in spite of that, need to understand that the individuals of third gender accept their gender and do not try to “imitate” other genders. Men that want to become women undergo surgery by changing their biological sex and the way they look, and

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´Ý³Ï³Ý ¨ ³ÝµÝ³Ï³Ý, µÝ³ÍÇÝ ¨ Ó»éùµ»ñáíÇ, Ý³Ë³ë³ÑÙ³Ýí³Í ¨ ÁÝïñáíÇ ÎñáÝÁ, ù³Õ³ù³Ï³Ý å³ïÏ³Ý»ÉáõÃÛáõÝÁ, ù³Õ³ù³óÇáõÃÛáõÝÁ, É»½áõÝ ¨ ß³ï ³ÛÉ µÝáõÃ³·ñÇãÝ»ñ µÝ³ÍÇÝ ã»Ý, ³ÛÉ ³ÝÑ³ïÇ ¨ ÙÛáõëÝ»ñÇ ³ßË³ï³ÝùÇ, ÁÝïñáõÃÛ³Ý, ×³Ý³ãáÕ³Ï³Ý áõÝ³ÏáõÃÛáõÝÝ»ñÇ ³ñ¹ÛáõÝù »Ý, áñáÝù Ç Ñ³Ûï »Ý ·³ÉÇë ÏÛ³ÝùÇ ÁÝÃ³óùáõÙ: ÜáõÛÝ Ó¨áí ·»Ý¹»ñÝ ¿É µÝ³ÍÇÝ ã¿: âÝ³Û³Í ·»Ý¹»ñ³ÛÇÝ ³Ûë Ï³Ù ³ÛÝ ÇÝùÝáõÃÛ³Ý áõ ¹»ñÇ Ó¨³íáñÙ³Ý ·áñÍáõÙ ¹³ëïÇ³ñ³ÏáõÃÛáõÝÁ, ýáñÙ³É, áã ýáñÙ³É ¨ ÇÝýáñÙ³É ÏñÃáõÃÛáõÝÁ, ÏñáÝÁ, ßñç³å³ïÝ áõ Ùß³ÏáõÛÃÁ áñáß³ÏÇ ³½¹»óáõÃÛáõÝ »Ý ÃáÕÝáõÙ, ë³Ï³ÛÝ ÁÝïñáõÃÛ³Ý å³ñ·¨Á ·»Ý¹»ñÇ Ñ³ñó»ñáõÙ ¿É ¿ Ý»ñÏ³: ÆÝãå»ë ¶ÉáñÇ³ ¶³ÛÝáñÝ ¿ »ñ·áõÙ. §ºë ³ÛÝ »Ù, ÇÝã áñ Ï³Ù, »ë ÇÙ ë»÷³Ï³Ý ëï»ÕÍ³·áñÍáõÃÛáõÝÝ »Ù¦: ºÃ» Ù»Ýù ·Çï³Ïó»Ýù, áñ ÁÝïñ»Éáõ ½áñáõÃÛáõÝ áõ Çñ³íáõÝù áõÝ»Ýù ¨ ÏÇñ³é»Ýù ³Û¹ Çñ³íáõÝùÁ, ³å³ Ù»ñ ·Çï³Ïóí³Í ÁÝïñáõÃÛ³Ý ßÝáñÑÇí Ç ½áñáõ ÏÉÇÝ»Ýù áñáß»É` ÇÝã ï»ë³ÏÇ ïÕ³Ù³ñ¹, ÏÇÝ Ï³Ù

they are called transsexuals. It works the same way for women that want to become men. And the individuals of the third gender are perceived by their own role and nature. One may get the misleading impression that individuals of third gender are also intersexual (of third biological sex): persons of third gender may biologically be male, female or intersex.

Natural and unnatural, inborn and acquired, predetermined and by choice Religious, political affiliation, citizenship, language and many other characteristics are not inborn but a result of one’s and others’ work, choice, cognitive abilities that come up during life. The same way gender, too, is not inborn. Although upbringing, formal, non-formal and informal education, religion, environment and culture have their say in terms of fabricating this or that gender identity and role, the gift of choice is nevertheless present in the domain of gender, too. As Gloria Gaynor sings, “I am what I am, I am my own special creation”. If we succeed to realise that we have the power and the right of choice and if we use that right, then it will be the result of our conscious choice to be this or that kind of man, woman and individual of another category or a human with no category at all. And do we remember what the historian Elisha (Yeghishe) told us? If the conscious death is immortality, then how precious is the conscious living? To sum up, as we have witnessed apart from the bipolar model there is a multi-polar one as well, which accepts the natural diversity and allocates space for gender versatility within the societies. In case of conscious understanding and approach, gender is possible to manage and is subjected to cultivation.

Î³É³µ³Û àõå»Ý ¹»ÕÇÝ Ñ³·áõëïáí ¨ Ýñ³ÝÇó ³ç` µÇëáõ ¾Ï³Ý í³ñ¹³·áõÛÝ Ñ³·áõëïáí (Éáõë³ÝÏ³ñÁ` avantourists.com-Ç) Calabai Upe dressed in yellow and bissu Eka dressed in pink on the right side (photo by avantourists.com)

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³ÛÉ ·»Ý¹»ñÇ å³ïÏ³ÝáÕ, Ï³Ù ¿É áã ÙÇ Ï³ï»·áñÇ³ÛÇ ãå³ïÏ³ÝáÕ Ù³ñ¹ »Ýù áõ½áõÙ ÉÇÝ»É: ÆëÏ ÑÇßá±õÙ »ù, Ã» å³ïÙÇã ºÕÇß»Ý ÇÝã ¿ñ ³ë»É ·Çï³Ïóí³Í Ù³Ñí³Ý Ù³ëÇÝ. »Ã» ·Çï³Ïóí³Í Ï³Ù Ñ³ëÏ³óí³Í Ù³ÑÝ ¿ ³ÝÙ³ÑáõÃÛáõÝ, ³å³ Ç±Ýã Ù»Í ³ñÅ»ù áõÝÇ ·Çï³Ïóí³Í Ï»óáõÃÛáõÝÁ: ²ÛëåÇëáí, ÇÝãå»ë ï»ë³Ýù, ³ßË³ñÑáõÙ µ³óÇ »ñÏµ¨»é Ùá¹»ÉÇó Ï³ Ý³¨ µ³½Ù³µ¨»é Ùá¹»É, áñÝ ÁÝ¹áõÝáõÙ ¿ µÝ³Ï³Ý µ³½Ù³½³ÝáõÃÛáõÝÁ ¨ Ñ³ë³ñ³ÏáõÃÛ³Ý Ù»ç ï»Õ ¿ Ñ³ïÏ³óÝáõÙ ·»Ý¹»ñ³ÛÇÝ µ³½Ù³ÏáÕÙ³ÝÇáõÃÛ³ÝÁ: ¶Çï³Ïó³Ï³Ý ÁÝÏ³ÉÙ³Ý áõ Ùáï»óÙ³Ý ¹»åùáõÙ ·»Ý¹»ñÁ Ï³é³í³ñ»ÉÇ ¿ ¨ »ÝÃ³Ï³ Ùß³ÏÙ³Ý:

²ÕµÛáõñÝ»ñ / Sources: http://www.apa.org/pi/lgbt/resources/sexualitydefinitions.pdf http://www.gendertree.com/Egyptian%20 third%20gender.htm http://www.transtorah.org/PDFs/Classical_ Jewish_Terms_for_Gender_Diversity.pdf

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Mariam Gevorgyan’s struggle for dignity

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The cases of domestic violence have become widely discussed recently in Armenia. Is the domestic violence a phenomenon, which emerged in our society in recent years or it has always been in our society? Actually, domestic violence, and especially violence against women in the family are phenomena that have always been in all societies, as well as in the Armenian one. In Armenian society, people have been keeping silence on this because of the fact that the family is quite a closed system here, also due to becoming victims of morality and orders, norms and roles that are accepted by the society and of the notion of the Armenian traditional family. In the last few years, however, the silence seemed to yield, the iron curtain of domestic violence cases was broken, people started to talk about violence and raised the issues. The society seemed to come to mind after Zaruhi Petrosyan’s tragic death, when there was a new video, where 20-year-old Mariam

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Gevorgyan was telling how she had been severely beaten for months. Two years ago Haykanush Mikayelyan, who is living in Russia, visiting the village of Taperakan, in Ararat region, asked the Gevorkyans’ to marry their daughter, 20-year-old Mariam, her senior son, 26-year-old David Ziroyan. Haykanush told that her son was divorced: her daughter-in-law had problems with eyesight and because of some inflammation her right eye was blind and she left him as not to make David unhappy. Everything happened very quickly. On the 19 November, 2009 this young couple got engaged. Some days later, David, then Mariam and the mother-in-law left for Saint Petersburg on 22 December. After the first half of the month of the marriage, persecutions, beatings, cruel treatment, torture and psychological harassment began towards Mariam in the family.

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“They hit my head so much, when I was moving it, everything was moving, it was like a balloon and water in it. My husband used to beat me for different reasons, such as, sweeping the house slowly, assorting the greens in not a lovely manner, closing the door with a snap or “talking over head”, turning my whole body and face into an entire bruise.” “Every time they found a reason to beat, telling that “you’ve made witchcraft”. Then my mother-in-law began to beat… A few times with a lighter, and afterwards with rolled pieces of paper, she was burning my breast. She was forcing me to take my tongue out and burning it with a lighter. I was taking it back because of the pain, and she was heating me over the head with a rolling pin, pulling my hair so tightly that some parts of my skin were abraded away with the hair. Thus, I had to take my tongue out again, and after burning it she was putting a piece of soap in my mouth saying she is doing so that I could feel strongly what the bitterness is. She was closing my mouth tightly so that I couldn’t do anything but swallow the soap…’’,- Mariam recalls. Mariam’s parents were calling her periodically, but Mariam was not aware about the calls, and on the contrary they insisted that nobody cares about her, and that even her parents didn’t want to know about their daughter. All these were used to suppress her psychologically as well. After ten months of marriage Mariam Gevorgyan was able to come back to Armenia. She contacted the police after returning to Yerevan. The husband was charged with “inflicting willful medium gravity damage to health” and “battery” according to which, he could be sentenced up to 3 years imprisonment. According to the court decision Ziroyan was released by amnesty declared by RA President on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of Armenian’s independence. On 14 Decem-

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ber Haykanush Mikaelyan was arrested in Saint Petersburg and moved to Armenia. Haykanush Mikaelyan was charged with the article 113 (medium gravity damage) and article 119 (torture) of Criminal Code of RA. Court sessions are continuing. The court has made a decision to hold court sessions closed to the public according to the mediation presented by David Ziroyan’s first wife, Meline Batoyan. “Coalition to Stop Violence against Women” which is consistent with regards to domestic violence cases, organizes a demonstration during every court session in front of the court, claiming a fair litigation, as well as an open examination of the case.

ºÃ» Ñ³Ýó³·áñÍáõÃÛáõÝÁ ³Ûëûñ ãå³ïÅíÇ, í³ÕÁ ¹ñ³ ½áÑÁ Ï³ñáÕ ¿ ¹³éÝ³É Ù»½ÝÇó Ûáõñ³ù³ÝãÛáõñÁ:

If the crime is not punished today, each of us can be a victim of such cases tomorrow.

Î³ÝË»°Ýù ³ÛÝ ³Ûëûñ:

Let's prevent it today.

Üí³ñ¹ Ø³ñ·³ñÛ³Ý

Nvard Margaryan

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According to World Health Organization statistics of September 2008 nearly 80 percent of the world’s population has little or no opportunity for receiving necessary medical treatment and for getting rid of medium and severe pain. The statistics also clearly show that every year in the world tens of millions of people including nearly four million suffering from cancer and 0.8 million people living with HIV suffer from severe pain at the end of their life because of not getting treatment. From an evolutionary point of view pain is one of the oldest defense mechanisms of mankind which is directed to eliminate or avoid harmful factors causing pain. Pain is an unpleasant psycho-emotional and behavioral feeling, the origin of which is associated with actual or potential tissue damage. The peculiarity and strength of pain depends on the location and type of injury. Pain is a symptom of many chronic and acute diseases. However there are situations when pain becomes a syndrome, thus becoming a disease itself. It affects the whole organism, influencing the functioning of cardiovascular, respiratory and other organ systems, significantly damaging the performance of the organism. Long-lasting, uncured pain affects negatively not only one’s health, but also the quality of one’s life. It causes mental depres-

ÇÝùÝáõñáõÛÝ ÑÇí³Ý¹áõÃÛ³Ý: ²ÛÝ ³Ý¹ñ³¹³éÝáõÙ ¿ ³ÙµáÕç ûñ·³ÝÇ½ÙÇ íñ³` Ý»ñ³½¹»Éáí ëÇñï³ÝáÃ³ÛÇÝ, ßÝã³é³Ï³Ý ¨ ÙÝ³ó³Í ûñ·³Ý-Ñ³Ù³Ï³ñ·»ñÇ ³ßË³ï³ÝùÇ íñ³` ½·³ÉÇáñ»Ý Ë³÷³Ý»Éáí ûñ·³ÝÇ½ÙÇ ³ßË³ï³ÝùÁ: ºñÏ³ñ³ï¨, ãµáõÅí³Í ó³íÁ µ³ó³ë³µ³ñ ¿ ³Ý¹ñ³¹³éÝáÙ ³ÝÓÇ áã ÙÇ³ÛÝ ³éáÕçáõÃÛ³Ý íñ³, ³ÛÉ Ý³¨ ÏÛ³ÝùÇ áñ³ÏÇ íñ³: ²ÛÝ ³é³ç³óÝáõÙ ¿ Ñá·»Ï³Ý ÁÝÏÁ×í³ÍáõÃÛáõÝ, ïñ³Ù³¹ñáõÃÛ³Ý ³ÝÏáõÙ, Ë³÷³ÝáõÙ ¿ ³ÝÓÇ ³ßË³ïáõÝ³ÏáõÃÛáõÝÁ` Ïïñ»Éáí Ýñ³Ý ³ÏïÇí Ñ³ë³ñ³Ï³Ï³Ý ÏÛ³ÝùÇó: Ð³Ù³Ó³ÛÝ Ð³Û³ëï³ÝÇ Ï³ñÇùÝ»ñÇ ·Ý³Ñ³ïÙ³Ý ïíÛ³ÉÝ»ñÇ` Ãíáí ·ñ»Ã» 3600 ÑÇí³Ý¹ ³Ù»Ý ûñ å³ÉÇ³ïÇí ËÝ³ÙùÇ Ï³ñÇù áõÝÇ: ê³Ï³ÛÝ ó³íÁ Ù»ÕÙ³óÝáÕ ÙáñýÇÝÇ å³Ï³ëÇ å³ï×³éáí ùñáÝÇÏ³Ï³Ý ¨ ÏÛ³ÝùÁ Ï³ñ×³óÝáÕ ÑÇí³Ý¹áõÃÛáõÝÝ»ñáí ï³é³åáÕ ÑÇí³Ý¹Ý»ñÁ ëïÇåí³Í »Ý Ç½áõñ ï³Ýçí»É ó³íÇó: Ð³Ù³Ó³ÛÝ ÙÇ¨ÝáõÛÝ ³ÕµÛáõñÇó ëï³óí³Í ï»Õ»Ï³ïíáõÃÛ³Ý` ·áÛáõÃÛáõÝ ãáõÝÇ áñ¨¿ Çñ³í³Ï³Ý Ï³éáõÛó, áñÁ ÑÝ³ñ³íáñáõÃÛáõÝ ¿ ï³ÉÇë ëï³Ý³É ó³íÇ Ù»ÕÙ³óÙ³Ý ÙÇçáóÝ»ñ ¨ å³ÉÇ³ïÇí ËÝ³Ùù: Ð³½³ñ³íáñ Ù»ñ Ñ³Ûñ»Ý³ÏÇóÝ»ñ ï³é³åáõÙ »Ý ù³ÕóÏ»ÕÇó ¨ ³ÛÉ ÏÛ³ÝùÁ ë³Ñ³Ù³Ý÷³ÏáÕ ÑÇí³Ý¹áõÃÛáõÝÝ»ñÇó, áñáÝù ½áõ·³ÏóíáõÙ »Ý áõÅ·ÇÝ ¨ ³Ýï³Ý»ÉÇ ó³í»ñáí: ò³íÁ ³ÙÇëÝ»ñáí, »Ã» áã ï³ñÇÝ»ñáí ·³ÙáõÙ ¿ ÑÇí³Ý¹ÇÝ ³ÝÏáÕÝÇÝ: Ð³×³Ë ÑÇí³Ý¹áõÃÛáõÝÁ ³ëïÇ×³Ý³µ³ñ ½³ñ·³Ý³Éáí Çñ»ÝÇó Ñ»ïá ÃáÕÝáõÙ ¿ ÙÇ Ù»Í ï³÷³ëï³Ý, áñÇ ³ÝáõÝÝ ¿ ³Ýï³Ý»ÉÇ ó³í, áñÁ ÑÇí³Ý¹Ý»ñÇ ¨ Ýñ³Ýó ÁÝï³ÝÇùÇ ³Ý¹³ÙÝ»ñÇ Ñ³Ù³ñ ¹³éÝáõÙ ¿ Ï³ï³ñÛ³É ¹ÅáËù: ²ÙµáÕç ³ßË³ñÑáõÙ í³Õáõó û·ïíáõÙ »Ý ²éáÕç³å³ÑáõÃÛ³Ý Ð³Ù³ßË³ñÑ³ÛÇÝ Î³½-

sion, fall of mood, frustrates person’s ability to work disrupting him/her from active social life. According to the data taken from the Needs Assessment of Armenia, almost 3600 patients need palliative care every day. But because of the lack of morphine which is mitigating pain, the patients suffering from chronic and life-limiting diseases have to bear pain. According to the same source data, there is no legal institution that gives an opportunity for getting pain killers and palliative care. Thousands of our compatriots suffer from cancer and other life-limiting diseases, which are accompanied by severe and unbearable pain. Pain makes the patient bed-ridden for months and even for years. Very often the disease gradually develops leaving a huge prairie after itself named unbearable pain, which becomes a real hell for the patients and their family members. All over the world, pain treatment triple degree guidelines developed and adopted by World

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Ù³Ï»ñåáõÃÛ³Ý ÏáÕÙÇó Ùß³Ïí³Í ¨ ÁÝ¹áõÝí³Í ó³íÇ µáõÅÙ³Ý »é³ëïÇ×³Ý³ÛÇÝ áõÕ»óáõÛóÝ»ñÇó, áñáÝù Ý³Ë³ï»ëí³Í »Ý ÑÇí³Ý¹áõÃÛáõÝÝ»ñÇ µáõÅÙ³Ý Ñ³Ù³ñ: ²Û¹ ï»Õ»ÏáõÃÛáõÝÝ»ñÁ Ñ³ë³Ý»ÉÇ »Ý ³Ù»Ýáõñ»ù` ¨° å³ñµ»ñ³Ï³ÝÝ»ñáõÙ, ¨° Ñ³Ù³ó³ÝóáõÙ, ¹ñ³Ýù Çñ»ÝóÇó ·³ÕïÝÇù ã»Ý Ý»ñÏ³Û³óÝáõÙ: ÎñÏÇÝ Ñ³ñó ¿ Í³·áõÙ` ÇÝãá±õ ÑÇí³Ý¹Ý»ñÁ å³ïß³× Ï»ñåáí ã»Ý µáõÅíáõÙ ¨ ß³ñáõÝ³ÏáõÙ »Ý ï³é³å»É ë³ëïÇÏ ó³í»ñÇó: Ð³í³Ý³µ³ñ, ËÝ¹ÇñÁ áã Ã» µÅÇßÏÝ»ñÇ ³Ý·ÃáõÃÛáõÝÝ ¿ ¨ áã ¿É ³ÛÝù³Ý Ýñ³Ýó ·Çï»ÉÇùÝ»ñÇ ¨ ÷áñÓ³éáõÃÛ³Ý µ³ó³Ï³ÛáõÃÛáõÝÁ: ²ÙµáÕç ËÝ¹ÇñÁ ÃÙñ³¹»Õ»ñÇ í»ñ³µ»ñÛ³É Ó¨³íáñí³Í Ï³ñÍñ³ïÇåÝ ¿ ¨ í³ËÁ, áñ ³Û¹ ÙÇçáóÝ»ñÇ Ýß³Ý³ÏÙ³Ý å³ï×³éáí Ï³ñáÕ ¿ ³í»É³Ý³É ÃÙñ³ÝÛáõÃ û·ï³·áñÍáÕ Ù³ñ¹Ï³Ýó ÃÇíÁ: Ð³ë³ñ³ÏáõÃÛ³Ý Ù»ç Ó¨³íáñí³Í ¿ û÷ÇáýáµÇ³ (ÃÁÙñ³í³ËáõÃÛáõÝ): ÆÑ³ñÏ», ãÇ Ï³ñ»ÉÇ µ³ó³é»É ³Û¹ ÑÝ³ñ³íáñáõÃÛáõÝÁ, µ³Ûó ¹ñ³Ýù ³ãùÇ Ï³ÃÇÉ »Ý Ý³ñÏáïñ³ýÇÏÇ ÑëÏ³Û³Ï³Ý ù³Ý³ÏÝ»ñÇ Ñ³Ù»Ù³ï: ²Û¹ ÇëÏ å³ï×³éáí áõÅ³ÛÇÝ Ï³éáõÛóÝ»ñÁ ß³ï Ù³Ýñ³½ÝÇÝ ëïáõ·áõÙ »Ý µáõÅÑ³ëï³ïáõÃÛáõÝÝ»ñÝ áõ µáõÅ³ßË³ïáÕÝ»ñÇÝ: Ð»ïíÇñ³Ñ³ï³Ï³Ý ßñç³ÝáõÙ Ù»Ï Ý»ñ³ñÏáõÙ ³Ý»Éáõ Ñ³Ù³ñ µ³½Ù³ÃÇí Ù³ïÛ³ÝÝ»ñ ¨ ï»Õ»Ï³ÝùÝ»ñ »Ý Éñ³óíáõÙ, ÁÝ¹ áñáõÙ Ý»ñ³ñ-

Health Organization are used, intended for the treatment of diseases. This information can be found everywhere both in periodicals and on the internet, it is not confidential. Again a question arises why patients are not treated properly and continue suffering from severe pain. Probably the problem is neither the doctor’s inhumanity, nor the lack of their knowledge and experience. The entire problem is the stereotype and fear towards drugs that prescription of these means can lead to the increase of drug users. There is an Opiophobia formed in the society. Certainly this scenario cannot be excluded, but it is nothing when compared to the huge amount of drug trafficking. This is exactly why power structures scrupulously check medical institutions and healthcare workers. Additionally, one must fill out a number of registration forms and references for a single injection in postoperative period. Moreover, the injection can be made only in the presence of a physician. After that, many notes are

ÏáõÙÁ Ï³ñ»ÉÇ ¿ Çñ³Ï³Ý³óÝ»É ÙÇ³ÛÝ µÅÇßÏÇ Ý»ñÏ³ÛáõÃÛ³Ùµ: ²ÛÝáõÑ»ï¨ µ³½Ù³ÃÇí ÝßáõÙÝ»ñ »Ý ³ñíáõÙ ï³ñµ»ñ ÷³ëï³ÃÕÃ»ñáõÙ, Ññ³íÇñíáõÙ Ñ³ÝÓÝ³ÅáÕáíÝ»ñ ëñí³ÏÝ»ñÁ áãÝã³óÝ»Éáõ Ñ³Ù³ñ, ÇëÏ ÃÙñ³ÝÛáõÃ û·ï³·áñÍáÕ Ù³ñ¹ÇÏ ÇÝãå»ë Ó»éù ¿ÇÝ µ»ñáõÙ ÃÙñ³¹»Õ»ñÁ, ³Û¹å»ë ¿É ß³ñáõÝ³ÏáõÙ »Ý: ÆëÏ ³ÛÝ ÑÇí³Ý¹Á, áñÁ ë³ëïÇÏ ï³é³åáõÙ ¿ñ ó³í»ñÇó, ³Û¹å»ë ¿É ÙÝáõÙ ¿ ³é³Ýó ó³í³½ñÏÙ³Ý: ò³íÁ Ù»ÕÙ³óÝáÕ ³÷ÇáÝ ëï³Ý³Éáõ ÑÝ³ñ³íáñáõÃÛáõÝÁ Ï³ñ¨áñ ·áñÍáÝ ¿ áñ³ÏÛ³É å³ÉÇ³ïÇí ËÝ³Ùù óáõó³µ»ñ»Éáõ Íñ³·ñÇ Çñ³Ï³Ý³óÙ³Ý Ñ³Ù³ñ ¨ Ï³ñáÕ ¿ ÷áË»É Ð³Û³ëï³ÝáõÙ ³åñáÕ ¨ Ù³Ñ³óáõ ÑÇí³Ý¹áõÃÛ³Ùµ ï³é³åáÕ ß³ï Ù³ñ¹Ï³Ýó ÏÛ³ÝùÁ ¨ ³½³ï»É Ýñ³Ýó ó³íÇó: Î³Ý ß³ï ·áñÍáÝÝ»ñ, áñáÝù ËáãÁÝ¹áï »Ý Ñ³Ý¹Çë³ÝáõÙ ÑÇí³Ý¹Ý»ñÇÝ ó³í³½ñÏáÕ ¹»Õ»ñáí ³å³Ñáí»Éáõ Ñ³Ù³ñ: ²Û¹ ·áñÍáÝÝ»ñÝ »Ý` • Çñ³í³Ï³Ý ¨ Ï³ÝáÝ³Ï³ñ·áÕ ÁÝÃ³ó³Ï³ñ·³ÛÇÝ, ÝáñÙ»ñÇ ë³ÑÙ³Ý³÷³ÏáõÙÝ»ñ, • ³éáÕç³å³Ñ³Ï³Ý ³ëå³ñ»½áõÙ ³ßË³ïáÕÝ»ñÇ áã µ³í³Ï³Ý³ã³÷ ·áñÍÝ³Ï³Ý ·Çï»ÉÇùÝ»ñ, • Ùß³ÏáõÃ³ÛÇÝ ëË³É Ùáï»óáõÙ ó³íÇ, å³ÉÇ³ïÇí ËÝ³ÙùÇ ¨ ³Ýó³í ³ñÅ³Ý³å³ïÇí ÏÛ³Ýù í³ñ»Éáõ ÑÇí³Ý¹Ç Çñ³íáõÝùÇ ÝÏ³ïÙ³Ùµ, • ã³ñ¹³ñ³óí³Í ¨ ã³÷³½³Ýóñ³Í ûñ»ÝùÇ áõÅÇ ÏÇñ³éáõÙÁ ¹»Õ»ñ û·ï³·áñÍ»Éáõ ÑÝ³ñ³íáñáõÃÛ³Ý ¨ ã³ñ³ß³ÑÙ³Ý Ñ³í³Ý³Ï³ÝáõÃÛ³Ý å³ï×³éáí áñ³ÏÛ³É ó³íÇ µáõÅÙ³Ý Ñ³ßíÇÝ, • Ñ³ë³ñ³ÏáõÃÛ³Ý Ù»ç ÏñÃáõÃÛ³Ý ¨ Çñ³½»ÏáõÃÛ³Ý å³Ï³ëÁ ¨ ó³íÇ áõ ÑÇí³Ý¹Ý»ñÇ Çñ³íáõÝùÝ»ñÇ Ù³ëÇÝ Ñ³ë³ñ³Ï³Ï³Ý ùÝÝ³ñÏáõÙÝ»ñÇ Ç ëå³é µ³ó³Ï³ÛáõÙÁ:

taken in different documents, committees convene to destroy vials while drug users continue to acquire narcotic drugs the way they usually do. But the patient who suffers from severe pain remains without a painkiller. The access to opioids for mitigating pain is an essential factor for the implementation of provision of quality palliative care program and can change the lives of many individuals living in Armenia and suffering from deadly diseases and release them from pain. There are number of factors that serve as obstacles for providing pain killer drugs to patients. Those factors are: • restrictions of legal and regulatory procedural norms; • specialists’ lack of practical knowledge in the sphere of healthcare; • erroneous cultural attitude towards pain, palliative care and the right of the patient for a pain-free life in dignity;

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²Ûë ù³ñá½³ñß³íÇ ÏáÕÙÝ³ÏÇó ï³ñµ»ñ Ï³½Ù³Ï»ñåáõÃÛáõÝÝ»ñ, ³ÝÑ³ïÝ»ñ, ËÝ³Ù³Ï³ÉÝ»ñ, ÑÇí³Ý¹Ý»ñ ¨ ³éáÕç³å³Ñ³Ï³Ý Ñ³Ù³Ï³ñ·Ç Ù³ëÝ³·»ïÝ»ñ Ñ³Ù³ËÙµ»É »Ý Ñ³ÛÏ³Ï³Ý Ñ³ë³ñ³ÏáõÃÛáõÝÁ` óáõÛó ï³Éáõ Ð³Û³ëï³ÝáõÙ å³ÉÇ³ïÇí ËÝ³Ùù Çñ³Ï³Ý³óÝ»Éáõ Ñ³Ù³ñ ó³í³½ñÏáÕ ¹»Õ»ñÇ Ñ³ë³Ý»ÉÇáõÃÛ³Ý Ï³ñ¨áñáõÃÛáõÝÁ: 2012 Ãí³Ï³ÝÇ ³åñÇÉÇó ÑáõÉÇë ³ÙÇëÝ»ñÇ ÁÝÃ³óùáõÙ Çñ³Ï³Ý³óí»É »Ý ï³ñµ»ñ ÙÇçáó³éáõÙÝ»ñ` Ýå³ï³Ï áõÝ»Ý³Éáí Ý»ñ·ñ³í»É Ñ³ë³ñ³ÏáõÃÛ³ÝÁ »ñÏËáëáõÃÛ³Ý Ù»ç ³Û¹ Ñ³ñóÇ í»ñ³µ»ñÛ³É ¨ ï»Õ»Ï³óÝ»É µÝ³ÏãáõÃÛ³ÝÁ Çñ»Ýó Çñ³íáõÝùÝ»ñÇ Ù³ëÇÝ: §ÎÛ³ÝùÝ ³é³Ýó ó³íÇ¦ ï»Õ»Ï³ïí³Ï³Ý Ý³Ë³Ó»éÝáõÃÛ³ÝÝ ³ç³ÏóáõÙ »Ý §Î³Ý³Ýó é»ëáõñë³ÛÇÝ Ï»ÝïñáÝ¦, §Ð³Ýñ³ÛÇÝ ï»Õ»Ï³ïíáõÃÛ³Ý ¨ ·Çï»ÉÇùÇ Ï³ñÇù¦ (öÆÜø ²ñÙ»ÝÇ³), §Æñ³Ï³Ý ³ßË³ñÑ, Çñ³Ï³Ý Ù³ñ¹ÇÏ¦, §´³ó Ñ³ë³ñ³ÏáõÃÛ³Ý ÑÇÙÝ³¹ñ³ÙÝ»ñ - Ð³Û³ëï³Ý¦, §²éáÕç³å³Ñ³Ï³Ý Ý³Ë³Ó»éÝáõÃÛáõÝÝ»ñÇ Ñ³ÛÏ³Ï³Ý Ï»ÝïñáÝ¦ Ï³½Ù³Ï»ñåáõÃÛáõÝÝ»ñÁ:

• unjustified and exaggerated use of the power of law in terms of the possibility of drug use and drug abuse on the account of effective pain treatment; • lack of education and awareness in society and total absence of public discussions about pain and patient’s rights. Different organizations supporting this campaign, individuals, caregivers, patients and experts in healthcare system have assembled the Armenian society to show the importance of access to pain killing drugs for provision of palliative care in Armenia. Different activities were implemented from April to July 2012, the goal of which was to engage the public in a dialogue on the issue and inform the population about their rights. The awareness raising initiative “Life without Pain” is supported by “Women’s Resource Center”, “Public Information and Need of Knowledge” (PINK Armenia), “Real World, Real People”, “Open Society Foundations - Armenia”, “Armenian Center for Health Initiatives” organizations.

¸áõù Çñ³íáõÝù áõÝ»ù ó³íÇó ãï³é³å»É, ù³ÝÇ áñ ãµáõÅí³Í ó³íÁ ûñÇÝ³Ï³Ý³óí³Í Ëáßï³Ý·áõÙ ¿:

You have the right not to suffer from pain, as uncured pain is legalized torture.

ò³íÁ ¨ Ù³ÑÁ ³ÝËáõë³÷»ÉÇ »ñ¨áõÛÃÝ»ñ »Ý, ë³Ï³ÛÝ Ù³ñ¹áõ µ³ó³éÇÏ Çñ³íáõÝùÝ ¿ ÑÝ³ñ³íáñáõÃÛáõÝ áõÝ»Ý³É ³ÝÑñ³Å»ßïáõÃÛ³Ý ¹»åùáõÙ å³ÉÇ³ïÇí ËÝ³Ùù ëï³Ý³É ¨ û·ïí»É ó³íÁ Ù»ÕÙ³óÝáÕ ¹»Õ»ñÇó: Ø»Ýù å³ñï³íáñ »Ýù Ñ³ñ·»É ¨ ³å³Ñáí»É Ï³ñÇù áõÝ»óáÕ ÑÇí³Ý¹Ç Çñ³íáõÝùÁ, Ýñ³Ý ³ñÅ³Ý³å³ïÇí ÏÛ³Ýù í³ñ»Éáõ ÑÝ³ñ³íáñáõÃÛáõÝ ï³É: Üí³ñ¹ Ø³ñ·³ñÛ³Ý

Pain and death are unavoidable phenomena, but having an opportunity to get palliative care if needed and have access to pain killing drugs is a person’s exceptional right. We are obliged to respect and ensure the right of the patient in need of care, to give him/her a chance to live his/her life with dignity. Nvard Margaryan

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Along the history of humanity the topic of sexuality has always been actual and target of studies. Due to studies and scientific development, many questions found their answers, many phenomena were explained. One of the phenomena related to sexuality is sexual disorder or sexual dysfunction. They are defined as disorder of sexual cycle, sexual identification, sexual preferences and orientation. The most well-grounded source to classify sexual disorders is Diagnostic Manuals developed by American Psychiatric Association. In 1994 the last version of Diagnostic Manuals, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-IV, was published, where the classification of sexual disorders is considered to be the most widespread and the most reliable diagnostic source. To have a sexual disorder does not mean that a person is initially strange, different from other people, “mad”, etc, it only means that because of some unfavorable conditions (psycho-social, physiological and other) a person can have disorders of sexual cycle. But these are not permanent and can be treated if desired. The main reasons for sexual disorders are three - physiological, psychological, and social: Physiological: the anomalies of human organism, for example, hormonal imbalance,

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which can cause absence of sexual desire, pain during sexual intercourse and etc. Psychological: those feelings, thoughts and perceptions that can cause sexual problems. This may be, for example, negative feelings for the partner, unpleasant events of the past, and also fears and restraints related to sex. Social: may be values and standards received through upbringing and education, traumatic moments caused by the behavior of the partner, stress factors e.g.: unemployment, a bad financial situation, little knowledge of own body and the like. Sexual disorders are divided into several groups: • psychosexual dysfunctions, • paraphilias, • sexual identification disorders, • other sexual disorders. Psychosexual dysfunctions occur as a result of influence by certain psychosocial or physiological problems. These can be prevented or treated by applying to corresponding doctors. Sexual identity disorders are described as dissatisfaction of his/her own psychosocial sex and desire to belong to psychosocial status of other sex. Sexual identification is the realization to be man or woman, the inner feeling of masculinity or femininity. Paraphilias can be of 8 types, during which there are observed some imaginations, addictions, actions causing strong sexual excitation, moreover, • sexual activeness includes inanimate object, • self-flagellation or abasement of other person is observed, • a child or a person with no consent is involved.

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Paraphilia is diagnosed if a person has imaginations and actions causing sexual excitation for at least 6 months, and, as with any other sexual disorders, cause serious personal and interpersonal problems. Many paraphilias involve unacceptable behavior and are subject to be controlled by law enforcement bodies. The brief description of paraphilias: 1. exhibitionism is demonstration of own sexual organs to strangers, 2. fetishism is the usage of inanimate objects for sexual satisfaction, 3. frotteurism is the feeling or touching strangers, 4. pedophilia is the sex with child or underage, 5. sexual masochism is to reach sexual pleasure by cringe, tying, beating, subjecting to other torture and sufferings, 6. sexual sadism is sexual pleasure from causing physical and mental sufferings, 7. transvestic fetishism is heterosexual men’s sexual pleasure from cross dressing, 8. voyeurism is occurrence of sexual pleasure from watching at naked people having sex. The lack of awareness about paraphilias makes ground for many stereotypes and false information. In particular, paraphilias are identified with sexual orientation. For example, pedophiles are identified as homosexuals and that causes prejudices and discriminatory behavior towards homosexuals. Meanwhile, pedophilia is not connected to sexual orientation, which means that both homosexual and heterosexual people can have sexual addiction towards children. By the way, many pedophiles are heterosexual.

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Homosexuality has been in the range of paraphilias for many years, which, probably, can be the cause for many stereotypes. But during years and due to scientific development, it was proved that homosexuality is not a sexual deviance. It is a type of sexual orientation like heterosexuality is. One should differentiate between sexual orientation and sexual deviance as sexual orientation is a natural feature of every human being and cannot be changed, while sexual deviance is a result of certain psychosocial, physiological conditions and it can be treated. But in many cases the treatment is not done as paraphil does not want to apply to a doctor. There is also an approach according to which people having paraphilias can be tolerated until they do not violate others’ rights. An interesting fact is that the science on sexuality is based on studies of men patients considering women’s sexuality as a part of men’s sexuality. Lusine Saghumyan

²ÕµÛáõñÝ»ñ / Sources: http://med-practic.com/arm/517/28/view_ axtanish.html http://www.medindia.net/patients/patientinfo/sexual-deviance.htm http://psychcentral.com/sex http://web4health.info/en/answers/sexgen-causes.htm

ë»é³Ï³Ý ³éáÕçáõÃáõÝ sexual health

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Since the early days of HIV epidemics in western countries, in the understanding of the society an association between AIDS and homosexuality was drawn: the first cases of HIV were recorded among gays in West and USSR. At first the doctors suggested naming the disease GRID - “gay-related immune deficiency” – the papers were writing just about “gay cancer”. Professionals, in search of a name, and looking at the infected communities, coined the term “4H” as it seemed to single out Haitians, homosexuals, haemophiliacs, and heroin users. Pretty soon it was clear that the virus didn’t care about one’s sexual orientation, nationality, religion or occupation: it is the behaviour that can be risky, and the “risk group” is about the whole kind of Homo sapiens. Nowadays, the main way of transmission of HIV infection is the usage of non-sterilised needles and syringes. Nevertheless, the myth of “gay disease” has been viable. Despite the obvious facts, many heterosexuals do not find using condoms necessary, based on the thinking that “HIV affects gays and drug-users, and I am neither of them”. On the other hand, just like twenty years ago, HIV is a sexually transmitted infection, and just like in the beginning of the epidemic, men having sex with men (MSM) are still a vulnerable group nowadays. Being vulnerable means there are social, economic, political factors that affect the access to information on HIV/AIDS, access to healthcare, and the opportunity to make decisions regarding one’s health and on

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the quality of life in general. It is in the United States where the HIV epidemic has caused the worst upshot on gays in comparison with any other group of population. Simultaneously gays of New York and San Francisco, where the most cases of HIV infection were recorded during the first few years of the epidemic, suffered from physical, emotional, social and economic impact. Men with same-sex attractions have already been turned into the whipping boy, although, it is known that in other parts of the globe (in Central Africa for instance) HIV is spread mostly through heterosexual sexual activity. Regardless the fact that the number of HIVpositive people in Armenia is comparatively low, it increases rapidly every year (on average the HIV-positive population in Armenia is 0.02%, yet according to the estimates the number is 10x bigger, and in some social groups the prevalence of the infection is pretty high). In a state which goes through profound socialeconomic, political and cultural changes, factors that contribute the spread of HIV are the uniquely negative attitude toward the infection based on fear, discrimination against HIV-positive people, low level of awareness about the infection among the population, stigma against sex workers and other social groups. HIV-positive people in Armenia are associated with such groups condemned by the vast part of the society as sex workers, injecting drugusers, and men having sex with men. For long spell testing HIV-positive was equal to immoral behavior. As a result HIV-positive people would either face aggression or be exposed to silence about the issue of HIV/AIDS. Apart from that, the overall psychosocial atmosphere would constrain HIV-positive people to get isolated from the society. There is a variety of programs being implemented in the Republic of Armenia nowadays in order to overcome stigma. None-

ë»é³Ï³Ý ³éáÕçáõÃáõÝ sexual health

Ù³Ùµ ÛáõñûñÇÝ³Ï µ³ó³ë³Ï³Ý ¨ í³ËÇ íñ³ ÑÇÙÝí³Í í»ñ³µ»ñÙáõÝù, ØÆ²ì-áí ³åñáÕ Ù³ñ¹ÇÏ Ù³ñ¹Ï³Ýó ÝÏ³ïÙ³Ùµ Ëïñ³Ï³ÝáõÃÛáõÝ, µÝ³ÏãáõÃÛ³Ý Ùáï í³ñ³ÏÇ í»ñ³µ»ñÛ³É ï»Õ»Ï³óí³ÍáõÃÛ³Ý ó³Íñ Ù³Ï³ñ¹³Ï: Ð³Û³ëï³ÝáõÙ ØÆ²ì-áí ³åñáÕ Ù³ñ¹ÇÏ Ù³ñ¹ÇÏ ³ëáó³óíáõÙ »Ý Ñ³ë³ñ³ÏáõÃÛ³Ý ÑáÍ ËÙµÇ ÏáÕÙÇó ¹³ï³å³ñïíáÕ ³ÛÝåÇëÇ ËÙµ»ñÇ Ñ»ï, ÇÝãåÇëÇù »Ý. ë»é³Ï³Ý Í³é³ÛáõÃÛáõÝÝ»ñ ïñ³Ù³¹ñáÕ ³ÝÓÇù, Ý»ñ³ñÏ³ÛÇÝ ÃÙñ³ÙÇçáó û·ï³·áñÍáÕ ³ÝÓÇù ¨ ïÕ³Ù³ñ¹Ï³Ýó Ñ»ï ë»é³Ï³Ý Ñ³ñ³µ»ñáõÃÛáõÝÝ»ñ áõÝ»óáÕ ïÕ³Ù³ñ¹ÇÏ (îêî): ºñÏ³ñ ï³ñÇÝ»ñ íÇñáõëáí í³ñ³Ïí»ÉÁ Ñ³í³ë³ñ»óíáõÙ ¿ñ ³Ýµ³ñá í³ñù³·ÍÇ Ñ»ï: ì»ñáÝßÛ³ÉÇ ³ñ¹ÛáõÝùáõÙ ØÆ²ì-áí ³åñáÕ Ù³ñ¹ÇÏ Ù³ñ¹ÇÏ Ï³Ù ³·ñ»ëÇ³ÛÇ ¿ÇÝ Ñ³Ý¹ÇåáõÙ, Ï³Ù ¿É ØÆ²ì/ÒÆ²Ð-Ç ËÝ¹ñÇ Ù³ëÇÝ ÁÝ¹Ñ³Ýñ³å»ë ÉéáõÙ ¿ÇÝ: ´³óÇ ¹ñ³ÝÇó, ÁÝ¹Ñ³Ýáõñ ëáóÇ³É-Ñá·»µ³Ý³Ï³Ý ÙÃÝáÉáñïÁ ØÆ²ì-áí ³åñáÕ Ù³ñ¹ÇÏ Ù³ñ¹Ï³Ýó ëïÇåáõÙ ¿ñ Ù»Ïáõë³Ý³É Ñ³ë³ñ³ÏáõÃÛáõÝÇó: Ü»ñÏ³ÛáõÙë Ð³Û³ëï³ÝÇ Ð³Ýñ³å»ïáõÃÛáõÝáõÙ Ë³ñ³ÝÇ Ñ³ÕÃ³Ñ³ñÙ³Ý Ñ³Ù³ñ ï³ñ³µÝáõÛÃ Íñ³·ñ»ñ »Ý Çñ³Ï³Ý³óíáõÙ: ÆÝã¨¿, ³Ûë ·áñÍÁÝÃ³óÁ å³Ñ³ÝçáõÙ ¿ »ñÏ³ñ Å³Ù³Ý³Ï, ÝíÇñí³ÍáõÃÛáõÝ ¨ Ï³é³í³ñáõÃÛ³Ý ÏáÕÙÇó å³ï³ëË³Ý³ïíáõÃÛáõÝ: Ð³Û³ëï³ÝÇ Ð³Ýñ³å»ïáõÃÛáõÝáõÙ ØÆ²ì-Ç ï³ñ³ÍÙ³Ý ÑÇÙÝ³Ï³Ý áõÕÇÝ»ñÝ »Ý` Ý»ñ³ñÏ³ÛÇÝ ÃÙñ³¹»Õ»ñÇ û·ï³·áñÍáõÙÁ ¨ ï³ñ³ë»é³Ï³Ý ë»é³Ï³Ý Ñ³ñ³µ»ñáõÃÛáõÝÝ»ñÁ: ´³óÇ ¹ñ³ÝÇó, Ð³Û³ëï³ÝáõÙ Ý³¨ ·ñ³Ýóí³Í »Ý ØÆ²ì-Ç ÷áË³ÝóÙ³Ý ¹»åù»ñ ÙáñÇó Ù³ÝÏ³ÝÁ, ³ñÛ³Ý ÙÇçáóáí ¨ ÝáõÛÝ³ë»é³Ï³Ý ë»é³Ï³Ý Ñ³ñ³µ»ñáõÃÛáõÝÝ»ñÇ ÙÇçáóáí:

theless, this process takes time and long-term dedication from behalf of the state. Main ways of HIV transmission in the Republic of Armenia are the injecting drug use and heterosexual sexual practices. Apart from that, there are recorded cases of HIV transmission from mother to child, through blood and samesex sexual activities. Ð³Û³ëï³ÝÇ Ð³Ýñ³å»ïáõÃÛáõÝáõÙ ØÆ²ì í³ñ³ÏÇ ·ñ³Ýóí³Í ¹»åù»ñÇ µ³ßËáõÙÝ Áëï ÷áË³ÝóÙ³Ý áõÕÇÝ»ñÇ According to the HIV infection transmission modes, the percentage ratio of HIV carriers in Armenia is as follows Ð»ï»ñáë»ùëáõ³É ÷áË³ÝóÙ³Ý áõÕÇ Transmission through heterosexual practices ÂÙñ³ÙÇçáóÝ»ñÇ Ý»ñ³ñÏ³ÛÇÝ û·ï³·áñÍÙ³Ý Transmission through injecting drug usage ÐáÙáë»ùëáõ³É ÷áË³ÝóÙ³Ý áõÕÇ Transmission through homosexual practices ØáñÇó »ñ»Ë³ÛÇÝ Mother-to-child transmission ²ñÛ³Ý ÙÇçáóáí Transmission through blood ²ÝÑ³Ûï Unknown

56.4% 34.9% 1.7% 1.6% 0.2% 5.2%

ì»ñçÇÝ ï³ñÇÝ»ñÇÝ ³í»ÉÇ ùÇã ÝáõÛÝ³ë»é³Ï³ÝÝ»ñ ¨ ÃÙñ³¹»Õ»ñ û·ï³·áñÍáÕÝ»ñ »Ý, áñ ¹³éÝáõÙ »Ý ØÆ²ì-¹ñ³Ï³Ý: ¸ñ³Ý Ý³Ë ¨ ³é³ç Ýå³ëïáõÙ ¿ í»ñáÝßÛ³É Ù³ñ¹Ï³Ýó ÏáÕÙÇó Çñ»Ýó ë»é³Ï³Ý í³ñù³·ÍÇ ÷á÷áËáõÙÁ (ÇÝãÁ ÇÝï»ÝëÇí ¨ ×Çßï ë³ÝÇï³ñ³Éáõë³íáñã³Ï³Ý ³ßË³ï³ÝùÇ ³ñ¹ÛáõÝù ¿). ë»é³Ï³Ý ½áõ·ÁÝÏ»ñÝ»ñÇ Ãí³ù³Ý³ÏÁ ÷áùñ³óÝ»ÉÁ, å³Ñå³Ý³ÏÝ»ñ ¨ ³å³Ñáí ë»ùëÇ ³ÛÉ ÙÇçáóÝ»ñ û·ï³·áñÍ»ÉÁ ¨ ³ÛÉÝ: ´³óÇ ¹ñ³ÝÇó, ß³ï »ñÏñÝ»ñáõÙ ¹ñ³Ï³Ý ³ñ¹ÛáõÝùÇ »Ý Ñ³Ý·»óÝáõÙ Ý³¨ ³éáÕç³å³Ñ³Ï³Ý Ï³éáõÛóÝ»ñÇ ¨ Ñ³ë³ñ³Ï³Ï³Ý Ï³½Ù³Ï»ñåáõÃÛáõÝÝ»ñÇ ÏáÕÙÇó ³ñíáÕ ÙÇçáó³éáõÙÝ»ñÁ (³Ýí×³ñ å³Ñå³Ý³ÏÝ»ñÇ µ³Å³ÝáõÙ, û·ï³·áñÍí³Í ëñëÏÇãÝ»ñÁ Ýáñáí ÷áË³Ý³Ï»ÉÁ, ÃÙñ³¹»Õ»ñ û·ï³·áñÍáÕÝ»ñÇÝ ëï»ñç³Í (ëï»ñÇÉ) ëñëÏÇãÝ»ñÇ ¨ Ù»Ï³Ý·³ÙÛ³ û·ï³·áñÍÙ³Ý ³ë»ÕÝ»ñÇ Ù³ï³Ï³ñ³ñáõÙ ¨ ³ÛÉÝ): ²éáÕç³å³Ñ³Ï³Ý Ñ³Ù³ßË³ñÑ³ÛÇÝ Ï³½Ù³Ï»ñåáõÃÛ³Ý í»ñçÇÝ ïíÛ³ÉÝ»ñáí ØÆ²ì-áí ³åñáÕ Ù³ñ¹ÇÏ Ù³ñ¹Ï³Ýó 60-70% ïáÏáëÁ ØÆ²ì ¿ Ó»éù µ»ñ»É ï³ñ³ë»é³Ï³Ý ë»é³Ï³Ý Ñ³ñ³µ»ñáõÃÛáõÝÝ»ñÇ ÙÇçáóáí: àõëïÇ Ý»ñÏ³ÛáõÙë ³ÝËïÇñ å»ïù ¿ Ññ³Å³ñí»Ýù ØÆ²ì/ÒÆ²Ð-Ç` áñå»ë ÝáõÛÝ³ë»é³Ï³ÝÝ»ñÇ ¨ ÃÙñ³¹»Õ»ñ û·ï³·áñÍáÕÝ»ñÇ ÑÇí³Ý¹áõÃÛ³Ý, Ù³ëÇÝ ÑÇÝ å³ïÏ»ñ³óáõÙÇó:

Ü³Ë³å³ß³ñÙáõÝùÝ áõ Ëïñ³Ï³ÝáõÃÛáõÝÝ ÁÝ¹¹»Ù ÁÙµéÝÙ³Ý ¨ ÁÝ¹áõÝÙ³Ý ÆÝãù³Ý ¿É Ï³ñ×³ï»ëáõÃÛáõÝ Ãí³, Ëïñ³Ï³ÝáõÃÛáõÝÝ ³Ù»Ý³ÛÝÇí áÙ³Ýó Ñ³Ù³ñ Ñ³ñÙ³ñ å³ï³ëË³Ý ¿: Øï³ÍáÕáõÃÛ³Ý ³Ûë Ó¨Á »ÝÃ³¹ñáõÙ ¿, áñ »Ã» ÇÝã-áñ Ù»ÏÁ Ëïñ³Ï³ÝáõÃÛáõÝ ¿ ¹ÝáõÙ ÁÝ¹¹»Ù ØÆ²ìáí ³åñáÕ ¨ áñå»ë ³Û¹åÇëÇÝ ÁÝÏ³ÉíáÕ Ù³ñ¹Ï³Ýó ¹»Ù, ³å³ Ý³ Ñ»éáõ ÏÙÝ³ ØÆ²ìáí ³åñáÕ Ù³ñ¹Ï³ÝóÇó ¨ ÏÉÇÝÇ ³å³Ñáí:

In recent years less homosexual men and drug users get infected with HIV. It is first and foremost affected by the sexual behavioral change of above mentioned groups which is the result of intensive and right sanitary and awareness raising work: decreasing the number of sexual partners, usage of condoms and other means of safe sex, etc. Thereto, in many countries positive effect is reached due to activities run by healthcare institutions and non-governmental organizations (provision of free condoms, exchange of used syringes and needles with the new ones, provision of sterile syringes and single-use needles to drug users, etc). According to the latest data of World Health Organization, 60-70% of HIV-positive people got infected as a result of unprotected heterosexual sexual intercourse. Therefore, we nowadays need to refuse by all means the old perception of HIV as the infection of gays and drug users.

Prejudice and discrimination vs. understanding and acceptance As short-sighted as it seems to be, yet discrimination is a relevant answer for some. This way of thinking implies that if one discriminates people living with HIV and those that are perceived to be HIV-positive, then one will keep away from people living with HIV and will be safe. What reality shows is that when discrimination and prejudice are prevalent in a given society, then more problems arise. For instance, some people living with HIV hide the fact they are HIV-positive to avoid hatred, injustice and discrimination. Moreover, some people that are HIV-positive do not want to even know it and refuse HIV-testing in some instances rightfully assuming that their lives could turn into hell. These people may consciously or unconsciously transmit the virus to others.

ë»é³Ï³Ý ³éáÕçáõÃáõÝ sexual health

Æñ³Ï³ÝáõÃÛáõÝÝ ¿É óáõÛó ¿ ï³ÉÇë, áñ »ñµ Ëïñ³Ï³ÝáõÃÛáõÝÝ áõ Ý³Ë³å³ß³ñÙáõÝùÁ ï³ñ³Íí³Í »Ý ïíÛ³É Ñ³ë³ñ³ÏáõÃÛ³Ý Ù»ç, ³å³ ³í»ÉÇ ß³ï ËÝ¹ÇñÝ»ñ »Ý ³é³ç ·³ÉÇë: úñÇÝ³Ï, ØÆ²ì-áí ³åñáÕ áñáß Ù³ñ¹ÇÏ Ã³ùóÝáõÙ »Ý ³ÛÝ ÷³ëïÁ, áñ Çñ»Ýù ØÆ²ì-¹ñ³Ï³Ý »Ý, áñå»ëÇ Ëáõë³÷»Ý ³ï»ÉáõÃÛáõÝÇó, ³Ý³ñ¹³ñáõÃÛáõÝÇó ¨ Ëïñ³Ï³ÝáõÃÛáõÝÇó: ²í»ÉÇÝ. ØÆ²ì-áí ³åñáÕ Ù³ñ¹Ï³Ýó áñáß³ÏÇ Ù³ë ÝáõÛÝÇëÏ ãÇ ¿É ó³ÝÏ³ÝáõÙ ¹³ ÇÙ³Ý³É` Ù»ñÅ»Éáí ØÆ²ì-Ç ÝÏ³ïÙ³Ùµ Ã»ëÃ³íáñáõÙÁ, áñáß ¹»åù»ñáõÙ ×ßÙ³ñï³óÇáñ»Ý »ÝÃ³¹ñ»Éáí, áñ Çñ»Ýó ÏÛ³ÝùÁ ¹ÅáËùÇ Ï³ñáÕ ¿ í»ñ³Íí»É: ²Ûë Ù³ñ¹ÇÏ ·Çï³Ïó»Éáí Ï³Ù ã·Çï³Ïó»Éáí Ï³ñáÕ »Ý ³ÛÉ Ù³ñ¹Ï³Ýó ÷áË³Ýó»É í³ñ³ÏÁ (³Ûë ëó»Ý³ñÇÝ ß³ï »Ýù Ñ³Ý¹ÇåáõÙ Ù»ñ ûñ»ñáõÙ): ÆëÏ ÑÇÙ³ å³ïÏ»ñ³óñ»ù ³ÛÉ ëó»Ý³ñ: Ø³ñ¹Á ·ÇïÇ, áñ ÇÝùÁ Ëïñ³Ï³ÝáõÃÛ³Ý ãÇ »ÝÃ³ñÏíÇ ØÆ²ì-Ç Çñ Ï³ñ·³íÇ×³ÏÇ Ñ³Ù³ñ ¨ ãÇ Ã³ùóÝáõÙ ³ÛÝ: Â»ëÃ³íáñáõÙÝ ³ÝóÝ»Éáõ í³Ë ãÏ³: àõëïÇ µ³ó³Ñ³Ûï ÉÇÝ»Éáõ í³Ë ¿É ãÏ³: ú·áõïÁ á±ñÝ ¿. • Ýñ³Ýù í³ËÇ ÙÃÝáÉáñïáõÙ ã»Ý ³åñáõÙ, • Ýñ³Ýù Ï³ñáÕ »Ý Ï³åÝí»É Çñ»Ýó å»ë ³ÛÉ Ù³ñ¹Ï³Ýó Ñ»ï, • Ýñ³Ýù Ï³ñáÕ »Ý ß³ñáõÝ³Ï»É ³åñ»É Çñ»Ýó ÏÛ³ÝùÝ ÇÙ³ëï³ÉÇó Ó¨áí, • Ýñ³Ýù Ï³ñáÕ »Ý û·áõï ï³É Ñ³ë³ñ³ÏáõÃÛ³ÝÁ, • Ýñ³Ýù Ï³ñáÕ »Ý û·Ý»É Çñ»Ýó å»ë ³ÛÉ Ù³ñ¹Ï³Ýó, • Ýñ³Ýù, ·Çï³Ïó³µ³ñ Ã» ³Ý·Çï³Ïó³µ³ñ, í³ñ³ÏÝ ³ÛÉáó ã»Ý ÷áË³ÝóÇ • ¨ ³ÛÉÝ: Þ³ï ³ÛÉ Ï»ï»ñ ¿ Ï³ñ»ÉÇ ³í»É³óÝ»É ³Ûë óáõó³ÏÇÝ: º°í Ñ³Ýñ³ÛÇÝ ³éáÕçáõÃÛáõÝÁ, ¨° ³ÝÑ³ïÇ ³éáÕçáõÃÛáõÝÝ ³í»ÉÇ å³ßïå³Ýí³Í »Ý ÉÇÝáõÙ, »ñµ Ù»Ýù ëï»ÕÍáõÙ »Ýù µ³ó, µáÉáñÇ Ñ³Ù³ñ Ý»ñ³éáÕ³Ï³Ý Ñ³ë³ñ³ÏáõÃÛáõÝ: ÆÝãå»ë Ù³ñ¹Ï³ÛÇÝ

Now imagine another scenario. One knows they won’t be discriminated against because of their HIV status and are open about it. There is no fear of passing the test. Then there is no fear about being overt. What are the benefits? • they do not live in the atmosphere of fear, • they may connect with others like themselves, • they may continue to live their lives in a meaningful way, • they may have more opportunities to contribute to the society, • they may help others like themselves, • they will not, consciously or unconsciously, infect others, • Etc. Lots of other points may be added to this list. Both the public health and individual’s health are better protected when we create an open, inclusive society for everyone. As human experience shows, hatred and fear cause destruction and self-destruction, and as in the past, now, too, and more than ever before, love is the answer. In conclusion, we need to take into account: • HIV is a panhuman infection and there must be no discrimination against anyone based on any sexual orientation or biological sex or any other characteristic, • everyone is vulnerable towards the infection,

÷áñÓÝ ¿ óáõÛó ï³ÉÇë, ³ï»ÉáõÃÛáõÝÝ áõ í³ËÁ å³ï×³éáõÙ »Ý ÏáñÍ³ÝáõÙ ¨ ÇÝùÝ³ÏáñÍ³ÝáõÙ, ¨ ÇÝãå»ë áñ ³ÝóÛ³ÉáõÙ, ³ÛÝå»ë ¿É ³Ûëûñ, ³é³í»É ù³Ý »ñµ¨¿, Ù»½ ë»ñ ¿ å»ïù: Æ í»ñçá Ù»Ýù å»ïù ¿ Ñ³ßíÇ ³éÝ»Ýù` • ØÆ²ì-Á Ñ³Ù³Ù³ñ¹Ï³ÛÇÝ í³ñ³Ï ¿, ¨ áã áùÇ ÝÏ³ïÙ³Ùµ Ëïñ³Ï³ÝáõÃÛáõÝ ãÏ³ áã áùÇ ¹»Ù` ÑÇÙù ÁÝ¹áõÝ»Éáí ë»é³Ï³Ý ÏáÕÙÝáñáßáõÙÁ, Ï»Ýë³µ³Ý³Ï³Ý ë»éÁ Ï³Ù ó³ÝÏ³ó³Í ³ÛÉ µ³Ý, • Ûáõñ³ù³ÝãÛáõñÝ ¿É Ëáó»ÉÇ ¿ ÑÇí³Ý¹áõÃÛ³Ý ÝÏ³ïÙ³Ùµ, • Ï³Ý ëáóÇ³É³Ï³Ý ËÙµ»ñ, áñáÝù ³í»ÉÇ Ëáó»ÉÇ »Ý, ù³Ý ÙÛáõëÝ»ñÁ, ¨ Ëïñ³Ï³ÝáõÃÛáõÝÝ áõ Ý³Ë³å³ß³ñÙáõÝùÁ Ýå³ëïáõÙ »Ý ÑÇí³Ý¹áõÃÛ³Ý ï³ñ³ÍÙ³ÝÁ, • ·Çï»ÉÇùÁ å³ßïå³ÝáõÃÛáõÝ ¿, ÇëÏ ï»Õ»Ï³ïíáõÃÛáõÝÁ` ³Ýíï³Ý·áõÃÛáõÝ, • í³ËÝ áõ ï·ÇïáõÃÛáõÝÁ ÙÇ³ÛÝ Ýå³ëïáõÙ »Ý Ë³ñ³ÝÇ µ³ñÓñ Ù³Ï³ñ¹³ÏÇÝ ¨ ³å³ÑáíáõÙ í³ñ³ÏÇ Ñ»ï³·³ ï³ñ³ÍáõÙÁ, • ÁÙµéÝáõÙÁ, Ï³ñ»Ïó³ÝùÝ áõ Ñ³ëÏ³Ý³ÉÝ û·ÝáõÙ »Ý ¨° í³ñ³ÏÇ ·ñ³ÝóÙ³Ý Ýáñ ¹»åù»ñÁ Ï³ÝË³ñ·»É»ÉáõÝ, ¨° ØÆ²ì-áí ³åñáÕ Ù³ñ¹Ï³Ýó ÇÙ³ëï³ÉÇó ¨ ³éáÕç ÏÛ³Ýù í³ñ»ÉáõÝ áõ Ñ³ë³ñ³ÏáõÃÛ³ÝÝ û·ï³Ï³ñ ¨ É³í Ñ³ñÙ³ñ»óí³Í ÙÝ³ÉáõÝ: • Ù»½ ë»ñ ¿ å»ïù:

• there are social groups that are more vulnerable towards HIV than others, and discrimination and prejudice contribute to the spread of infection, • knowledge is protection, and information is safety, • fear and ignorance only contribute to the higher level of stigma and fuel the further spread of the infection, • understanding, empathy and acceptance help both preventing new cases of HIV and leading meaningful and healthy lives for people living with HIV and for being useful and well adapted to the society, • love is the answer.

The link between HIV/AIDS and marginalized, “different,” or socially “deviant” populations in the collective consciousness has been strong from the beginning. Hence the public health and human rights question: Which would be more effective - further repression of marginalized populations, or working with them in a way that respects their rights and dignity? —Joanne Csete, 2005 Maya Kocharyan, Sevak Kirakosyan

§Ð³í³ù³Ï³Ý ·Çï³ÏóáõÃÛ³Ý Ù»ç ØÆ²ì/ ÒÆ²Ð-Ý Ç ëÏ½µ³Ý» ë»ñïáñ»Ý ÷áËÏ³å³Ïóí»É ¿ µÝ³ÏãáõÃÛ³Ý Ù³ñ·ÇÝ³É³óí³Í, §ï³ñµ»ñíáÕ¦ Ï³Ù ëáóÇ³É³Ï³Ý §ÝáñÙ»ñÇó ß»ÕíáÕ¦ ËÙµ»ñÇ Ñ»ï: ²Ñ³í³ëÇÏ, Ñ³Ýñ³ÛÇÝ ³éáÕç³å³ÑáõÃÛ³Ý ¨ Ù³ñ¹áõ Çñ³íáõÝùÝ»ñÇ Ñ³ñó³¹ñáõÙÁ. á±ñÝ ¿ ³í»ÉÇ ³ñ¹ÛáõÝ³í»ï` µÝ³ÏãáõÃÛ³Ý Ù³ñ·ÇÝ³É³óí³Í ËÁÙµ»ñÇ ÝÏ³ïÙ³Ùµ Ñ»ï³·³ ×ÝßáõÙÝ»ñÁ, Ã»± ³ßË³ï³ÝùÁ Ýñ³Ýó Ñ»ï` Ñ³ñ·»Éáí Ýñ³Ýó Çñ³íáõÝùÝ»ñÁ ¨ ³ñÅ³Ý³å³ïíáõÃÛáõÝÁ¦: æá³Ý ê»ï, 2005 Ø³Û³ øáã³ñÛ³Ý, ê¨³Ï ÎÇñ³ÏáëÛ³Ý

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èáµ»ñï ¸³íÇ¹Û³Ý Ù³ñ¹, áí å³ïÏ»ñáõÙ ¿ ³ÏïÇíÇ½ÙÇ Ùß³ÏáõÛÃÁ Ð³Û³ëï³ÝáõÙ Robert Davidian an individual who depicts culture of activism in Armenia ÐáõÉÇëÇ 9-ÇÝ ºñ¨³ÝáõÙ Ï³Û³ó³í èáµ»ñï ¸³íÇ¹ÛÇ³ÝÇ §Ð³Û ³ÏïÇíÇëïÝ»ñÁ ÑÇÙ³¦ ýÇÙÉÇ ßÝáñÑ³Ý¹»ëÁ: üÇÉÙÇ ßÝáñÑ³Ý¹»ëÇÝ Ù³ëÝ³ÏóáõÙ ¿ÇÝ ³ÛÝ Ñ³Û ³ÏïÇíÇëïÝ»ñÝ áõ Ýñ³Ýó ÁÝÏ»ñÝ»ñÁ, áñáÝù ³Ûë Ï³Ù ³ÛÝ Ï»ñå Çñ»Ýó áõñáõÛÝ Ý»ñ¹ñáõÙÝ áõÝ»Ý Ð³Û³ëï³ÝáõÙ ù³Õ³ù³óÇ³Ï³Ý Ñ³ë³ñ³ÏáõÃÛ³Ý ëï»ÕÍÙ³Ý ¨ ½³ñ·³óÙ³Ý ·áñÍÁÝÃ³óáõÙ: §Ð³Û ³ÏïÇíÇëïÝ»ñÁ ÑÇÙ³¦ ýÇÉÙÁ µ³í³Ï³ÝÇÝ á·»ßÝãáÕ ¿ñ ¨ ÙáïÇí³óÝáÕ: üÇÉÙÇ óáõó³¹ñáõÃÛáõÝÇó Ñ»ïá ëñ³ÑáõÙ ù³Õ³ù³óÇ³Ï³Ý å³Ûù³ñÇ ÙÇ Ýáñ ³ÉÇùÇ, Ýáñ Ã³÷Ç ½³ñ·³óÙ³Ý ÙÃÝáÉáñï ¿ñ ëï»ÕÍí»É: ²Û¹ Ñ»Õ»Õí³Í á·»ßÝãáõÃÛáõÝÇó ³ÝÙ³ëÝ ãÙÝ³óÇ Ý³¨ »ë` ïå³íáñí³Í ÉÇÝ»Éáí áã ÙÇ³ÛÝ ýÇÉÙáí, ³ÛÉ Ý³¨ ³ÛÝ µáõéÝ ¿Ý»ñ·Ç³Ûáí, áñÁ Ñáñ¹áõÙ ¿ñ ýÇÉÙÇ ¹ÇïÙ³Ý µáÉáñ Ù³ëÝ³ÏÇóÝ»ñÇó: üÇÉÙÇ óáõó³¹ñáõÃÛ³Ý ÁÝÃ³óùáõÙ Ï³ÛÍ³ÏÝ³ÛÇÝ ³ñ³·áõÃÛ³Ùµ Ùïùáíë ÙÇ ÙÇïù ³Ýó³í. å³ïñ³ëï»É Ñá¹í³Í ýÇÉÙÇ Ñ»ÕÇÝ³ÏÇ` èáµ»ñï ¸³íÇ¹Û³ÝÇ Ù³ëÇÝ` Ù³ñ¹, áí Ýáñ ½³ñÏ ¿ ï³ÉÇë Ð³Û³ëï³ÝáõÙ ù³Õ³ù³óÇ³Ï³Ý ³ÏïÇíÇ½ÙÇÝ ¨ ³ÏïÇíÇ½ÙÇ Ùß³ÏáõÛÃÇÝ: Ð³çáñ¹ ³é³íáïÛ³Ý ÇëÏ ½³Ý·³Ñ³ñ»óÇ å³ñáÝ ¸³íÇ¹Û³ÝÇÝ, ¨ å³ÛÙ³Ý³íáñí»óÇÝù Ñ³ñó³½ñáõÛóÇ Ñ³Ù³ñ: Þ³µ³Ã ûñÁ Ñ³Ý¹Çå»óÇ Ýñ³Ý ù³Õ³ùÇ ³ñ¨»ÉÛ³Ý é»ëïáñ³ÝÝ»ñÇó Ù»ÏáõÙ: Ü³ å³ïíÇñ»ó Ñ³ÛÏ³Ï³Ý çáõñ ¨ Ëáñáí³Í, ÇÝãÇó Ñ»ïá ëÏëí»ó Ù»ñ Ñ³ñó³½ñáõÛóÁ: - ä³ñáÝ ¸³íÇ¹Û³Ý, Ò»ñ Ï³ñÍÇùáí, áñá±Ýù »Ý ³ÝÏ³Ë åñá¹Ûáõë»ñ ÉÇÝ»Éáõ ³é³í»ÉáõÃÛáõÝÝ»ñÁ ¨ Ã»ñáõÃÛáõÝÝ»ñÁ.

On July 9 Robert Davidian’s “Armenian Activists Now” movie premiere took place in Yerevan. Armenian activists and their friends, who, in this or that way, have their own contribution in creating and developing the civil society in Armenia, attended the movie premiere. The movie “Armenian Activists Now” was quite inspiring and motivating. After the movie screening an atmosphere of a new wave of civil struggle, development of new impetus was created in the hall. I also didn’t stay apart from that overwhelmed inspiration impressed not only by the film, but also with an impetuous energy, which flooded from everyone who was watching the film. During the movie screening, a thought came to my mind very quickly: to prepare an article about the movie author Robert Davidian, a man who gives a new boost to civic activism and activism culture in Armenia. Right the next morning I called Mr. Davidian and arranged an interview.

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On Saturday I met him in one of oriental restaurants of Yerevan. He ordered an Armenian water and barbeque, after which our interview started.

- Mr. Davidian, what are the pros and cons of being an independent producer: do you prefer working independently rather than working for a company or a client? - I have been both an independent producer, and I’ve also worked for companies and clients. When I graduated from college, I started working in an advertising agency in New York, being a little person in that big agency. I was conducting research, surveys for TV stations, about who watches television, who doesn’t, which TV channel they prefer, why and so on. That was a kind of interesting job, but I didn’t feel quite satisfied with it. Then I moved to California and again, I was working in television services. There I was preparing ads for car sales. Later I was offered to make movies, and I thought why not! I was meeting young actors in LA, shooting them, helping them to create their own portfolios, which for me was an experience and a way to earn some money. I’ll be honest to say, that I prefer working independently. Its main advantage is that “you are on your own bus”, you plan your day, decide what to do and what not to do. In this case you receive all the income, profit and not just the

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five percent of it, which allows you to do savings and travel. One of the negative sides of it is that you always look for different projects, that you may have an issue concerning the money and you always have to do savings for further work. - There is no doubt that you are a consistent producer outside of Armenia. However, what sparked your interest in activism and the various movements taking place today in Armenia? - I am an Armenian. Both my mother and father are Armenians. And because I am Armenian I decided to come to Armenia. The more people I met in Armenia, the more I loved Armenia. I love my friends. When I was here, they were very desperate and were saying that there’s no hope for a better life in here. But I was always saying that, no, it exists in reality. And I absolutely didn’t want my friends to lose their optimism here, so I thought to do a thing to keep it. That’s how the “Armenian Activists Now” movie idea was born. It was probably the fifth work done in Armenia, but in terms of content it’s one of the most serious and important for the development of Armenia. This film is not only mine, but it’s a combined work of mine and all the activists. This film is made to inspire people and other activists to continue and develop the thing that has already started, to spread the idea of tolerance. - In your opinion how do various contemporary art forms influence societal change? - I believe that art can create different feelings in every person. Art helps to change, to open people’s minds, to think broader, not to be limited in narrow circles of thinking. And when you start to think more expansive, you start to think more about life, about loving people, in result of which you start to appreciate the life more. It’s a little bit harder to reach social changes in Armenia. People are fighting for tolerance in

Ý»ñÇ ÙÇ ÷áùñ ³í»ÉÇ ¹Åí³ñ ¿ Ñ³ëÝ»É: Ð³Û³ëï³ÝáõÙ ³ÛÅÙ å³Ûù³ñáõÙ »Ý Ñ³Ý¹áõñÅáÕ³Ï³ÝáõÃÛ³Ý Ñ³Ù³ñ, ¨ å»ïù ã¿ ³Ù»Ý¨ÇÝ í³Ë»Ý³É Ñ³Ý¹áõñÅáÕ³Ï³ÝáõÃÛ³Ý ·³Õ³÷³ñÇó, ù³ÝÇ áñ ³ÛÝ ß³ï ³í»ÉÇ ß³ï ÑÝ³ñ³íáñáõÃÛáõÝÝ»ñ ¿ ï³ÉÇë, ù³Ý ÷³ÏáõÙ ¿ ¹éÝ»ñÁ: - ²ñ¹Ûá±ù Ð³Û³ëï³ÝáõÙ ¸áõù ï»ëÝáõÙ »ù Çñ³Ï³Ý ÅáÕáíñ¹³í³ñáõÃÛáõÝ, Ã»± ³ÛÝ ¹»é »ñÏ³ñ ×³Ý³å³ñÑ áõÝÇ ¹»åÇ ÅáÕáíñ¹³í³ñ »ñÏÇñ ¹³éÝ³ÉÁ: - ºë Ñ³í³ïáõÙ »Ù, áñ ¹³ ÇëÏ³å»ë ³Û¹å»ë ¿: àõ »ë ó³ÝÏ³ÝáõÙ »Ù Çñ³Ï³Ý ÅáÕáíñ¹³í³ñáõÃÛáõÝ ï»ëÝ»É µáÉáñ »ñÏñÝ»ñáõÙ, áñÁ ¹»é áã ÙÇ »ñÏñáõÙ ãÏ³: ê³Ï³ÛÝ Ï³ñ¨áñÁ ÑáõÛëÝ ¿ ¨ ³Û¹ Ù³ëÇÝ Ëáë»ÉÁ: ä³ñáÝ ¸³íÇ¹Û³ÝÇ Ñ»ï Ñ³ñó³½ñáõÛóÝ ³í³ñï»Éáõó Ñ»ïá ÙÇ³ëÇÝ áõÕ¨áñí»óÇÝù §¸»ÙáÏñ³ïÇ³Ý ³Ûëûñ¦ ÐÎ, áñï»Õ å»ïù ¿ Ï³Û³Ý³ñ §Ð³Û ³ÏïÇíÇëïÝ»ñÁ ÑÇÙ³¦ ýÇÉÙÇ Ãíáí »ñÏñáñ¹ Ñ³Ýñ³ÛÇÝ óáõó³¹ñáõÃÛáõÝÁ Ð³Û³ëï³ÝÇ ï³ñµ»ñ ·ÛáõÕ»ñÇ »ñÇï³ë³ñ¹ ³ÏïÇíÇëïÝ»ñÇ Ñ³Ù³ñ, áñáÝó ß³ñùáõÙ Ï³ÛÇÝ Ý³¨ ¼³ïÇÏ Ù³ÝÏ³ï³Ý ßñç³Ý³í³ñïÝ»ñÇó: üÇÉÙÇ óáõó³¹ñáõÃÛ³ÝÝ ¿ÇÝ Ññ³íÇñí³Í Ý³¨ ýÇÉÙÇ »ñÏáõ Ñ»ñáëÝ»ñ` ²ñ÷ÇÝ» ¶³Éý³Û³ÝÁ ¨ úÉÛ³ ²½³ïÛ³ÝÁ, ÇÝãå»ë Ý³¨ §¸»ÙáÏñ³ïÇ³Ý ³Ûëûñ¦ ÐÎ Ý»ñÏ³Û³óáõóÇã ²ñÙ»Ý ²é³ù»ÉÛ³ÝÁ, áíù»ñ ýÇÉÙÇ ³í³ñïÇó Ñ»ïá ùÝÝ³ñÏáõÙ Ï³½Ù³Ï»ñå»óÇÝ »ñÇï³ë³ñ¹ ³ÏïÇíÇëïÝ»ñÇ ¨ ³å³·³ ³ÏïÇíÇëïÝ»ñÇ Ñ»ï: Üñ³Ýù Ý»ñÏ³Û³óñ»óÇÝ ³ÛÝ ß³ñÅáõÙÝ»ñÁ ¨ ù³Õ³ù³óÇ³Ï³Ý Ý³Ë³Ó»éÝáõÃÛáõÝÝ»ñÁ, áñáÝù ³Ûëûñ ï»ÕÇ »Ý áõÝ»ÝáõÙ Ð³Û³ëï³ÝáõÙ, Ëáë»óÇÝ ³ÛÝ Ù³ëÇÝ, Ã» áñÝ ¿ ù³Õ³ù³óÇ³Ï³Ý ³ÏïÇíÇ½ÙÇ ¹»ñÁ Ñ³ë³ñ³ÏáõÃÛ³Ý ÅáÕáíñ¹³í³ñ³óÙ³Ý ·áñÍÁÝÃ³óáõÙ ¨ Ýñ³Ýù áñù³Ýáí »Ý ÙÇ³ó³Í ³Ûë Ï³Ù ³ÛÝ Ý³Ë³Ó»éÝáõÃÛáõÝÝ»ñÇÝ: Üí³ñ¹ Ø³ñ·³ñÛ³Ý

Armenia now, and there’s no need to be afraid of the idea of tolerance, because it brings a lot more opportunities, rather than “closing doors”. - What do you think, is Armenia a true democracy, or does it still have a long way to go? - I believe that it is true. And I want to see real democracy in all the countries, which still doesn’t exist in any country. But the important thing is the hope and talking about it. After finishing the interview with Mr. Davidian together we went to “Democracy Today” NGO, where should have been the second public screening of “Armenian Activists Now” for young activists from different villages of Armenia. Among them there were graduates from “Zatik” orphanage. Two heroes from the film Arpine Galfayan and Olya Azatyan, as well as representative of “Democracy Today” NGO Armen Arakelyan were also invited to the movie screening, after which they organized a discussion with young and future activists. They presented the movements and civic initiatives, which take place in Armenia now, talked about the role of civic activism in the process of democratization of society and how they are involved in different initiatives. Nvard Margaryan

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§²å³·³Ý ÙÇ³ÛÝ Ã³ÕáõÙÝ»ñÇÝ Ù³ëÝ³Ïó»Éáõ Ñ³Ù³ñ ã¿: ²åñÇ°ñ ³ÛÅÙ. í³ÕÝ ¿É áã µáÉáñÇ Ñ³Ù³ñ ¿¦ "The future isn't only for taking part in funerals. Live now! Tomorrow isn't for everyone."

§Ø»Í³ó»É »Ù ç³½Ç ÑÝãÛáõÝÝ»ñÇ Ý»ñùá: ÌÝáÕÝ»ñë ³ÛÉ ³ñÅ»ùÝ»ñ ÏñáÕ Ù³ñ¹ÇÏ ¿ÇÝ ¨ ¹ñ³ Ñ³Ù³ñ ¿, áñ ÇÝÓ ³½³ï ¨ Ñ³Ù³ñÓ³Ï »Ý ¹³ëïÇ³ñ³Ï»É, ¨ áñ Ï³ñ¨áñ ¿, ëáíáñ»óñ»É »Ý Ñ³Ý¹áõñÅáÕ³Ï³ÝáõÃÛáõÝ, Ñ³ñ·³Ýù Ù³ñ¹Ï³Ýó ÝÏ³ïÙ³Ù³µ: ÜáõÛÝÝ ¿É ÇÝùë »Ù ³ÝáõÙ` ë»ñÙ³Ý»Éáí ÇÙ »ñ»Ë³Ý»ñÇ Ù»ç Ñ³ñ·³Ýù, Ñ³Ý¹áõñÅáÕ³Ï³ÝáõÃÛáõÝ ¨ ³½³ïáõÃÛáõÝ¦: Æñí³å³ßïå³Ý ØÇù³Û»É ¸³ÝÇ»ÉÛ³ÝÁ ÍÝí»É ¿ 1959Ã. ÷»ïñí³ñÇ 17-ÇÝ: ²í³ñï»É ¿ ºñ¨³ÝÇ å»ï³Ï³Ý äáÉÇï»ËÝÇÏ³Ï³Ý ÇÝëïÇïáõïÁ` ëï³Ý³Éáí ïÝï»ë³·»ïÇ áñ³Ï³íáñáõÙ: 1997Ã-Çó §Ð³Û³ëï³ÝÇ Ð»ÉëÇÝÏÛ³Ý ³ëáóÇ³óÇ³ÛÇ¦ ÑÇÙÝ³¹Çñ Ý³Ë³·³ÑÝ ¿: §1991 Ãí³Ï³ÝÇó ³ßË³ï»É »Ù §¾ùëåñ»ë ÊñáÝÇÏ³¦ Çñ³í³å³ßïå³Ý Ã»ñÃáõÙ` ·ñ»Éáí Ñá¹í³ÍÝ»ñ Ð³Û³ëï³ÝáõÙ Ù³ñ¹áõ Çñ³íáõÝùÝ»ñÇ áïÝ³Ñ³ñáõÙÝ»ñÇ ¨ å³ßïå³-

“I grew up in the accompaniment of Jazz melodies. My parents held differing values, which is why they brought me up a free thinker and a daring person, and - which is important – they taught me tolerance and respect toward people. I do the same by sowing respect, tolerance and freedom in my children.” Human rights defender Mikayel Danielyan was born on 17 February, 1959. He graduated from Yerevan State Engineering University by obtaining a degree of an economist. He has been the founding director of “Helsinki Association of Armenia” since 1997. “I have been working with the “Express Chronicle” human rights magazine since 1991 by writing articles about human rights violations and protection in Armenia. In 1995 they suggested me to establish a human rights organization in Armenia as, according to the international

ÝáõÃÛ³Ý Ù³ëÇÝ: 1995 Ãí³Ï³ÝÇÝ ÇÝÓ ³é³ç³ñÏ»óÇÝ ëï»ÕÍ»É Ð³Û³ëï³ÝáõÙ áñ¨Çó¿ Çñ³í³å³ßïå³Ý Ï³½Ù³Ï»ñåáõÃÛáõÝ, ù³ÝÇ áñ, Áëï ÙÇç³½·³ÛÇÝ ¹Çïáñ¹Ý»ñÇ ¨ ÷áñÓ³·»ïÝ»ñÇ, Ð³Û³ëï³ÝáõÙ Ï³ÛÇÝ ·ñ³Ýóí³Í áñáß³ÏÇ Ñ³ë³ñ³Ï³Ï³Ý Ï³½Ù³Ï»ñåáõÃÛáõÝÝ»ñ, ë³Ï³ÛÝ Ýñ³Ýù Ï³ñÍ»ë ·áñÍáõÝ»áõÃÛáõÝ ã¿ÇÝ Í³í³ÉáõÙ: ºí »ë ÑÇÙÝ»óÇ Ð³Û³ëï³ÝáõÙ Ð»ÉëÇÝÏÛ³Ý ÏáÙÇï»Ý: 1996 Ã-ÇÝ »ë ¹áõñë »Ï³ Ð»ÉëÇÝÏÛ³Ý ÎáÙÇï»Çó, ÇÝãå»ë Ý³¨ Ý³Ë³·³ÑáõÃÛáõÝÇó` áñáß»Éáí ã³ßË³ï»É ÐÐ áñ¨Çó¿ Ï³½Ù³Ï»ñåáõÃÛáõÝáõÙ: 1997Ã-ÇÝ ÁÝÏ»ñÝ»ñÇë ³ç³ÏóáõÃÛ³Ùµ, »ñÏ³ñ ùÝÝ³ñÏáõÙÝ»ñÇó Ñ»ïá, ëï»ÕÍ»óÇ §Ð»ÉëÇÝÏÛ³Ý ²ëáóÇ³óÇ³Ý¦ ¨ ³ßË³ïáõÙ »Ù ³ÛÝï»Õ ÙÇÝã ³ÛÅÙ¦: 1998Ã. Ù³ÛÇëÇ 18-ÇÝ, ²ØÜ-Á ¨ ºíñáå³Ï³Ý ÙÇáõÃÛáõÝÁ Ð»ÉëÇÝÏÛ³Ý ²ëáóÇ³óÇ³ÛÇÝ ßÝáñÑ»É »Ý ÅáÕáíñ¹³í³ñáõÃÛ³Ý ¨ ù³Õ³ù³óÇ³Ï³Ý Ñ³ë³ñ³ÏáõÃÛ³Ý Ùñó³Ý³Ï` Ç ×³Ý³ãáõÙÝ Ð»ÉëÇÝÏÛ³Ý ²ëáóÇ³óÇ³ÛÇ Ó»éùµ»ñáõÙÝ»ñÇ ù³Õ³ù³óÇ³Ï³Ý Ñ³ë³ñ³ÏáõÃÛ³Ý ¨ ÅáÕáíñ¹³í³ñ³Ï³Ý ³ñÅ»ùÝ»ñÇ Ýå³ëïÙ³Ý ·áñÍáõÙ: 2009Ã. ÑáõÝí³ñÇÝ, Ð³Û³ëï³ÝáõÙ ²Ù»ñÇÏ³ÛÇ ØÇ³óÛ³É Ü³Ñ³Ý·Ý»ñÇ ¹»ëå³Ý³ïáõÝÁ Ð»ÉëÇÝÏÛ³Ý ²ëáóÇ³óÇ³ÛÇ Ý³Ë³·³Ñ ØÇù³Û»É ¸³ÝÇ»ÉÛ³ÝÇÝ ßÝáñÑ»É ¿ §²½³ïáõÃÛ³Ý å³ßïå³Ý 2008¦ Ùñó³Ý³ÏÁ Ù³ñ¹áõ Çñ³íáõÝùÝ»ñÇ å³ßïå³ÝáõÃÛ³Ý áÉáñïáõÙ áõÝ»ó³Í ³í³Ý¹Ç Ñ³Ù³ñ ³Ûë ï³ñÇÝ»ñÇ, ¨ Ñ³ïÏ³å»ë, 2008Ã. ù³Õ³ù³Ï³Ý áÕµ»ñ·³Ï³Ý Çñ³¹³ñÓáõÃÛáõÝÝ»ñÇ ÁÝÃ³óùáõÙ: §ÆÝã ³ë»É ¿ ù³Õ³ù³óÇ³Ï³Ý Ñ³ë³ñ³ÏáõÃÛáõÝ, »ë ¹³ ã·Çï»Ù, Ð³Û³ëï³ÝáõÙ ã»Ù ï»ëÝáõÙ: Î³Ý Ñ³ë³ñ³Ï³Ï³Ý Ï³½Ù³Ï»ñåáõÃÛáõÝÝ»ñ, áñáÝù áñ¨Çó¿ áÉáñïáõÙ ·áñÍáõÝ»áõÃÛáõÝ »Ý Í³í³ÉáõÙ, ë³Ï³ÛÝ ù³Õ³ù³óÇ³Ï³Ý Ñ³ë³ñ³ÏáõÃÛáõÝ, áñå»ë ³Û¹åÇëÇÝ, ãÏ³: ÆÝãá±õ »Ù ³Ûëå»ë ³ëáõÙ: 2008 Ã-ÇÝ, »Ã» Ï³ñ ù³Õ³ù³óÇ³Ï³Ý Ñ³ë³ñ³ÏáõÃÛáõÝ,

observers and experts, there were some nongovernmental organizations registered in Armenia, but it seemed that they do not operate. And I founded Helsinki Committee in Armenia. I left Helsinki Committee in 1996, as well as left the presidency of it by deciding not to work in any organization that would operate in the territory of the Republic of Armenia. In 1997, after long discussions, I have created “Helsinki Association” with the support of my friends and I work here till now.” On May 18, 1998 the United States and European Union presented Democracy and Civil Society Award to the Helsinki Association in recognition of its achievements in promoting civil society and democratic values. On January 2009 the Embassy of the United States of America in Armenia presented Freedom Defender Award 2008 to Mikael Danielyan for distinguished performance as an advocate for the human rights of all Armenians for many years and especially during the tragic political events of 2008. “I don’t know what civil society is, I don’t see it in Armenia. There are non-governmental organizations that operate in this or that domain, but civil society per se doesn’t exist. Why I think this way? In 2008, if civil society existed, then everyone should have addressed what happened on 1 March, but no one did anything.”

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- You have been working on forming and developing civil society for so many years; what is your success track? What changes have been made in these spheres. - It is somehow hard to speak about the success track. In some instances, you feel you’ve won ‘moral’ victories, and there are many of them. They give you more strength and possibility to carry on the cause further which is aimed at the protection of democracy and human rights. One may find distinct frameworks. A lieutenant colonel from Nagorno Karabakh was sentenced for tortures for the first time due to our efforts. There was a guy who was charged for rape and murder, and they sentenced him to 14 years of prison, and we were the only ones that defended him: he was released after five years by withdrawing the charge. We were the first in Armenia to advocate for laws such as Law of the Republic of Armenia on Freedom of Information, Law on Alternative Military Service, etc. I am the founder of several non-governmental organizations in Armenia such as “Helsinki Committee of Armenia”, “Helsinki Association of Armenia”, “We For Civil Equality” NGO, etc. - Public opinion sometimes expresses ambiguous opinions on civic and public activists and their activities: what do you feel and, in general, how do you relate to criticism or irrelevant public slander? The society has many “ill” elements that need to be “cured”. When there are people in the society that are ready to give their voices away in voting for 5000 to 10.000 AMD, it is then an illness. When one finds out that someone was beaten up in the police station and thinks that s/he was guilty and therefore beaten up, it is then an illness, too. A lot of things need to be changed in our society, there is need for remedy and ideological changes. Rock is a kind of music that tackles various

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social problems by choosing music as means of expression. Rock, rap and all the music in the Armenian society seems to have the same content. And rock groups, instead of singing about serious problems, the events of 1st of March 2008, give concerts on cash registers ballots. - You are famous in the Armenian society overall. What is the secret of your success? I think that the secret behind succeeding and fame is that I do and speak want I think. I am courageous as well, I stand for the cause that I have initiated. I am also a non-compromising person: there are principles that I will refuse in no instance, in no situation. - And as a skilled professional, an activist of civil society, what will you advise to our

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youth and young citizens? To be free. I am not speaking of anarchy, but a relative freedom: my freedom ends where the freedom of the other person starts. We need to live not by the past, but by the present. The future needs to be dreamed of. I also advise to respect human rights that, for me, are higher than national and state interests.

“Once I went to a court trial wearing shorts. The bewildered judge looked at me and asked: Judge: “Mr. Danielyan what is this? In what kind of attire you have showed up to the court trial?” Danielyan: “Mr. Judge, there is no law limiting or prescribing what to wear during a court case, there are no such requirements, are there? Judge: “Maybe you could try to show some respect to the court?” Danielyan: “It has been 10 years now that I try, but it doesn’t work.”

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Others about Mikayel Danielyan Eduard Danielyan, his son My father is a kind of person who is ready to help everyone and doesn’t expect anything in return, who can understand and accept almost everything (he is tolerant, as they put it). He is happy all the time, he can raise the moods of others, he doesn’t enjoy arguing and fighting, but he is ready to fight against injustice. He doesn’t like ignorance and tastelessness, he rather likes beauty and appreciates true art. He likes a good company very much, but he can cope with diverse people. He doesn’t resemble anyone else, he lives by the present and doesn’t live in a made-up world of himself. Arman Veziryan, colleague Mika is a wonderful person, a great friend, a great relative. A happy and pleasant environment is created in the workplace thanks to him, he considers his workers as equals. When I stand next to him, I know that there is a person named Mikayel who is ready to help me and whoever is in need for any case. Mika is the most democratic person on the Earth. Nvard Margaryan

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Barev to all readers! For a long time, I’ve been curious to dig deeper in understanding what is behind the Armenian values, attitudes and opinions. Being puzzled about it all, I decided to spend 19 days at PINK, which offered me the most extraordinary insight to answer my questions. However shocking my findings were, Armenian society is a beast that I’ve grown to love. Having visited the first ever gender equality fair, let me first speak about women’s rights. Women’s rights are taken somewhat for granted in the Western world, but the gender equality fair was rather controversial within Armenia.

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The position of women in Armenia is outrageous. Women are way too often victims of arranged marriages that are on the rise. They have no say in public affairs and face day-today discrimination, humiliation and violence. A woman is sometimes kept at home without the “permission” to go outside should her husband chose so. She cannot socialise, be entrepreneurial or express her opinion. Armenian social norm says that a woman must be well-educated. However, a university degree for a woman is merely a tool for her future husband’s parents to accept her. Skills acquired during her university education are wasted and Armenian joke has it that a university degree (diploma) for a woman is only to be hung on the wall of her kitchen as a decoration. I spoke to many people about this situation in hope that all I’ve been hearing was only a biased viewpoint. Unfortunately, the more people I spoke to, the more I realised the magnitude of this problem. I loved the fact that PINK’s office was indeed one of the only places in Yerevan where LGBT members could come without the fear of being teased, harassed or attacked. PINK office was indeed a safe haven for such people, where they could find peace of mind, education, likeminded people, legal advice, free condoms and so on. When I helped teaching English at PINK, I felt great knowing how grateful these lovely people were to be able to learn English in a safe environment. This proved a great success and I was rather sad when I had to say my last goodbye to them. Due to the time constrains, I only managed to initiate the preparation for Armenian first ever LGBT history exhibition. The purpose of this exhibition, an idea of my own, was to demonstrate that bi-/trans-/homosexuality is not a modern phenomenon “imported” by the West, as Armenians think of it. I wanted to illustrate that there have been LGBT people throughout the Armenian history. Some of Ar-

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menian most admired poets, film directors and monarchs were LGBT, but the society does not acknowledge these facts. Unfortunately I had to leave before the exhibition could be put together. The social stigma around LGBT individuals in Armenia is indeed pitiable, as for instance, there operates an extremist neo-Nazi group named Mek Azg (One Nation) that literally glued thousands upon thousands of posters on every pillar and wall in Yerevan encouraging the people of Armenia to stand against LGBT. There are many more posters also saying: “No to homosexuality and erotic internet sites”, “No short skirts,” “Only the Armenian Apostolic Church in Armenia”, “No to America, yes to Russia,” “Our army is strong” and so on. This massive campaign, however unconstitutional, is sadly supported by the government, as a protector of Armenian “traditional” values. No legal action has been taken against this extremist group and this only perpetuates suicides and violent attacks against LGBT, which are honoured and celebrated in the Armenian society. After I left Armenia, I kept a sharp eye on the development of the situation of LGBT community. My utter amazement at how intolerant the Armenian society can get and how incompetent the government is was topped by hearing that my favourite pub in Yerevan was bombed up by a group of neo-Nazis.

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Nevertheless, Armenia hosts some of the most wonderful places, like Nagorno-Karabakh, the Tatev Monastery and many more that I visited. Not to forget, the capital city of Yerevan is stunningly beautiful with many pleasant cafes, restaurants, amazing food, wonderful sights and a fast pace of life. Politics, government and society aside, the most incredible people I know are Armenians. The mixture of constantly being shocked to tears and excited about the beauty of its landscape and people was a true feast for my senses, mind and thoughts. As difficult as it is to get one head around this country and its society and to really make one mind up about what to make of it, I thoroughly enjoyed my stay at PINK. I can only conclude that this experience opened my eyes, challenged my convictions and re-ordered my life priorities. Marcel Bandur

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“Public Information and Need of Knowledge” NGO held a journalistic work competition called “Women of Independence” on the occasion of women’s month. Articles, which were written in Armenian language and were published in print and electronic media during March, 2012 participated in the competition. On April 7, the participants of competition were invited to the office of “Public Information and Need of Knowledge” NGO, where the winners were announced.

Jury of the Competition were the members of “Coalition to Stop Violence against Women” and, by their decision, Anna Yeghiazaryan was awarded with the first prize for the article named “The Tradition of “Red Apple” in the background of recovering virginity”. And in a result of public voting, Lusine Vayachyan’s article named “I am a feminist” was recognized the best. We express our deepest appreciation to all participants of competition. We hope there will be many opportunities to collaborate and to evaluate journalistic work, which is hard but very important, and at the same time very interesting.

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²ßË³ñÑÇ ï³ñµ»ñ »ñÏñÝ»ñáõÙ` ëÏë³Í 1996Ã-Çó, ³åñÇÉÇ »ññáñ¹ áõñµ³ÃÁ ÝßíáõÙ ¿ áñå»ë ÉéáõÃÛ³Ý ûñ: ÈéáõÃÛ³Ý ûñí³ ÑÇÙÝ³Ï³Ý Ýå³ï³ÏÁ áõëáõÙÝ³Ï³Ý Ñ³ëï³ïáõÃÛáõÝÝ»ñáõÙ È¶´î (É»ëµáõÑÇ, ·»Û, µÇë»ùëáõ³É, ïñ³Ýë·»Ý¹»ñ) ³ÝÓ³Ýó ¨ ³ÛÉ ëáóÇ³É³Ï³Ý ËÙµ»ñÇ ÝÏ³ïÙ³Ùµ Ëïñ³Ï³Ý ¨ ³ñÅ³Ý³å³ïíáõÃÛáõÝÁ Ýë»Ù³óÝáÕ í»ñ³µ»ñÙáõÝùÇ íñ³ Ñ³ë³ñ³ÏáõÃÛ³Ý áõß³¹ñáõÃÛ³Ý ë¨»éáõÙÝ ¿: ²í»ÉÇÝ, ³Ûë ûñÁ ÙÇïí³Í ¿ ÝÙ³ÝûñÇÝ³Ï »ñ¨áõÛÃÝ»ñÁ í»ñ³óÝ»ÉáõÝ áõ Ï³ÝË³ñ·»É»ÉáõÝ, áñå»ë½Ç áõëáõÙÝ³Ï³Ý Ñ³ëï³ïáõÃÛáõÝÝ»ñÁ ¹³éÝ³Ý ³é³í»É ³å³Ñáí µáÉáñÇ Ñ³Ù³ñ` ³ÝÏ³Ë ³ß³Ï»ñïÝ»ñÇ ¨ áõë³ÝáÕÝ»ñÇ ë»éÇó, ë»é³Ï³Ý ÏáÕÙÝáñáßáõÙÇó, ·»Ý¹»ñ³ÛÇÝ ÇÝùÝáõÃÛáõÝÇó, ¿ÃÝÇÏ å³ïÏ³Ý»ÉáõÃÛáõÝÇó, ÏñáÝÇó, ³ñï³ùÇÝ ïíÛ³ÉÝ»ñÇó ¨ ëáóÇ³É³Ï³Ý áõ ³ÝÓÝ³ÛÇÝ ³ÛÉ Ñ³ïÏ³ÝÇßÝ»ñÇó: ²Ûëûñ ÐÐ ÏñÃ³Ï³Ý ·ñ»Ã» µáÉáñ Ñ³ëï³ïáõÃÛáõÝÝ»ñáõÙ Ï³ñ»ÉÇ ¿ Ñ³Ý¹Çå»É ³ÛÝåÇëÇ »ñ¨áõÛÃÝ»ñÇ, ÇÝãåÇëÇù »Ý µéÝáõÃÛáõÝÝ»ñÁ,

In various states of the world, starting from 1996, the third Friday of April is commemorated as a Day of Silence. The foremost aim of the Day of Silence (DOS) is to draw attention on discrimination and bullying towards LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender) individuals and other social groups in educational institutions. Moreover, this day is meant to eliminate and prevent such phenomena for the educational institutions to become a safer place for everyone, regardless of students’ and pupils’ sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, ethnicity, religion, appearance and any other social and personal characteristics. We may witness phenomena as violence, discrimination, hate speech, mockery and abuse – behaviors that humiliate human dignity and violate basic human rights and freedoms – in almost all educational institutions of the Republic of Armenia. On this occasion, on April 19, on the eve of the DOS, “Public Information and Need of Knowl-

Ëïñ³Ï³ÝáõÃÛáõÝÁ, ³ï»ÉáõÃÛ³Ý Ïáã»ñÁ, Í³Õñ³ÝùÁ, íÇñ³íáñ³ÝùÁ` ³ÛÝåÇëÇ í»ñ³µ»ñÙáõÝù, áñáÝù Ýí³ëï³óÝáõÙ »Ý Ù³ñ¹Ï³ÛÇÝ ³ñÅ³Ý³å³ïíáõÃÛáõÝÁ ¨ áïÝ³Ñ³ñáõÙ »Ý Ù³ñ¹áõ ÑÇÙÝ³ñ³ñ Çñ³íáõÝùÝ»ñÝ áõ ³½³ïáõÃÛáõÝÝ»ñÁ: ²Ûë Ï³å³ÏóáõÃÛ³Ùµ, ³åñÇÉÇ 19-ÇÝ` §ÈéáõÃÛ³Ý ûñí³¦ Ý³Ëûñ»ÇÝ, §Ð³Ýñ³ÛÇÝ ï»Õ»Ï³ïíáõÃÛáõÝ ¨ ·Çï»ÉÇùÇ Ï³ñÇù¦ Ñ³ë³ñ³Ï³Ï³Ý Ï³½Ù³Ï»ñåáõÃÛ³Ý ÏáÕÙÇó Ï³½Ù³Ï»ñåí»É ¿ñ Ù³ÙáõÉÇ ³ëáõÉÇë, áñÇ ÁÝÃ³óùáõÙ Ý»ñÏ³Û³óí»ó §ÈéáõÃÛ³Ý ûñí³¦ ËáñÑñ¹³ÝÇßÁ ¨ Ï³ñ¨áñáõÃÛáõÝÁ: ÆëÏ ²åñÇÉÇ 20-ÇÝ Ï³½Ù³Ï»ñåáõÃÛáõÝÁ ÉéáõÃÛáõÝ å³Ñå³Ý»ó ³ÛÝ Ù³ñ¹Ï³Ýó Ñ³Ù³ñ, áíù»ñ ã»Ý ËáëáõÙ, Ï³Ù ÑÝ³ñ³íáñáõÃÛáõÝ ãáõÝ»Ý Ëáë»Éáõ: §Ð³Ýñ³ÛÇÝ ï»Õ»Ï³ïíáõÃÛáõÝ ¨ ·Çï»ÉÇùÇ Ï³ñÇù¦ Ñ³ë³ñ³Ï³Ï³Ý Ï³½Ù³Ï»ñåáõÃÛáõÝÁ ³Ûë ³ñß³íÇÝ ÙÇ³ÝáõÙ ¿ 2010 Ã-Çó Ç í»ñ: ²Ûë ï³ñÇ ³ñß³íÇ ³ÝóÏ³óÙ³ÝÝ ³ç³Ïó»É »Ý ºíñáå³Ï³Ý ÙÇáõÃÛ³Ý å³ïíÇñ³ÏáõÃÛáõÝÁ ¨ Ø²Î-Ç Ð³Ýñ³ÛÇÝ ï»Õ»Ï³ïíáõÃÛ³Ý í³ñãáõÃÛáõÝÁ:

edge” NGO organized a press conference, during which the symbol and importance of DOS was presented. On April 20 the organization kept silence for those, who don’t speak out or don’t have a chance to speak. “Public Information and Need of Knowledge” NGO has joined this campaign since 2010. European Union Delegation to Armenia and UN Department of Public Information assisted the campaign this year.

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§Ð³Ý¹áõñÅáÕ³Ï³ÝáõÃÛáõÝ ¨ ÑáÙáýáµÇ³¦ Ã»Ù³Ûáí ùÝÝ³ñÏáõÙÝ»ñ Discussions: "Tolerance and Homophobia" ²í»ÉÇ ù³Ý 100 »ñÇï³ë³ñ¹Ý»ñ ³í»ÉÇÝ ÇÙ³ó³Ý Ñ³Ý¹áõñÅáÕ³Ï³ÝáõÃÛ³Ý ¨ ÑáÙáýáµÇ³ÛÇ Ù³ëÇÝ, ½³ñ·³óñ»óÇÝ Çñ»Ýó ·Çï»ÉÇùÝ»ñÁ È¶´î (É»ëµáõÑÇ, ·»Û, µÇë»ùëáõ³É, ïñ³Ýë·»Ý¹»ñ) ³ÝÓ³Ýó Çñ³íáõÝùÝ»ñÇ Ù³ëÇÝ ÁÝ¹Ñ³Ýñ³å»ë, ¨ Ð³Û³ëï³ÝáõÙ Ù³ëÝ³íáñ³å»ë §Ð³Ýñ³ÛÇÝ ï»Õ»Ï³ïíáõÃÛáõÝ ¨ ·Çï»ÉÇùÇ Ï³ñÇù¦ ÐÎ-Ç Ï³½Ù³Ï»ñå³Í ùÝÝ³ñÏÙ³Ý Å³Ù³Ý³Ï: Ìñ³·ÇñÁ Ï³½Ù³Ï»ñåí»É ¿ñ ºíñáå³Ï³Ý ÙÇáõÃÛ³Ý Ñ³Û³ëï³ÝÛ³Ý Ý»ñÏ³Û³óáõóãáõÃÛ³Ý ¨ Ø²Î-Ç Ð³Ýñ³ÛÇÝ ï»Õ»Ï³ïíáõÃÛ³Ý í³ñãáõÃÛ³Ý »ñ¨³ÝÛ³Ý ·ñ³ë»ÝÛ³ÏÇ ³ç³ÏóáõÃÛ³Ùµ: ºñ»ù ùÝÝ³ñÏáõÙÝ»ñ Ï³½Ù³Ï»ñåí»óÇÝ Ø²Î-Ç ·ñ³ë»ÝÛ³ÏáõÙ ³åñÇÉÇÝ: ²Ûë Ýáñ³ñ³ñ³Ï³Ý µ³Ý³í»×»ñÁ Ï³½Ù³Ï»ñåí»É ¿ÇÝ Ë³ÕÇ ï»ëùáí. ù³Õ³ù³óÇ³Ï³Ý Ñ³ë³ñ³ÏáõÃÛ³Ý ³ÏïÇí ³Ý¹³ÙÝ»ñÁ ý»ÛëµáõùÛ³Ý ùÝÝ³ñÏáõÙ Ý»ñÏ³Û³óñ»óÇÝ: ºñÇï³ë³ñ¹Ý»ñÝ ³ÏïÇíáñ»Ý Ù³ëÝ³Ïó»óÇÝ ùÝÝ³ñÏÙ³ÝÁ áñå»ë ý»ÛëµáõùÛ³Ý û·ï³ï»ñ»ñ, ³ñ»óÇÝ Ù»ÏÝ³µ³ÝáõÃÛáõÝÝ»ñ, Ñ³ñó»ñ µ³ñÓñ³óñ»óÇÝ, ÇÝãå»ë Ý³¨ Ñ³í³Ý»óÇÝ Ï³Ù ãÑ³í³Ý»óÇÝ Ù³ëÝ³ÏÇóÝ»ñÇ ÏáÕÙÇó Ý»ñÏ³Û³óí³Í ÷³ëï³ñÏÝ»ñÁ: Üñ³ÝóÇó Ù»ÏÝ ¿É Ë³ÕáõÙ ¿ñ §¶áõ·ÉÇ¦ ¹»ñÁ` å³ï³ëË³Ý»Éáí ï³ñµ»ñ Ñ³ñó»ñÇ: Ø³ëÝ³ÏÇóÝ»ñÇó Ù»ÏÝ ³ë³ó. §Ø»Ýù µáÉáñë ³í»ÉÇÝ ÇÙ³ó³Ýù È¶´î (É»ëµáõÑÇ, ·»Û, µÇë»ùëáõ³É, ïñ³Ýë·»Ý¹»ñ) ³ÝÓ³Ýó ÝÏ³ïÙ³Ùµ Ñ³Ý¹áõñÅáÕ³Ï³ÝáõÃÛ³Ý, Ýñ³Ýó Ñ³ë³ñ³ÏáõÃÛáõÝ ÁÝ¹áõÝÙ³Ý ¨ ÇÝï»·ñÙ³Ý Ù³ëÇÝ: ºë ¨ ÇÙ ÁÝÏ»ñÝ»ñÁ ³í»ÉÇ ß³ï Ï·Ý³Ñ³ï»Ýù Ù»ñ µ³½Ù³½³ÝáõÃÛáõÝÝ áõ ÏËÃ³Ý»Ýù Ùß³ÏáõÃ³ÛÇÝ µ³½Ù³½³ÝáõÃÛáõÝÁ` Ýí³½»óÝ»Éáí ó³ÝÏ³ó³Í ï»ë³ÏÇ Ëïñ³Ï³ÝáõÃÛáõÝ¦:

More than 100 young people got to know more about tolerance and homophobia, developed their knowledge about LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender) people’s rights generally and particularly in Armenia during the discussion organized by “Public Information and Need of Knowledge” NGO. The discussion was organized in cooperation with European Union Delegation to Armenia and UN Department of Public Information. Three discussions were organized in UN house in April. These new of its kind innovative debates were organized in form of a role play. The active members of civil society presented a facebook discussion. Young people actively participated in the discussion as facebook users, made comments, raised questions, as well as liked or disliked the comments made by other participants. Also, one of them was playing the role of “Google” by answering different questions. One of the participants said: “We all got to know more about tolerance towards LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender) people, about their acceptance and integration in the society. My friends and I will appreciate our diversity more; we will promote cultural diversity by reducing any kind of discrimination”.

ê»é³í³ñ³ÏÝ»ñÇ Ï³ÝË³ñ·»ÉÙ³Ý, Çñ³½»Ïí³ÍáõÃÛ³Ý µ³ñÓñ³óÙ³Ý ¨ ë»é³Ï³Ý ³Ýíï³Ý· í³ñù³·ÍÇ Ëñ³ËáõëÙ³Ý Ýå³ï³Ïáí §Ð³Ýñ³ÛÇÝ ï»Õ»Ï³ïíáõÃÛáõÝ ¨ ·Çï»ÉÇùÇ Ï³ñÇù¦ ÐÎ-Ý Ù³ïáõóáõÙ ¿ Ñ»ï¨Û³É ³Ýí×³ñ Í³é³ÛáõÃÛáõÝÝ»ñÁ. - å³Ñå³Ý³ÏÝ»ñÇ ¨ ÉáõµñÇÏ³ÝïÝ»ñÇ ïñ³Ù³¹ñáõÙ - ËáñÑñ¹³ïíáõÃÛáõÝ - ØÆ²ì-Ç í»ñ³µ»ñÛ³É Ñ»ï³½áïáõÃÛ³Ý Ï³½Ù³Ï»ñåáõÙ For prevention of sexually transmitted infections, awareness raising and promotion of safe sexual behavior, “Public Information and Need of Knowledge” NGO provides following services free of charge: distributing condoms andubricants counseling organizing of HIV testing -

Ì³é³ÛáõÃÛáõÝÝ»ñ ØÆ²ì-Ç ÝÏ³ïÙ³Ùµ ³é³í»É íï³Ý·Ç »ÝÃ³ñÏí³Í µÝ³ÏãáõÃÛ³Ý Ñ³Ù³ñ. - Çñ³í³µ³Ý³Ï³Ý ËáñÑñ¹³ïíáõÃÛáõÝ - ¹ÇÙáõÙÝ»ñÇ, Ñ³Ûó³¹ÇÙáõÙÝ»ñÇ ¨ ³ÛÉ ³ÝÑñ³Å»ßï ÷³ëï³ÃÕÃ»ñÇ Ï³½ÙáõÙ - ß³Ñ»ñÇ å³ßïå³ÝáõÃÛáõÝ å»ï³Ï³Ý ¨ áã å»ï³Ï³Ý Ù³ñÙÇÝÝ»ñáõÙ - Ý»ñÏ³Û³óáõóãáõÃÛáõÝ ¹³ï³ñ³ÝÝ»ñáõÙ ù³Õ³ù³óÇ³Ï³Ý ¨ ùñ»³Ï³Ý ·áñÍ»ñáí Services for most at risk population toward HIV: - legal counseling - preparation of applications, claims and other necessary documents - rights protection in governmental and nongovernmental bodies - representation in courts for civil and criminal cases

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ÀÝ¹Ñ³Ýáõñ Ñ³Ûï³ñ³ñ Common ground

ê.Ã. Ù³ÛÇëÇ 9-Çó 10-Á ²Õí»ñ³ÝáõÙ ï»ÕÇ áõÝ»ó³í §ÀÝ¹Ñ³Ýáõñ Ñ³Ûï³ñ³ñ¦ Ëáñ³·ñáí ¹³ëÁÝÃ³ó, áñÇ ßñç³Ý³ÏÝ»ñáõÙ ùÝÝ³ñÏÙ³Ý ¿ÇÝ ¹ñí³Í Ï³ñÍñ³ïÇå»ñÇ, ÑáÙáýáµÇ³ÛÇ, ë»é³Ï³ÝáõÃÛ³Ý, ù³Õ³ù³óÇ³Ï³Ý Ñ³ë³ñ³ÏáõÃÛ³Ý, Ù³ñ¹áõ Çñ³íáõÝùÝ»ñÇ Ã»Ù³Ý»ñÁ: Ð³ë³ñ³Ï³Ï³Ý ï³ñµ»ñ Ï³½Ù³Ï»ñåáõÃÛáõÝÝ»ñÇ Ý»ñÏ³Û³óáõóÇãÝ»ñ Ñ³í³ùí»É ¿ÇÝ ÷áñÓÇ ÷áË³Ý³ÏÙ³Ý, ÁÝ¹Ñ³Ýáõñ Ñ³Ûï³ñ³ñÇ ·³Éáõ ¨ ÐÎ-Ý»ñÇ Ý»ñëáõÙ Ë³ñ³ÝÇ, Ëïñ³Ï³ÝáõÃÛ³Ý áõ ³å³ï»Õ»Ï³ïíáõÃÛ³Ý Ù³Ï³ñ-¹³ÏÁ Ýí³½»óÝ»Éáõ, ÁÝ¹áõÝ»ÉáõÃÛ³Ý, Ñ³Ý¹áõñÅáÕ³Ï³ÝáõÃÛ³Ý ¨ ï»Õ»Ï³óí³ÍáõÃÛ³Ý, Ñ³Ù»ñ³ßËáõÃÛ³Ý Ùß³ÏáõÛÃÝ ³Ùñ³Ï³Û»óÝ»Éáõ Ýå³ï³Ïáí: Ð³Ý¹ÇåáõÙÝ ³é³í»É ³ñ¹ÛáõÝ³í»ï ¹³ñÓñ»óÇÝ È¶´î áñáß Ý»ñÏ³Û³óáõóÇãÝ»ñ, »ñµ ³ñï³·³Éáõëï ³ñ»óÇÝ áñå»ë ÝáõÛÝ³ë»é³Ï³ÝÝ»ñ (É»ëµáõÑÇÝ»ñ) ¨ ùÝÝ³ñÏáõÙÝ»ñÁ ¹³ñÓ³Ý ËÇëï ³ÝÙÇç³Ï³Ý ¨ é»³ÉÇëï³Ï³Ý: Øß³Ïí»ó ·áñÍáÕáõÃÛáõÝÝ»ñÇ ß³ñù, ¨ ÑÝ³ñ³íáñ ¿, áñ Ñ»ï³·³ Ñ³Ù³ï»Õ ç³Ýù»ñÇ ßÝáñÑÇí ¨ í»ñ³Ùß³ÏÙ³Ý ³ñ¹ÛáõÝùáõÙ ³ÛÝ í»ñ³ÍíÇ Íñ³·ñÇ ¨ Çñ³Ï³Ý³óíÇ ï³ñµ»ñ Ï³éáõÛóÝ»ñÇ ûÅ³Ý¹³ÏáõÃÛ³Ùµ ¨ Ñ³Ù³·áñÍ³ÏóáõÃÛ³Ùµ:

This year on May 9-10 the training called “Common ground” took place in Aghveran. Within frames of the training the topics of stereotypes, homophobia, sexuality, civil society and human rights were put to discussion. The representatives of different NGOs gathered together in order to exchange experiences, for finding common grounds, reducing the level of stigma, discrimination and misinformation among NGOs, to strengthen the culture of acceptance, tolerance, awareness and solidarity. Some LGBT representatives made the meeting more effective, when they came out as homosexuals (lesbians) and the discussions became very direct and realistic. Series of actions were developed and in the end it is possible to make it become a project with further joint efforts and to implement it with the support and cooperation of different institutions.

Èñ³ïí³Ï³Ý Ýáñ ¿ç A New page in media ê.Ã. Ù³ÛÇëÇ 10-Çó 12-Á ²Õí»ñ³ÝáõÙ ï»ÕÇ áõÝ»ó³í §Èñ³ïí³Ï³Ý Ýáñ ¿ç¦ Ëáñ³·ñáí ¹³ëÁÝÃ³ó Ï³ñÍñ³ïÇå»ñÇ, ÑáÙáýáµÇ³ÛÇ, ë»é³Ï³ÝáõÃÛ³Ý, ù³Õ³ù³óÇ³Ï³Ý Ñ³ë³ñ³ÏáõÃÛ³Ý, Ù³ñ¹áõ Çñ³íáõÝùÝ»ñÇ Ã»Ù³Ý»ñáí: ²Ûë ÷áñÓÁ »½³ÏÇ ÑÝ³ñ³íáñáõÃÛáõÝ ÁÝÓ»é»ó Éñ³·ñáÕÝ»ñÇÝ Ã»Ù³Ý»ñÇ í»ñ³µ»ñÛ³É áõÕÕ»Éáõ Çñ»Ýó Ñ»ï³ùñùñáÕ Ñ³ñó»ñÁ, Ñ³ñëï³óÝ»Éáõ Çñ»Ýó ·Çï»ÉÇùÝ»ñÁ í»ñáÝßÛ³É Ã»Ù³Ý»ñÇ ßáõñç: Èñ³·ñáÕÝ»ñÇ ÙÇç¨ ÷áñÓÇ ³ñÅ»ù³íáñ ÷áË³Ý³ÏáõÙÁ ¨ Ñ³Ù³ï»Õ Ñ³Ý¹ÇåáõÙÁ ï³ÉÇë ¿ñ Çñ åïáõÕÝ»ñÁ Ñ»Ýó ¹³ëÁÝÃ³óÇ Å³Ù³Ý³Ï, »ñµ Éñ³·ñáÕÝ»ñÁ ·ñáõÙ ¿ÇÝ Ñá¹í³ÍÝ»ñ, Ù»ÏÝ³µ³ÝáõÙ ·áñÍÁÝÏ»ñÝ»ñÇ ·ñ³Í Ñá¹í³ÍÝ»ñÁ, ÷áñÓáõÙ ·ïÝ»É ÁÝ¹Ñ³Ýáõñ Ï³Õ³å³ñ ë»é³Ï³ÝáõÃÛ³Ý í»ñ³µ»ñÛ³É »½ñáõÛÃÝ»ñÇ ÁÝïñáõÃÛ³Ý, Ñá¹í³ÍÝ»ñÇ É»½íÇ ¨ ³ÛÉ Ã»Ù³Ý»ñÇ í»ñ³µ»ñÛ³É:

This year on May 10-12 the training called “A New Page in Media” took place in Aghveran, where the topics of stereotypes, homophobia, sexuality, civil society and human rights were discussed. This experience gave journalists a unique chance to ask questions on the topics, to enrich their knowledge around these topics. The valuable exchange of experience between journalists and the meeting gave its results during the training course when the journalists were writing articles, commenting the articles written by their colleagues, trying to find a common sampler around the terms of use of sexuality, around the language of articles and other topics.

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§È¶´î Çñ³íáõÝùÝ»ñÁ Ð³Û³ëï³ÝáõÙ. Éé»óí³Í Çñ³Ï³ÝáõÃÛáõÝ¦ ÏáÝý»ñ³Ýë "LGBT Rights in Armenia: Silenced Reality" conference Ø³ñ¹áõ Çñ³íáõÝùÝ»ñÇ å³ßïå³ÝáõÃÛ³Ý ³ÏïÇíÇëïÝ»ñÁÝ ¨ ÙÇç³½·³ÛÇÝ Ñ³ÝñáõÃÛ³Ý Ý»ñÏ³Û³óáõóÇãÝ»ñÁ Ù³ÛÇëÇ 15-ÇÝ §È¶´î Çñ³íáõÝùÝ»ñÁ Ð³Û³ëï³ÝáõÙ. Éé»óí³Í Çñ³Ï³ÝáõÃÛáõÝ¦ ÏáÝý»ñ³ÝëÇ Å³Ù³Ý³Ï ùÝÝ³ñÏ»óÇÝ É»ëµáõÑÇ, ·»Û, µÇë»ùëáõ³É, ïñ³Ýë·»Ý¹»ñ (È¶´î) ³ÝÓ³Ýó Çñ³íáõÝùÝ»ñÇ å³ßïå³ÝáõÃÛ³Ý Çñ³íÇ×³ÏÁ Ð³Û³ëï³ÝáõÙ: ØÇçáó³éÙ³Ý Ýå³ï³ÏÝ ¿ñ µ³ñÓñ³óÝ»É Ñ³Ýñ³ÛÇÝ Çñ³½»Ïí³ÍáõÃÛáõÝÁ È¶´î ³ÝÓ³Ýó ÝÏ³ïÙ³Ùµ Ëïñ³Ï³ÝáõÃÛ³Ý í»ñ³óÙ³Ý ¨ Ýñ³Ýó Çñ³íáõÝùÝ»ñÇ í»ñ³µ»ñÛ³É, ÇÝãå»ë Ý³¨` ùÝÝ³ñÏ»É È¶´î ³ÝÓ³Ýó ÝÏ³ïÙ³Ùµ Ñ³Ý¹áõñÅáÕ³Ï³ÝáõÃÛ³Ý, Ýñ³Ýó ÁÝ¹áõÝÙ³Ý ¨ Ñ³ë³ñ³ÏáõÃÛáõÝ ÇÝï»·ñÙ³Ý ËÝ¹ÇñÝ»ñÁ: Ø³ñ¹áõ Çñ³íáõÝùÝ»ñÇ ï»Õ³Ï³Ý ¨ ÙÇç³½·³ÛÇÝ ÷áñÓ³·»ïÝ»ñÁ ùÝÝ³ñÏ»óÇÝ §È¶´î ³ÝÓ³Ýó Ù³ëÇÝ Ñ³ë³ñ³Ï³Ï³Ý Ï³ñÍÇù¦ Ñ»ï³½áïáõÃÛáõÝÁ, áñÁ Ý»ñÏ³Û³óí»ó §Ð³Ýñ³ÛÇÝ ï»Õ»Ï³ïíáõÃÛáõÝ ¨ ·Çï»ÉÇùÇ Ï³ñÇù¦ ÐÎ-Ç ÏáÕÙÇó: ´³ó ùÝÝ³ñÏáõÙÝ»ñÁ ÝáõÛÝå»ë È¶´î ³ÝÓ³Ýó ÁÝÏ³ÉÙ³Ý, ËáëùÇ ³½³ïáõÃÛ³Ý ËÝ¹ñÇ ¨ Ñ³í³ë³ñ Çñ³íáõÝùÝ»ñ »ñ³ßË³íáñáÕ ûñ»ÝùÝ»ñÇ Ñ»ï³·³ ÁÝ¹áõÝÙ³Ý ¨ ÏÇñ³éÙ³Ý Ù³ëÇÝ ¿ÇÝ: Ð³Û³ëï³ÝáõÙ ºØ å³ïíÇñ³ÏáõÃÛ³Ý Õ»Ï³í³ñ, ¹»ëå³Ý îñ³Û³Ý ÐñÇëÃ»³Ý ¨ Ø²Î-Ç Ð³Ýñ³ÛÇÝ ï»Õ»Ï³ïíáõÃÛ³Ý í³ñãáõÃÛ³Ý Ý»ñÏ³Û³óáõóÇã Ø³ñÇ³ ¸áó»ÝÏáÝ Ëáë»óÇÝ Ëïñ³Ï³ÝáõÃÛ³Ý ¹»Ù å³Ûù³ñÇ, Ù³ñ¹áõ Çñ³íáõÝùÝ»ñÇ å³ßïå³ÝáõÃÛ³Ý ¨ ë»é³Ï³Ý áõ ³ÛÉ ÷áùñ³Ù³ëÝáõÃÛáõÝÝ»ñÇ Çñ³-

On May 15 during the “LGBT Rights in Armenia: Silenced Reality” conference human rights activists and representatives of the international community discussed the situation of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender rights protection

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in Armenia. The event was aimed at further raising public awareness on non-discrimination and the rights of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) people and at discussing the issues of tolerance, acceptance and integration of LGBT people into society. The local and international human rights experts discussed the survey on public opinion towards LGBT people, which was presented by the “Public Information and Need of Knowledge” (PINK Armenia) NGO. Open debates were also about LGBT rights perception, issues of freedom of speech, and what should be done to further ensure that laws guaranteeing equal rights are adopted and properly applied. Ambassador Traian Hristea, Head of the EU Delegation to Armenia and Maria Dotsenko, representative of the UN Department of Public Information spoke about the non-discrimination, human rights and importance of protection of the rights of sexual and other minorities. Respect and protection of human rights is the core principle of the UN, defined at the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, one of the founding documents of the United Nations. Sexual orientation and gender identity are sensitive subjects, but there is a need to speak out because lives and human dignity are at stake. The principle of non-discrimination requires that human rights apply equally to every human being regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity. The European Union is committed to defending the universal and indivisible nature of human rights. It actively promotes and protects them both within its borders and in its relations with partner countries.

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§ºë ÑáÙáýáµ ã»Ù¦ ³ÏóÇ³ "I am not a Homophobe" campaign Ø³ÛÇëÇ 17-Á ÐáÙáýáµÇ³ÛÇ ¨ ïñ³ëýáµÇ³ÛÇ ¹»Ù å³Ûù³ñÇ ÙÇç³½·³ÛÇÝ ûñÝ ¿: ²ñ¹»Ý 3-ñ¹ ³Ý·³Ù, Ç Ýß³Ý Ñ³Ù»ñ³ßËáõÃÛ³Ý, §Ð³Ýñ³ÛÇÝ ï»Õ»Ï³ïíáõÃÛáõÝ ¨ ·Çï»ÉÇùÇ Ï³ñÇù¦ ¨ ·áñÍÁÝÏ»ñ ÐÎ-Ý»ñÁ ÙÇ³ó³Ý ³Û¹ ³ñß³íÇÝ: Æ ï³ñµ»ñáõÃÛáõÝ Ý³Ëáñ¹ ï³ñÇÝ»ñÇ` ³Ûë ï³ñÇ ÙÇçáó³éáõÙÁ ³í»ÉÇ ï»Õ»Ï³ïí³Ï³Ý µÝáõÛÃ ¿ñ ÏñáõÙ: ØÇçáó³éÙ³Ý Ù³ëÝ³ÏÇóÝ»ñÁ Î³ñ³åÇ É×Ç Ñ³ñ¨³ÝáõÃÛÙ³µ ³Ýóáñ¹Ý»ñÇÝ µ³Å³Ý»óÇÝ ÑáÙáýáµÇ³ÛÇ Ù³ëÇÝ ï»Õ»Ï³ïí³Ï³Ý ÝÛáõÃ»ñ ¨ §ºë ÑáÙáýáµ ã»Ù¦ ·ñáõÃÛ³Ùµ ·ñÇãÝ»ñ` ¨ë Ù»Ï ³Ý·³Ù ß»ßï³¹ñ»Éáí, áñ ÑáÙáýáµÇ³Ý ÇÝùÝÇÝ Ëïñ³Ï³ÝáõÃÛ³Ý ï»ë³Ï ¿` ÑÇÙÝí³Í ³ÝÑ³ïÇ ë»é³Ï³Ý ÏáÕÙÝáñáßÙ³Ý ¨ ·»Ý¹»ñ³ÛÇÝ ÇÝùÝáõÃÛ³Ý íñ³, áñÁ íÝ³ëáõÙ ¿ Ã»° ³ÝÓÇÝ, Ã»° Ñ³ë³ñ³ÏáõÃÛ³Ý µÝ³Ï³ÝáÝ ½³ñ·³óÙ³ÝÁ:

May 17 is the International Day against Homophobia and Transphobia. For the third time “Public Information and Need of Knowledge” NGO and the partner NGOs joined this campaign as a sign of solidarity. Unlike the previous years, this year the event was more informational in its nature. The participants of the event shared information materials and pens, in which were written “I am not a homophobe” near the Swan lake to passersby, emphasizing once again, that homophobia itself is a kind of discrimination based on one’s sexual orientation and gender identity, which harms both the person and the natural development of the society.

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It is impossible to find two things in the world, which will be completely similar to each other. Life is various and beautiful with its diversity and variety. Even though the Armenian society is quiet homogeneous, there are also people living in Armenia, who differ from the majority with their own ideas, world view, religious and national belonging, appearance, preferences and other personal characteristics. On May 21, Public Information and Need of Knowledge and Women’s Resource Center Armenia NGOs organized a Diversity March. The march was organized within the scope of the World Day for Cultural Diversity, in order to demonstrate and value cultural, ethnic, human and fauna diversity in Armenia. They had prepared posters about ethnic, racial and fauna diversity, plurality, and cultural diversity. Before the march misinformation was spread on social networks, declaring that the event had a hidden motive: that, in fact, it was meant to be a gay-parade. In this regard extremist groups had gathered near M. Saryan’s statue, in order to disrupt the event, under the pretext of “patriotism”. Various NGOs, civic initiatives, representatives of international organizations, as well as refugees living in Armenia, people of various social backgrounds and civic activists were taking part in the event. Chanting fascist slogans, namely “zieg heil”, with threats, profanities, calls for violence and violent acts, the extremists did everything to obstruct the march, terrorizing the participants of the peaceful event. Even the presence of the RA Police did not prevent the aggressive and bigot masses from continuing their attacks and actions. In this situation the Police hardly ensured the security of the participants of the march.

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"GATE - Gender, Activism, Tolerance, Equality" the second youth camp

“Public Information and Need of Knowledge” NGO organized the GATE (gender, activism, tolerance, equality) second youth camp on July 23-28, 2012. Like the first time the youth camp brought together civil society activists, who discussed sexuality and gender issues, raised civil society problems, and tried to solve them and promote the civic activism in RA. Civil society activists, experts and specialists also joined the camp, who shared their success stories with participants, informed them about the programs in which young people can be involved. The guests of the camp were Artur Sakunts, the president of Helsinki Citizens’ Assembly Vanadzor Office, Gor Hakobyan from the “Institute for Human Rights and Democracy”

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NGO, Anush Poghosyan and Siranush Davtyan from “Women’s Resource Center Armenia” NGO and so on. Young activists, who had a chance to participate in the first “GATE” camp also participated in this camp and together with their friends they discussed their success stories and initiatives, which they implemented after the camp. The camp participants were quiet impressed and motivated, in result of which they created new videos and photo stories.

Working group: Ø³ÙÇÏáÝ Ðáíë»÷Û³Ý ²ÝÝ³ ¶á·ãÛ³Ý Ø³Ý» äáÕáëÛ³Ý êáýÛ³ äÇñ³¹Û³Ý Ø³ñë»É ´³Ý¹áõñ

Nvard Margaryan Sevak Kirakosyan Lusine Saghumyan Maya Kocharyan Marine Margaryan Kolya Hovhannisyan

Ñ»é./tel. +374 60 377277 email: info@pinkarmenia.org

Mamikon Hovsepyan Anna Gogchyan Mane Poghosyan Sofya Piradyan Marcel Bandur

asyou.pinkarmenia.org

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