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civil society

> §Î³Ý³Ýó é»ëáõñë³ÛÇÝ Ï»ÝïñáÝ¦ Ñ³ë³ñ³Ï³Ï³Ý Ï³½Ù³Ï»ñåáõÃÛáõÝ

> "Women’s Resource Center" non-governmental organization

> ÐÐ ùñ»³Ï³Ý ûñ»Ýë·ñùÇ 18-ñ¹ ·ÉËáõÙ ÷á÷áËáõÃÛáõÝÝ»ñ Ï³ï³ñ»Éáõ Ù³ëÇÝ Ý³Ë³·ÇÍ

> Draft to make amendments in 18th section of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Armenia

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ë»é³Ï³Ý ³éáÕçáõÃÛáõÝ > ä³Ñå³Ý»Éáí Ù»ñ ³å³ÑáíáõÃÛáõÝÁ

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> Ö³ß³Ï»Éáí Ð³Û³ëï³ÝÁ

gender

> Moral mistresses of the kitchen: eyewink into the past

sexual health

> Condomplating safe sex

human rights

> Council of Europe report on LGBT citizens’ state in member countries

culture

> Male and female only?

hero

> Hovhannes Madoyan

traveler

> Experiencing Armenia

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events

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services

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Welcome to "As you" new e-magazine. We offer you the second edition of this publication to judge upon. In this edition, diverse and interesting articles are represented a propos civic society, human rights, sexual health, gender issues and history, culture and other topics. You may find a new section in the e-magazine - "Hero", which will systematically tell about those people who have their distinctive input in the process of the shaping of the civic society and in other areas. This time, "Hero" section tells about Hovhannes Madoyan, the co-founder of "Real World, Real People" NGO. You may also get acquainted with various activities that some organizations undertook, use the services they provide, as well as become the part of the upcoming events.

ù³Õ³ù³óÇ³Ï³Ý Ñ³ë³ñ³ÏáõÃÛáõÝ

civil society

§Î³Ý³Ýó é»ëáõñë³ÛÇÝ Ï»ÝïñáÝ¦ Ñ³ë³ñ³Ï³Ï³Ý Ï³½Ù³Ï»ñåáõÃÛáõÝ "Women’s Resource Center" non-governmental organization §Î³Ý³Ýó é»ëáõñë³ÛÇÝ Ï»ÝïñáÝ¦ ÐÎ-Ý ÑÇÙÝ³¹ñí»É ¿ 2003 Ãí³Ï³ÝÇÝ Ð³Û³ëï³ÝÇ ¨ ê÷ÛáõéùÇ »ñÇï³ë³ñ¹ Ï³Ý³Ýó ÏáÕÙÇó: Î³½Ù³Ï»ñåáõÃÛáõÝÁ Ñ»ïËáñÑñ¹³ÛÇÝ Ð³Û³ëï³ÝáõÙ ³é³çÇÝ é»ëáõñë³ÛÇÝ Ï»ÝïñáÝÝ ¿, áñÝ ³ßË³ïáõÙ ¿ Ï³Ý³Ýó Ñ»ï ¨ Ï³Ý³Ýó Ñ³Ù³ñ: Î³½Ù³Ï»ñåáõÃÛáõÝÝ ³é³ù»ÉáõÃÛáõÝ áõÝÇ Ñ³Û Ï³Ý³Ýó Ñ³Ù³ñ ³å³Ñáí ÙÇç³í³Ûñ ëï»ÕÍ»É, Ýñ³Ýó ³ÝÓÝ³Ï³Ý ¨ Ù³ëÝ³·Çï³Ï³Ý ½³ñ·³óÙ³Ý Ñ³Ù³ñ ³Ýñ³Å»ßï é»ëáõñëÝ»ñ ïñ³Ù³¹ñ»É, ËÃ³Ý»É áõ ³å³Ñáí»É Ï³Ý³Ýó Ù³ëÝ³ÏóáõÃÛáõÝÁ Ñ³ë³ñ³Ï³Ï³Ý ÏÛ³ÝùÇ ù³Õ³ù³Ï³Ý, ïÝï»ë³Ï³Ý, Ùß³ÏáõÃ³ÛÇÝ ¨ ³ÛÉ áÉáñïÝ»ñáõÙ: Î³½Ù³Ï»ñåáõÃÛáõÝÁ Ýå³ï³Ï áõÝÇ ëï»ÕÍ»É ÅáÕáíñ¹³í³ñ³Ï³Ý Ñ³ë³ñ³ÏáõÃÛáõÝ, áñï»Õ ÏÏ³ñ¨áñí»Ý ý»ÙÇÝÇëï³Ï³Ý Ç¹»³ÉÝ»ñÝ áõ Ó·ïáõÙÝ»ñÁ, ëï»ÕÍ»É ó³ÝÏ³ó³Í ï»ë³ÏÇ Ëïñ³Ï³ÝáõÃÛáõÝÇó ½»ñÍ ÙÇ ³ÛÝåÇëÇ ÙÇç³í³Ûñ, áñï»Õ Ï³Ý³Ûù Ï³åñ»Ý ³å³Ñáí ¨ Ë³Õ³Õ ÏÛ³Ýùáí: Æñ ·áñÍáõÝ»áõÃÛ³Ý ëÏ½µÇó ó³Ûëûñ Ï³½Ù³Ï»ñåáõÃÛáõÝÝ Çñ³Ï³Ý³óÝáõÙ ¿ ï³ñµ»ñ Íñ³·ñ»ñ ¨ ÙÇçáó³éáõÙÝ»ñ, ïñ³Ù³¹ñáõÙ ¿ Í³é³ÛáõÃÛáõÝÝ»ñ, áñáÝù ÙÇïí³Í »Ý µ³ñÓñ³óÝ»Éáõ Ñ³Ýñ³ÛÇÝ Çñ³½»Ïí³ÍáõÃÛ³Ý Ù³Ï³ñ¹³ÏÁ, ÇÝãå»ë Ý³¨ Ýå³ï³Ï áõÝ»Ý ³ÏïÇí³óÝ»É Ï³Ý³Ýó` Ï³ñ¨áñ»Éáí Ýñ³Ýó ¹»ñÁ Ñ³ë³ñ³Ï³Ï³Ý ÏÛ³ÝùÇ µáÉáñ áÉáñïÝ»ñáõÙ, Ë³Õ³Õ³ñ³ñ³Ï³Ý ·áñÍÁÝÃ³óÝ»ñáõÙ: Î³Ý³Ýó ³ÏïÇí³óÙ³Ý Ñ³Ù³ñ Ï³½Ù³Ï»ñåáõÃÛáõÝÝ Çñ³Ï³Ý³óñ»É ¨ ÙÇÝã¨ ûñë ¿É Çñ³Ï³Ý³óÝáõÙ ¿ ³ÏïÇí ·áñÍáõÝ»áõÃÛáõÝ, áñÇ ßñç³Ý³ÏÝ»ñáõÙ Ï³ñáÕ »Ýù ³é³ÝÓÝ³óÝ»É Ñ»ï¨Û³É Íñ³·ñ»ñÝ áõ ÙÇçáó³éáõÙÝ»ñÁ` • ÏÉáñ ë»Õ³Ý-ùÝÝ³ñÏáõÙÝ»ñ ï³ñ³µÝáõÛÃ Ã»Ù³Ý»ñáí,

“Women’s Resource Center” NGO was founded in 2003 by young women from Armenia and the Diaspora. The organization is the first resource center in post-Soviet Armenia that works with women and for women. The mission of the organization is the creation of a safe environment for Armenian women, provision of necessary resources for their personal and professional growth, promotion and assurance of women’s participation in political, economic, cultural and other spheres of social life. The organization intends to create a democratic society in which feministic ideals and ambitions will be valued, to create an environment abstinent from any type of discrimination where women will live in safety and in peace. Since its foundation till nowadays the organization has been implementing and realizing diverse projects and activities, and has been

• §ÎÛ³ÝùÁ ÑÇÙ³ ¿ ëÏëíáõÙ¦ Íñ³·ÇñÁ 40-Çó µ³ñÓñ ï³ñÇùÇ Ï³Ý³Ýó Ñ³Ù³ñ, • Ï³ñÇ»ñ³ÛÇ ³ÏáõÙµ Ï³Ý³Ýó Ñ³Ù³ñ, • §¸»é³Ñ³ëÝ»ñÁ Ñ³ëáõÝ ÏÛ³ÝùÇ Ý³Ë³ß»ÙÇÝ¦ Íñ³·ÇñÁ 12-15 ï³ñ»Ï³Ý ¹åñáó³Ï³ÝÝ»ñÇ Ñ³Ù³ñ` áõÕÕí³Í ³Û¹ ï³ñÇùÇÝ µÝáñáß ËÝ¹ÇñÝ»ñÇ Ñ³ÕÃ³Ñ³ñÙ³ÝÁ ¨ Ù³ëÝ³·Çï³Ï³Ý ÏáÕÙÝáñáßÙ³ÝÁ, • Ù³ñ¹áõ Çñ³íáõÝùÝ»ñÇ, ÏÝáç Çñ³íáõÝùÝ»ñÇ, í»ñ³ñï³¹ñáÕ³Ï³Ý Çñ³íáõÝùÝ»ñÇ, ·»Ý¹»ñÇ, ý»ÙÇÝÇ½ÙÇ, µéÝáõÃÛ³Ý, Ãñ³ýÇÏÇÝ·Ç Ã»Ù³Ý»ñáí ¹³ëÁÝÃ³óÝ»ñ, • åñ»Ý³ï³É Íñ³·ñ»ñ ÑÕÇ Ï³Ý³Ýó Ñ³Ù³ñ, • Íñ³·ñ»ñ Ù³Ûñ»ñÇ ¨ Ýñ³Ýó »ñ»Ë³Ý»ñÇ Ñ³Ù³ñ, • ë»é³Ï³ÝáõÃÛ³Ý, ë»é³Ï³Ý ³éáÕçáõÃÛ³Ý ¹³ëÁÝÃ³óÝ»ñ »ñÇï³ë³ñ¹ ³ÕçÇÏÝ»ñÇ Ñ³Ù³ñ, • ýÇÉÙÇ ¹ÇïáõÙÝ»ñ, • ùÝÝ³ñÏáõÙÝ»ñ, • ÁÝÃ»ñó³ë»ñÝ»ñÇ §¶Çñù ³ÏáõÙµ¦ ¨ ³ÛÉÝ: Î»ÝïñáÝÝ áõÝÇ Ñ³ñáõëï ¨ Ã³ñÙ³óíáÕ ·ñ³¹³ñ³Ý, Ý³¨ ïå³·ñáõÙ ¿ ý»ÙÇÝÇëï³Ï³Ý ³Ùë³·Çñ, áñï»Õ Ý»ñ³éí³Í »Ý Ñ»ï³½áïáõÃÛáõÝÝ»ñ, ·»Õ³ñí»ëï³Ï³Ý ëï»ÕÍ³·áñÍáõÃÛáõÝÝ»ñ, Ù³ëÝ³·»ïÝ»ñÇ Ñ»ï Ñ³ñó³½ñáõÛóÝ»ñ ·»Ý¹»ñ³ÛÇÝ ¨ Ï³Ý³Ýó ÑÇÙÝ³ËÝ¹ÇñÝ»ñÇ í»ñ³µ»ñÛ³É: Î»ÝïñáÝÁ Ññ³ï³ñ³ÏáõÙ ¿ Ý³¨ ï»Õ»Ï³ïí³Ï³Ý ·ñùáõÛÏÝ»ñ, µñáßÛáõñÝ»ñ, ÃéáõóÇÏÝ»ñ ¨ ³ÛÉ ÝÛáõÃ»ñ: §Î³Ý³Ýó é»ëáõñë³ÛÇÝ Ï»ÝïñáÝ¦ ÐÎ-Ý Çñ ·áñÍáõÝ»áõÃÛáõÝÁ Í³í³ÉáõÙ ¿ ¨° ºñ¨³ÝáõÙ, ¨° Ð³Û³ëï³ÝÇ Ù³ñ½»ñáõÙ: 2007Ã.-Çó ëÏë³Í Ï³½Ù³Ï»ñåáõÃÛáõÝÝ Çñ ·áñÍáõÝ»áõÃÛáõÝÝ ¿ ëÏë»É Í³í³É»É ÞáõßÇ ù³Õ³ùáõÙ (È»éÝ³ÛÇÝ Ô³ñ³µ³ÕÇ Ð³Ýñ³å»ïáõÃÛáõÝ)` ³ßË³ï»Éáí ï³ñ³Í»É §ÏÇÝ ¨ Ë³Õ³ÕáõÃÛáõÝ¦ ¨ ³ÛÉ ·³Õ³÷³ñÝ»ñ: Î»ÝïñáÝÇ ³ßË³ï³ÝùÝ»ñÝ áõÕÕí³Í »Ý ÏáÝýÉÇÏï³ÛÇÝ ï³ñ³Í³ßñç³ÝÝ»ñáõÙ ÏáÝýÉÇÏïÝ»ñÇ ÉáõÍÙ³Ý ·áñÍÁÝÃ³óáõÙ Ï³Ý³Ýó Ý»ñ·ñ³íí³ÍáõÃÛ³Ý ³ëïÇ×³ÝÇ µ³ñÓñ³óÙ³ÝÁ: §Î³Ý³Ýó é»ëáõñë³ÛÇÝ Ï»ÝïñáÝÝ¦ ³ßË³ïáõÙ ¿ Ð³ñ³í³ÛÇÝ ÎáíÏ³ëÇ ï³ñ³Í³ßñç³ÝáõÙ ÏÝáç Çñ³íáõÝùÝ»ñÇ, í»ñ³ñï³¹ñá-

providing services aiming to induce the level of public awareness, to activate women by stressing the importance of their role in all spheres of life and in the process of peacemaking. The organization has led and nowadays, too, exercises activities in order to activate women in the scope of which we may name the following projects and activities: • round table discussions on various topics, • “Life starts now” project for women over 40, • career club for women, • “Teenagers on the edge of adult life” project for schoolgirls between the age 12 to 15, which is concentrated on solving problems typical for that age and to help them in career orientation, • training courses on human rights, women’s rights, reproductive rights, gender, feminism, violence and trafficking, • prenatal programs for pregnant women, • programs for mothers and their children, • training courses on sexuality and sexual health for young girls, • movie screenings, • discussions, • “Book club” etc. The center has a rich and refreshed library. It also publicises a feminist journal in which researches, fiction artworks and interviews with specialists on gender and women’s problems are included. The center publishes informative booklets, brochures, leaflets and other

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ù³Õ³ù³óÇ³Ï³Ý Ñ³ë³ñ³ÏáõÃÛáõÝ

civil society

Õ³Ï³Ý ¨ ë»é³Ï³Ý Çñ³íáõÝùÝ»ñÇ, ë»é³Ï³Ý µéÝáõÃÛ³Ý, ÏáÝýÉÇÏïÝ»ñÇ ÉáõÍÙ³Ý ¨ Ë³Õ³ÕáõÃÛ³Ý Ñ³ëï³ïÙ³Ý Ù»ç ÏÝáç ¹»ñÇ µ³ñÓñ³óÙ³Ý áõÕÕáõÃÛ³Ùµ: Î³½Ù³Ï»ñåáõÃÛáõÝÁ ³Ý¹³Ù³ÏóáõÙ ¿ §Ð³ÝáõÝ Ë³Õ³ÕáõÃÛ³Ý Ï³Ý³Ýó Ïá³ÉÇóÇ³ÛÇÝ¦ ¨ §Ð³ñ³í³ÛÇÝ ÎáíÏ³ëáõÙ »ñÇï³ë³ñ¹ Ï³Ý³Ýó ó³ÝóÇÝ¦, §ÀÝ¹¹»Ù Ï³Ý³Ýó ÝÏ³ïÙ³Ùµ µéÝáõÃÛ³Ý¦ Ïá³ÉÇóÇ³ÛÇ Ý³Ë³Ó»éÝáÕÝ»ñÇó Ù»ÏÝ ¿ ¨ Ñ³Ù³·áñÍ³ÏóáõÙ ¿ ìñ³ëï³ÝÇ, ²µË³½Ç³ÛÇ, ²¹ñµ»ç³ÝÇ, Ð³ñ³í³ÛÇÝ úë»ÃÇ³ÛÇ ÝáõÛÝ³ïÇå Ï³½Ù³Ï»ñåáõÃÛáõÝÝ»ñÇ Ñ»ï: 2008 Ãí³Ï³ÝÇÝ §Î³Ý³Ýó é»ëáõñë³ÛÇÝ Ï»ÝïñáÝÁ¦ ëï»ÕÍ»É ¿ §ê»é³Ï³Ý µéÝáõÃÛ³Ý ×·Ý³Å³Ù³ÛÇÝ Ï»ÝïñáÝ¦, áñÁ ë»é³Ï³Ý µéÝáõÃÛ³Ý »ÝÃ³ñÏí³Í ³ÝÓ³Ýó ïñ³Ù³ñ¹ñáõÙ ¿ é»ëáõñëÝ»ñ ¨ Í³é³ÛáõÃÛáõÝÝ»ñ ÐÐ ³ÙµáÕç ï³ñ³Í³ßñç³ÝáõÙ: §ê»é³Ï³Ý µéÝáõÃÛ³Ý ×·Ý³Å³Ù³ÛÇÝ Ï»ÝïñáÝÁ¦ ïñ³Ù³¹ñáõÙ ¿ Ñ»ï¨Û³É Í³é³ÛáõÃÛáõÝÝ»ñÁ` Ã»Å ·ÇÍ (ËáñÑñ¹³ïíáõÃÛáõÝ Ñ»é³Ëáëáí), ³ÝÑ³ï³Ï³Ý ËáñÑñ¹³ïíáõÃÛáõÝ (³ÝÙÇç³Ï³Ý Ñ³Ý¹ÇåÙ³Ý å³ÛÙ³ÝÝ»ñáõÙ), ÷áËû·ÝáõÃÛ³Ý ËáõÙµ ë»é³Ï³Ý µéÝáõÃÛ³Ý »ÝÃ³ñÏí³Í Ï³Ý³Ýó ¨ ³ÕçÇÏÝ»ñÇ Ñ³Ù³ñ, áõÕÕáñ¹áõÙ Ñ³Ù³å³ï³ëË³Ý ³ÝÑñ³Å»ßï Ñ³ëï³ïáõÃÛáõÝÝ»ñ ¨ ³ÛÉÝ: Î³½Ù³Ï»ñåáõÃÛáõÝÁ Ù³ëÝ³íáñ³å»ë ß»ßï³¹ñáõÙ ¿ Ï³Ý³Ýó ß³Ñ»ñÇ å³ßïå³ÝáõÃÛ³Ý Ï³ñ¨áñáõÃÛáõÝÁ, ÇÝãÝ ³å³Ñáí»Éáõ Ýå³ï³Ïáí Ï³½Ù³Ï»ñåáõÃÛáõÝÁ Ý³Ë³·ÍáõÙ ¿ ûñ»Ýë¹ñ³Ï³Ý µ³ñ»÷áËáõÙÝ»ñ ¨ Ñ»ï³Ùáõï ¿ ÉÇÝáõÙ ¹ñ³Ýó ÁÝ¹áõÝÙ³ÝÁ, áñÇ ÙÇçáóáí Ýå³ï³Ï áõÝÇ Ñ³ëÝ»Éáõ Ñ³Ù³Ï³ñ·³ÛÇÝ ÷á÷áËáõÃÛáõÝÝ»ñÇ: Î³½Ù³Ï»ñåáõÃÛáõÝÁ Ïáã ¿ ³ÝáõÙ Ù»ñ ù³Õ³ù³óÇÝ»ñÇÝ ³ÏïÇí ÉÇÝ»É, ãÉÇÝ»É ³Ýï³ñµ»ñ, µ³ñÓñ³Ó³ÛÝ»É ËÝ¹ÇñÝ»ñÁ, ù³ÝÇ áñ ÉéáõÃÛáõÝÁ ÉáõÍáõÙ ã¿: ºÃ» Ñ»ï³ùñùí³Í »ù §Î³Ý³Ýó é»ëáõñë³ÛÇÝ Ï»ÝïñáÝ¦ ÐÎ-Ç ·áñÍáõÝ»áõÃÛ³Ùµ, Ï³½Ù³Ï»ñåáõÃÛáõÝÁ µ³ó ¿ û·ÝáõÃÛ³Ý, ³ç³ÏóáõÃÛ³Ý ¨ ³é³ç³ñÏÝ»ñÇ Ñ³Ù³ñ:

materials. “Women’s Resource Center” NGO is acting both in Yerevan and in the regions of Armenia. Since 2007, the organization has been active in Shushi (Republic of Nagorno Karabakh), too, by trying to spread the idea of “Women and Peace” and other values. The efforts of the center are directed toward altering the role of women in the process of conflict resolution in conflict regions. “Women’s Resource Center” works toward stressing on women’s rights, sexual and reproductive rights and sexual violence; it tries to increase the involvement of women in conflict resolution and peace building in South Caucasus. The organization is a member of “Women’s Coalition for Peace” and “Young Women’s Network in South Caucasus”, it is also one of the initiators of the “Coalition to stop violence against women” and is cooperating with similar organizations of Georgia, Abkhazia, Azerbaijan and South Ossetia. In 2008 Sexual Assault Crisis Center (SACC) was created by the Women’s Resource Center, which provides resources to sexually abused individuals all around the Republic of Armenia. SACC provides following services: hotline (telephone counseling), individual counseling (during face-to-face meetings), self-help groups for sexually violated women and girls, referral to appropriate institutions etc. The organization particularly points up the importance of the protection of women’s rights. To secure the abovementioned, the organization designs legislative amendments and pursues their fulfillment by the means of which it has the aim of achieving changes in the system. The organization urges our citizens to be active, not to be indifferent, and utter the problems as the silence is not the solution. If you are interested in Women’s Resource Center’s activities, the organization is open for help, support and offers.

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Nvard Margaryan

ÐÐ ùñ»³Ï³Ý ûñ»Ýë·ñùÇ 18-ñ¹ ·ÉËáõÙ ÷á÷áËáõÃÛáõÝÝ»ñ Ï³ï³ñ»Éáõ Ù³ëÇÝ Ý³Ë³·ÇÍ Draft to make amendments in 18th section of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Armenia §Î³Ý³Ýó é»ëáõñë³ÛÇÝ Ï»ÝïñáÝ¦ Ñ³ë³ñ³Ï³Ï³Ý Ï³½Ù³Ï»ñåáõÃÛáõÝÁ Ý³Ë³Ó»éÝ»É ¨ ûñ»Ýë¹ñÇÝ ¿ Ý»ñÏ³Û³óñ»É Ý³Ë³·ÇÍ ÐÐ ùñ»³Ï³Ý ûñ»Ýë·ñùÇ 18-ñ¹ ·ÉËÇ (ê»é³Ï³Ý ³ÝÓ»éÝÙË»ÉÇáõÃÛ³Ý ¨ ë»é³Ï³Ý ³½³ïáõÃÛ³Ý ¹»Ù áõÕÕí³Í Ñ³Ýó³·áñÍáõÃÛáõÝÝ»ñ) 138-142 Ñá¹í³ÍÝ»ñáõÙ ÷á÷áËáõÃÛáõÝÝ»ñ ¨ Éñ³óáõÙÝ»ñ Ï³ï³ñ»Éáõ Ù³ëÇÝ: úñ»Ýë¹ñ³Ï³Ý ÷á÷áËáõÃÛáõÝÝ»ñÇ Ý³Ë³Ó»éÝáõÃÛ³Ý Ñ³Ù³ñ ÑÇÙù »Ý Ñ³Ý¹Çë³ó»É Üáõµ³ñ³ß»ÝÇ ÃÇí 11 Ñ³ïáõÏ ¹åñáóÇ áõëáõóãÇ ¹³ï³Ï³Ý ·áñÍÁÝÃ³óÁ ¨ §Î³Ý³Ýó é»ëáõñë³ÛÇÝ Ï»ÝïñáÝÇÝ¦ ÏÇó §ê»é³Ï³Ý µéÝáõÃÛ³Ý ×·Ý³Å³Ù³ÛÇÝ Ï»ÝïñáÝÇÝ¦ ¹ÇÙáÕ Ï³Ý³Ýó ÃíÇ ÏïñáõÏ ³×Á: úñ»ÝùÇ Ý³Ë³·ÇÍÁ Ùß³Ïí»É ¿ ÐÐ ÷³ëï³µ³ÝÝ»ñÇ å³É³ïÇ Ñ»ï Ñ³Ù³ï»Õ: Ü³Ë³·ÍÇ Ùß³ÏÙ³Ý ÁÝÃ³óùáõÙ áõëáõÙÝ³ëÇñí»É ¿ ³Ûë áÉáñïáõÙ »íñáå³Ï³Ý ¨ ²äÐ ÙÇ ß³ñù »ñÏñÝ»ñÇ ÷áñÓÁ: úñ»ÝùÇ Ù»ç ÷á÷áËáõÃÛáõÝÝ»ñÁ ÑÇÙÝ³Ï³ÝáõÙ µáí³Ý¹³Ï³ÛÇÝ µÝáõÛÃ »Ý ÏñáõÙ. Ý³Ë³ï»ëáõÙ »Ý Í³Ýñ³óÝáÕ Ñ³Ý·³Ù³ÝùÝ»ñÇ ³í»É³óáõÙ, ÏáÝÏñ»ï ï»ë³ÏÇ Ñ³Ýó³·áñÍáõÃÛáõÝÝ»ñÇ ¹»åùáõÙ ¿É ³½³ï³½ñÏáõÙ, ³½³ï³½ñÏÙ³Ý ï³ñÇÝ»ñÇ ³í»É³óáõÙ: Àëï ³é³ç³ñÏáõÃÛáõÝÝ»ñÇ` »ÝÃ³¹ÁñíáõÙ ¿ ûñ»Ýùáí Ý³Ë³ï»ëí³Í å³ïÅÇ Ëëï³óáõÙ, »Ã» ë»é³Ï³Ý µéÝÇ ·áñÍáÕáõÃÛáõÝÝ»ñÁ Ï³ï³ñí»É »Ý. 1. ÐÕÇ ÏÝáç ÝÏ³ïÙ³Ùµ – ³Ûë ¹»åùáõÙ ³ñ³ñùÇ Ñ³Ýñ³ÛÇÝ íï³Ý·³íáñáõÃÛ³Ý ³ëïÇ×³ÝÝ ³é³í»É ¿ ¨ ³ÛÝ áñå»ë ³ñ³ñùÁ Í³Ýñ³óÝáÕ ³é³ÝÓÇÝ Ñ³Ý·³Ù³Ýù Ý³Ë³ï»ë»ÉÁ å³ÛÙ³Ý³íáñí³Í ¿ Ýñ³Ýáí, áñ Ñ³Ýó³íáñÝ, Áëï ¿áõÃÛ³Ý, ÙÇ³Å³-

The “Women’s Resource Center” has undertaken a draft to make improvements and amendments in articles 138-142 of the 18th section of the Criminal Code of RA (Crimes against sexual immunity and sexual freedom) and has presented it to the legislator. Demands for improvements to the legislation are based on a recent court hearing of a teacher at Nubarashen number 11 special school, as well as on the sudden rise in the number of women addressing the Sexual Assault Crisis Center

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civil society

Ù³Ý³Ï áïÝÓ·áõÃÛáõÝ ¿ Ï³ï³ñáõÙ »ñÏáõ Ï³ñ¨áñ³·áõÛÝ ³ñÅ»ùÝ»ñÇ ÝÏ³ïÙ³Ùµ` ³. ÏÝáç ë»é³Ï³Ý ³ÝÓ»éÝÙË»ÉÇáõÃÛ³Ý ¨ ë»é³Ï³Ý ³½³ïáõÃÛ³Ý, µ. åïÕÇ µÝ³Ï³ÝáÝ ½³ñ·³óÙ³Ý íñ³: 2. ¼»ÝùÇ Ï³Ù áñå»ë ½»Ýù û·ï³·áñÍíáÕ ³ÛÉ ³é³ñÏ³Ý»ñÇ ·áñÍ³¹ñÙ³Ùµ – Ñ³Ýó³íáñÁ ïáõÅáÕÇ Ï³ÙùÁ ×Ýß»Éáõ, í»ñçÇÝÇë ÏáÕÙÇó óáõó³µ»ñíáÕ ¹ÇÙ³¹ñáõÃÛáõÝÁ Ñ³ÕÃ³Ñ³ñ»Éáõ Ï³Ù Ï³ÝË»Éáõ Ýå³ï³Ïáí Ï³ñáÕ ¿ Ñá¹í³ÍÝ»ñáí Ý³Ë³ï»ëí³Í Ñ³Ýó³íáñ ³ñ³ñùÝ»ñÁ Ï³ï³ñ»É ½»ÝùÇ Ï³Ù áñå»ë ½»Ýù û·ï³·áñÍíáÕ ³ÛÉ ³é³ñÏ³Ý»ñÇ ·áñÍ³¹ñÙ³Ùµ, ÇÝãÁ Ï³ñáÕ ¿ Ñ³í³ë³ñ³½áñ ÉÇÝ»É ³ÝÑ³ÕÃ³Ñ³ñ»ÉÇ ýÇ½ÇÏ³Ï³Ý áõÅÇ ·áñÍ³¹ñÙ³ÝÁ ¨ ïáõÅáÕÇ ÏÛ³ÝùÇ Ñ³Ù³ñ Çñ³Ï³Ý ëå³éÝ³ÉÇù Ñ³Ý¹Çë³Ý³É: 3. ²Ýã³÷³Ñ³ëÇ ÝÏ³ïÙ³Ù³µ ÍÝáÕÇ Ï³Ù ËÝ³Ù³Ï³ÉÇ, Ù³ÝÏ³í³ñÅÇ Ï³Ù áõëáõÙÝ³Ï³Ý, µáõÅ³Ï³Ý Ï³Ù ¹³ëïÇ³ñ³Ïã³Ï³Ý Ñ³ëï³ïáõÃÛ³Ý ³ÛÉ ³ßË³ïáÕÝ»ñÇ ÏáÕÙÇó – Í³Ýñ³óÝáÕ Ñ³Ý·³Ù³ÝùÇ Ý³Ë³ï»ëáõÙÁ å³ÛÙ³Ý³íáñí³Í ¿ í»ñÁ Ýßí³Í ³ÝÓ³Ýó Éñ³óáõóÇã å³ñï³Ï³ÝáõÃÛáõÝÝ»ñÇ ³éÏ³ÛáõÃÛ³Ý Ñ³Ý·³Ù³Ýùáí: ÐÐ ·áñÍáÕ ûñ»Ýë¹ñáõÃÛ³Ùµ ³Ûë ³ÝÓ³Ýó íñ³ ¹ñí³Í ¿ »ñ»Ë³ÛÇ ¹³ëïÇ³ñ³ÏáõÃÛ³Ý ¨ ËÝ³ÙùÇ å³ñï³Ï³ÝáõÃÛáõÝ, Ñ»ï¨³µ³ñ ÝÙ³Ý Ñ³Ýó³·áñÍáõÃÛáõÝÁ å»ïù ¿ ¹ÇïíÇ áñå»ë Í³Ýñ³óÝáÕ Ñ³Ý·³Ù³Ýù ¨ áñå»ë å³ïÅ³ï»ë³Ï å»ïù ¿ ÁÝïñíÇ ³½³ï³½ñÏáõÙÁ, ¨ áã Ã» ïáõ·³ÝùÝ»ñÁ, ù³ÝÇ áñ Ýå³ï³Ï³Ñ³ñÙ³ñ ã¿ ïáõ·³ÝùÁ áñå»ë å³ïÅ³ï»ë³Ï Ý³Ë³ï»ë»É ë»é³Ï³Ý Ñ³Ýó³·áñÍáõÃÛáõÝÝ»ñÇ å³ñ³·³ÛáõÙ: ºÃ» ë»é³Ï³Ý áïÝÓ·áõÃÛáõÝ Çñ³Ï³Ý³óí»É ¿ áñ¨¿ å³ßïáÝÛ³ÛÇ ÏáÕÙÇó, ³å³ Ý³ å»ïù ¿ ½ñÏíÇ ³Û¹ å³ßïáÝÇó: 4. àõÕÕÇã ÑÇÙÝ³ñÏÝ»ñáõÙ, Ï³É³Ý³í³Ûñ»ñáõÙ, ½áñ³Ù³ëáõÙ, µáõÅÑ³ëï³ïáõÃÛáõÝÝ»ñáõÙ – ³Ûë Í³Ýñ³óÝáÕ Ñ³Ý·³Ù³ÝùÇ Ý³Ë³ï»ëáõÙÁ å³ÛÙ³Ý³íáñí³Í ¿ Ýñ³Ýáí, áñ Ýßí³Í Ñ³ëï³ïáõÃÛáõÝÝ»ñáõÙ ·ïÝíáÕ ³ÝÓÇÝù ½ñÏí³Í »Ý ÇÝùÝáõñáõÛÝ ï»Õ³ß³ñÅÙ³Ý, Ï³ÙùÇ ¹ñë¨áñÙ³Ý ¨ ³ñï³-

that functions in conjunction with the Women’s Resource Centre. The draft is being developed in collaboration with the Chamber of Lawyers of RA. During the development of the draft European experience and those of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) have been regarded. The changes in the law are mostly of substantial character; aggravated circumstances will be enclosed in the draft; imprisonment shall be implemented relative to the crime as well as improvements to the augmentation of prison sentences are prescribed. According to proposals, the intensification of punishment is expected if the following violent sexual acts are performed: 1. Toward a pregnant woman – in this case the level of public risk is higher and the idea of regarding it as an aggravated circumstance is based on the fact that the criminal is basically infringing upon two values: a. sexual immunity and sexual freedom of a woman; b. normal development of the fetus. 2. Applying weapons or other items exploited as a weapon – when the criminal uses a weapon or other objects in order to suppress the will of the aggrieved to overcome or to prevent the opposition of the victim whilst implementing criminal acts prescribed by the law can be counted as equivalent of using insurmountable physical force and can be regarded as a factual threat for the life of the victim. 3. Toward a minor by their parent or guardian, pedagogue or other workers of educational, medical or educative institution – the prescription of aggravated circumstances is conditioned by supplementary responsibilities of the abovementioned persons. By current legislation of RA these persons carry the duty of upbringing and care; therefore such crimes shall be regarded as an aggravated circumstance. Criminals shall be brought to justice by means of imprisonment only. Fines are not a reasonable method of punishment in cases of sexual abuse. If sexual assault is

Ñ³ÛïÙ³Ý ÑÝ³ñ³íáñáõÃÛáõÝÝ»ñÇó Ï³Ù áñáß³ÏÇáñ»Ý ë³ÑÙ³Ý³÷³Ïí³Í »Ý Ýñ³Ýó í»ñáÝßÛ³É ÑÝ³ñ³íáñáõÃÛáõÝÝ»ñÁ: êñ³ÝÇó »ÉÝ»Éáí` Ñ³Ýó³íáñÇ Ñ³Ù³ñ Ï³ñáÕ ¿ ³ÏÝÑ³Ûï ÉÇÝ»É ïáõÅáÕÇ ÏáÕÙÇó ¹ÇÙ³¹ñáõÃÛáõÝ óáõÛó ï³Éáõ Ï³Ù ³ñ³ñùÇ µÝáõÛÃÁ ã·Çï³Ïó»Éáõ Ýñ³ ³ÝÏ³ñáÕáõÃÛáõÝÁ` å³ÛÙ³Ý³íáñí³Í ïáõÅáÕÇ áñáß³ÏÇ ýÇ½ÇÏ³Ï³Ý Ï³Ù Ñá·»Ï³Ý ³é³ÝÓÝ³Ñ³ïÏáõÃÛáõÝÝ»ñáí, Ï³Ù »Ã» ïáõÅáÕÁ Ñ³Ý¹Çë³ÝáõÙ ¿ ½ÇÝÍ³é³ÛáÕ, Ï³Ù ûñ»Ýùáí ë³ÑÙ³Ýí³Í Ï³ñ·áí ÏñáõÙ ¿ Çñ ÝÏ³ïÙ³Ù³µ ³½³ï³½ñÏÙ³Ý Ó¨áí Ýß³Ý³Ïí³Í å³ïÇÅÁ: úñ»ÝùÇ ÷á÷áËáõÃÛ³Ý Ý³Ë³·ÍáõÙ Ý³¨ Ý»ñ³éí³Í »Ý Ëëï³óÝáÕ Ñ³Ý·³Ù³ÝùÝ»ñ, »ñµ ë»é³Ï³Ý µéÝáõÃÛáõÝÁ ¨ ë»é³Ï³Ý áïÝÓ·áõÃÛáõÝÝ»ñÝ Çñ³Ï³Ý³óí»É »Ý ³Ýã³÷³Ñ³ëÝ»ñÇ ÝÏ³ïÙ³Ùµ, »ñÏáõ Ï³Ù ³í»ÉÇ ³ÝÓ³Ýó ÝÏ³ïÙ³Ùµ, ÙÇ¨ÝáõÛÝ ³ÝÓÇ ÝÏ³ïÙ³Ùµ å³ñµ»ñ³µ³ñ, ÙÇ ËáõÙµ ³ÝÓ³Ýó ÏáÕÙÇó Ý³ËÝ³Ï³Ý Ñ³Ù³Ó³ÛÝáõÃÛ³Ùµ: Ü³Ë³·ÇÍÝ ³ñ¹»Ý Ý»ñÏ³Û³óí»É ¿ ²Ä-áõÙ å³ï·³Ù³íáñ ìÇÏïáñ ¸³ÉÉ³ùÛ³ÝÇ ÏáÕÙÇó: ²é³çÇÝ ÉëáõÙÝ»ñÇ ³ñ¹ÛáõÝùáõÙ ÷á÷áËáõÃÛáõÝÝ»ñÝ ÁÝ¹áõÝí»É »Ý: ²é³çÇÏ³ÛáõÙ Ï³Ý ¨ë »ñÏáõ ÉëáõÙÝ»ñ, áñáÝó Å³Ù³Ý³Ï, ³ÏÝÏ³ÉíáõÙ ¿, áñ ³é³ç³ñÏíáÕ ÷á÷áËáõÃÛáõÝÝ»ñÁ ¨ë ÏÁÝ¹áõÝí»Ý, ÇÝãÇ ³ñ¹ÛáõùÝáõÙ ûñ»ÝùÁ Ïµ³ñ»÷áËíÇ:

committed by an official, he shall be dismissed. 4. In disciplinary institutions, custodies, military units, medical institutions – the prescription of this aggravated circumstance is conditioned by the facts that in the abovementioned institutions individuals are deprived from or are partially restricted in freedom of movement, manifestation and expression of will. From this perspective it may be obvious for the criminal that the victim cannot resist, or can be impotent to apprehend the nature of his act which may be conditioned by particular physical or psychological features of the victim, or if the victim is a soldier or is liable in form of imprisonment (or private incarceration) in accordance with order prescribed by law. Some aggravated circumstances are also included in the draft when sexual abuse and sexual assaults have been committed toward minors, towards two or more individuals, toward the same person repeatedly or by a group of individuals having made predetermined arrangements proir to the assault. The draft has already been presented to the National Assembly by Deputy Victor Dallakyan. Changes have been acknowledged following the first hearing. Two more hearings are expected whereby the proposed amendments shall be acknowledged and amendments in the law shall be anticipated.

Üí³ñ¹ Ø³ñ·³ñÛ³Ý

Nvard Margaryan

www.womenofarmenia.org

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gender

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Opposing to all the claims mentioned above, ancient Armenian codes and constitutions have addressed issues regarding women’s rights and gender problems. For example, the Constitution of king Vachagan (fifth century A.D.), the “Datastanagirk” (Book of Reprisal) of Mkhitar Gosh of 12th century describe the roles of men and women in the family and acknowledge the importance of education for women: “Educated women are a treasure for the nation”. The “Book of Reprisal” of Mkhitar Gosh includes provisions on domestic violence, canons against forced marriages and encourages the equal division of property and the enforcement of penal fines against those who have used violence against women. The code of Shahapivan (443 A.D.) endows a woman with the right on family property, if her husband has left her without any base. It also defines that a woman has the right to bring a new husband to that house. Finally, Canons of David Alavkaordi, in order to consider the marriage valid, request mutual consent, on voluntary basis, of both the groom and the bride. It states that “the marriage is not valid, if it is based on violence”. Shahamir Shahamiryan, a writer and philosopher of 18th century, the author of the first Armenian Constitution, claims that “any human being, may he/she be Armenian or of foreign nation, may he be man or woman, be born in Armenia or outside of its borders, shall live in equality and be equal in his/her activity. No one has the right to enslave other men/women, and the workers shall be paid as much as they would be paid for their activities”. There were women of Armenian descend in the 19th century that were first to establish organizations together with men and to join political parties. Many of them had had the chance to get education in Europe and were under the influence ofthe ideas of French philosophers. Then two of ¼³å»É ²ë³ïáõñ Zapel Asatour

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gender very popular female writers, Srbuhi Vahanyan-Tyusab and Zapel Asatour, have formed the draft of “Declaration of Women’s Rights”. The provisions of the declaration were: • equal rights for men and women, • right to choose one’s profession and to lead profitable activity, • abolition of double standards of morals which are exploited by men in wedlock, • a right to get higher education, as a means to enhance the upbringing of the child, • a right for women to equally participate in the activities of the community, • abolishment of the custom of dowry, • respect toward ethnic values and customs and acceptance of modern liberal education that uplifts and strengthens the national identity and develops the civic conscience, • acceptance of the role of women in the endeavour of conserving the nation and in transmitting its culture.

¸Ç³Ý³ ²µ·³ñ Diana Abgar First Republic of Armenia (1918 – 1920) was one of the first states on Earth that gave women the right to vote and to be voted in public institutions. In the first National Assembly of RA eight percent of deputies were women. In 1920, the ambassador of Armenia in Japan was Diana Abgar, the first female am-

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bassador in Orient (the first on Earth being Rosika Schwimmer in Switzerland in 1918). In Soviet era women were given free general education and medical care was provided as well. Nonetheless, it is mentioned that the allowance of abortions was directed towards changing the role of women in the society in order to include women in the process of labor. By observing the history of gender equality of our country, we come to the conclusion that the agenda of gender equality is rooted in Armenian history since ancient times. Meanwhile, laws and bills of both ancient and modern history contain such provisions that speak about equality of women and men, as well as on their legal equality that had directly affected diverse political systems. Ancient state bills prove that even in ancient times, when there was no European Union, European Council, United Nations and other institutions, nor internationally binding conventions, women were considered equal members of our society. In the meantime, equality was involved in matters such are the rights of inheritance and of having property, as well as in other rights. Another important thing to consider is that not every single thing or phenomenon shall be given a green light and adopted for modern times only on the base of our past history; mobile phones, cars, internet, computers, iPods and many other things are not ‘national’ nor ‘traditional’ yet we use them with great pleasure. Even if the agenda of equality was not present in our past, that is not a valid or rational reason to decline its acceptance. Life means change, and if you do not change and if you only cling to traditions, then you are like a still language (take Latin or classical Greek or classical Armenian [Grabar]) - it is dead, because it is not used by people and cannot serve the growing needs of the people.

Üí³ñ¹ Ø³ñ·³ñÛ³Ý ê¨³Ï ÎÇñ³ÏáëÛ³Ý

Nvard Margaryan Sevak Kirakosyan

²ÕµÛáõñÝ»ñ / Resources

http://www.socialwatch.org/node/12059 http://www.isar.org/pubs/ST/ARwomrights481.html

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sexual health

ä³Ñå³Ý»Éáí Ù»ñ ³å³ÑáíáõÃÛáõÝÁ Condomplating safe sex ä³Ñå³Ý³ÏÁ µ³ñ³Ï é»ïÇÝ» Í³ÍÏáó Ï³Ù ß³åÇÏ ¿, áñÁ ïÕ³Ù³ñ¹Á ÏñáõÙ ¿ Çñ ³éÝ³Ý¹³ÙÇ íñ³ ë»é³Ï³Ý ³ÏïÇ Å³Ù³Ý³Ï` Ï³ÝË³ñ·»É»Éáõ ÏÝáç ÑÕÇ³Ý³ÉÁ Ï³Ù ë»é³Ï³Ý ×³Ý³å³ñÑáí ÷áË³ÝóíáÕ í³ñ³ÏÝ»ñÁ:

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A condom is a thin rubber covering that a man wears on his penis during the sexual intercourse in order to prevent a woman from becoming pregnant or to prevent the spread of sexually transmitted diseases.

Condom means protection. It means no infection.

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Things you probably didn’t know about condoms • Condoms have non-sexual use as well, such as creating waterproof microphones. • There also exist female condoms. • Condoms have been used for at least 400 years. • Condoms are considered unacceptable in almost all situations by certain religions; it was so notably in Catholic Church, until the Pope himself non-officially allowed the use of condoms in some cases. • In Asia, before the 15th century, some use of glans condoms (devices covering only the head of the penis) is recorded. • In Japan, condoms were made of tortoise shell or animal horn. • In the late 15th century, Dutch traders introduced condoms made from “fine leather” to Japan. Unlike the horn condoms used previously, these leather condoms covered the

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entire penis. • Casanova in the 18th century was one of the first persons reported using “assurance caps” to prevent impregnating his mistresses. • Germany outlawed all civilian use of condoms in 1941. Since the 19th century condoms have been one of the most popular methods of contraception in the world. Whether condoms were used in ancient civilizations or not is widely debated today. In ancient Egypt, Greece and Rome, pregnancy prevention was generally seen as a woman’s responsibility. Condoms seem to have only been known and used for contraception by members of the upper classes in Japan. They were using glans condoms in China that may have been made of oiled silk paper or lamb guts (intestines). From at least the 18th century, condom use was opposed in some legal, religious and medical circles for essentially the same reasons given today; condoms reduce the likelihood of pregnancy, which some thought immoral or undesirable for the nation, condoms do not provide full protection against sexually transmitted infections (STIs), while belief in their protective powers was thought to encourage people to have more casual sex with different partners. And they are not used consistently due to inconvenience, expense, sensation loss. Despite this opposition, the condom market grew rapidly. Condoms were available in a variety of qualities and sizes and were sold at pubs, barbershops, pharmacies, open-air markets, and theatres throughout Europe and Russia, later spreading to America. American, European and Asian militaries provided condoms to their troops throughout the Second World War, even Germany which outlawed all civilian use of condoms at that time. Already in 1970, in India alone they were consuming hundreds of millions of condoms annually.

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sexual health

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After learning in the early 1980s that HIV is a sexually transmitted infection, condom use was encouraged to prevent its transmission. Despite the opposition manifested by some political, religious, and other figures, national condom promotion campaigns occurred in the US and Europe, increasing condom use significantly. Worldwide condom use is expected to continue to grow: one study predicted that developing nations would need 18.6 billion condoms by 2015. Condoms have become an integral part of modern societies.

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Using condom is safe, simple, and convenient.

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As World Health Organisation informs, the consistent and right use of condom reduces the risk of STI transmission till 95 percent relative

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to the risk when unprotected. Never use the same condom twice. Do not use two condoms simultaneously; instead of “double protection” the condoms will rub each other doubling the risk of getting an STI as the quality of condoms will suffer. Here are some instructions on condom use in the right way: 1. Open the condom packet at one corner being careful not to tear the condom with your fingernails, your teeth (if opening with your mouth) or through being too rough. 2. Make sure the packet and condom appear to be in good condition, and check that the expiry date has not passed. 3. Place the rolled condom over the tip of the hard penis, whilst pinching the tip of the condom enough to leave a half inch space for semen to collect. Only put on a condom once there is a partial or full erection. If the penis is not circumcised, pull back the foreskin before rolling on the condom. 4. Roll the condom all the way down to the base of the penis, and smooth out any air bubbles (which may harm the condom). 5. After the intercourse, when taking the member out, hold it with your fingers so that the condom isn’t left inside. 6. Remove the condom from your penis while it is still erect or half-erect. Tie the condom so that the semen would not spill. 7. Wrap the condom with a toilet paper, napkin or similar thing and throw it into the garbage bin. One shall not throw the condom into the toilet: it will not be washed away by water for a long time, it may also plug the toilet.

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sexual health

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When you buy a condom, don’t get embarrassed. If anything, be proud. It shows that you are responsible and confident.

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It is not only for your own safety, but for the safety of your partner, too.

It can be more fun to go shopping for condoms with your partner or friend. Nowadays, it is also easy to buy condoms discreetly on the internet. You may buy condoms from pharmacies. Some NGOs provide condoms as well. You may visit PINK Armenia, too, in case if you or your friends need condoms. Yet, people are sometimes overwhelmed with stereotypes and prejudice about condoms and their use. Apart from saying it’s just unhelpful and reduces the natural pleasure, some even think that it’s a shame to use a condom. There are some men that think only immoral women shall use condoms and they stand firmly against the idea of condom use with their girlfriends or wives. People are sometimes ashamed to buy a condom. Some men even pay extra money to sex workers so that they would have the intercourse without any condom. Believe it or not, some people consider condom itself to be something unpleasant; if a condom accidentally interacts with something, they will refuse to touch that thing. It is up to us to make our own mind; it reduces the pleasure? The fact is that modern condoms are not that rough and thick to reduce one’s sensibility. If it’s OK to skip the condom, then it shall be totally “OK” to catch a disease or to pass one onto another person. It is immoral to use a condom, but it will be moral to infect someone

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or to get an infection? Our wives and women shall not use condoms? Well, tell that to those who are contaminated with STIs, HIV included. The simple and effective step that could protect was dismissed and underestimated. Many women and men have paid a serious price for that, both in towns and villages of Armenia. Is it acceptable to abhor and abstain from using something that protects you and your beloved one (or your partner)? Above all, care for your health and for your beloved one rather caring for your stereotypes and prejudice.

It is much cheaper and easier To pay before for a small thing made of rubber, Than to pay after... For a visit to the doctor. We also consider it notable to mention that by presenting this article, we have no intention to promote any type of sexual lifestyle; it is every person’s own decision. Our sole intention is to promote a safer sexual behaviour. Nvard Margaryan Sevak Kirakosyan

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Ù³ñ¹áõ Çñ³íáõÝùÝ»ñ

human rights

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ÂáÙ³ë Ð³Ù³ñµ»ñ· Thomas Hammarberg “Millions of people in Europe are discriminated, stigmatised and even victims of violence because of their actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity.” Commissioner for Human Rights Thomas Hammarberg. “They cannot fully enjoy their universal human rights. There is an urgent need for all European governments to remedy this situation and take policy and legislative measures to combat homophobia and transphobia”, says Hammarberg. Council of Europe has presented a report on LGBT citizens’ state around European countries. The report is the result of a two-year study. It contains a socio-legal analysis of the situation of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people across the 47 Council of Europe member states, relying on data and information made available by public authorities, national human rights structures, non-governmental organizations and experts. Hammarberg adds, “There is considerable resistance among many people, including political leaders, to discuss the full enjoyment of universal human rights by LGBT persons. Even if this may not be a popular human rights topic,

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the time has now come to take the discussion forward and make it concrete. Converging efforts by the Council of Europe, the European Union, the OSCE and the UN are essential for ensuring the full enjoyment of universal rights by LGBT persons everywhere.”

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Decriminalisation: Among Council of Europe member states Armenia is the last one to decriminalise homosexuality in 2003. Azerbaijan had had done it in 2001. Georgia did it in 2000. France is the leader – long before the existence of Council of Europe, after the ‘Prise de la Bastille’ (The Storming of Bastille) and during the revolution - 1791! Turkey did it in 1858! Transgenders: Armenia is among those countries which have no particular legislation regulating the legal gender recognition. Also, there is no evidence to claim that Armenia, among several other countries, offers the possibility for transgender persons to have their preferred gender legally recognised in an alternative manner (in the absence of legislation). In 13 other member states transgender persons are able to have their new gender legally recognised, either through going to court or by certain administrative practices or decrees. The research confirms that many victims of

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hate crimes do not report incidents of violence and harassment because of fear of exposure of their sexual orientation or gender identity or because of the lack of trust in the judiciary. Twenty-six member states have explicitly recognised in their national legislation that sexual orientation is included in the notion of “membership of a particular social group.” In other member states there is no explicit mention in their legislation. There are, however, at least seven other member states which, even in the absence of such explicit recognition, have had asylum claims in which sexual orientation has been recognised as a ground for persecution evidenced by decisions of national competent bodies in these countries. In the other 12 member states, including Armenia, which are parties to the 1951 Convention, there is no explicit recognition of persecution on the basis of sexual orientation as a valid ground for asylum claims either in legislation or in actual successful cases filed by LGBT asylum seekers. Negative attitudes towards LGBT persons are also shaped by religious beliefs, such as that LGBT persons are sinful and acting against religious teaching. Such arguments draw upon a particular interpretation of religion to support the view that LGBT persons are detrimental to religion or religious believers. In a significant number of member states, including Armenia, Azerbaijan, the Russian Federation and Turkey, NGOs report that schools do not provide any information about homosexuality or if so, only biased information. Such schoolbooks and teaching materials tend to present incorrect information not reflecting the WHO declassification of homosexuality. In Moldova, for instance, according to NGO reports, at the Medical University homosexuality is taught as a disease from text books written when it was still criminalised. LGBT NGOs have been formed in nearly all member states. LGBT NGOs in some member

Ñ³Ù³Ó³ÛÝ, ´ÅßÏ³Ï³Ý Ñ³Ù³Éë³ñ³ÝáõÙ ÝáõÛÝ³ë»é³Ï³ÝáõÃÛáõÝÁ Ý»ñÏ³Û³óíáõÙ ¿ áñå»ë ÑÇí³Ý¹áõÃÛáõÝ ³ÛÝåÇëÇ ¹³ë³·ñù»ñáõÙ, áñáÝù ·ñí»É »Ý ÝáõÛÝ³ë»é³Ï³ÝáõÃÛáõÝÁ ¹»é¨ë ùñ»³Ï³Ý³óí³Í »Õ³Í Å³Ù³Ý³Ï: È¶´î ÐÎ-Ý»ñ ëï»ÕÍí»É »Ý ·ñ»Ã» µáÉáñ ³Ý¹³Ù »ñÏñÝ»ñáõÙ: ºíñáå³Ï³Ý ËáñÑñ¹Ç áñáß ³Ý¹³Ù »ñÏñÝ»ñáõÙ È¶´î ÐÎ-Ý»ñÁ Ù³ñï³Ññ³í»ñÝ»ñÇ »Ý Ñ³Ý¹ÇåáõÙ ÝáõÛÝÇëÏ ³Ù»Ý³ÑÇÙÝ³ñ³ñ Ù³Ï³ñ¹³ÏáõÙ. Çñ»Ýó Ï³½Ù³Ï»ñåáõÃÛáõÝÁ ¨ Ï³ÝáÝ³¹ñáõÃÛáõÝÁ Ñ³ëï³ï»ÉÇë: 2004-2010 ÃÃ. ÁÝÃ³óùáõÙ Ñ³í³ùÝ»ñÇ ³½³ïáõÃÛ³Ý ÝÏ³ïÙ³Ùµ ë³ÑÙ³Ý³÷³ÏáõÙÝ»ñ ÝÏ³ïí»É »Ý ÑÇÝ· ³Ý¹³Ù å»ïáõÃÛáõÝÝ»ñáõÙ. Ð³Û³ëï³Ý, ²¹ñµ»ç³Ý, èáõë³ëï³ÝÇ ¸³ßÝáõÃÛáõÝ, ÂáõñùÇ³ ¨ àõÏñ³ÇÝ³: ÆßË³ÝáõÃÛáõÝÝ»ñÇ ÏáÕÙÇó ÝÙ³Ý ë³ÑÙ³Ý³÷³ÏáõÙÝ»ñÁ ëáíáñ³µ³ñ å³ï×³é³µ³ÝíáõÙ »Ý Ýñ³Ýáí, áñ Çµñ ÙÇ³íáñÙ³Ý ÑÇÙÝ³¹ñÙ³Ý ÷³ëï³ÃÕÃ»ñÁ ¨ ·áñÍáõÝ»áõÃÛ³Ý ßñç³Ý³ÏÝ»ñÁ Ñ³Ï³¹ñíáõÙ »Ý ³½·³ÛÇÝ ûñ»ÝùÝ»ñÇÝ: ÆßË³ÝáõÃÛáõÝÝ»ñÁ Ý³¨ û·ï³·áñÍ»É »Ý ³ÛÝ ÷³ëï³ñÏÁ, Ã» ÙÇ³íáñÙ³Ý ·áñÍáõÝ»áõÃÛáõÝÁ Ñ³Ï³¹ñíáõÙ Ï³Ù ù³Ûù³ÛáõÙ ¿ ³½·³ÛÇÝ µ³ñáÛ³Ï³Ý ³ñÅ»ùÝ»ñÁ: ²í»ÉÇÝ, í³ñã³Ï³Ý ËÝ¹ÇñÝ»ñ Ï³ñáÕ »Ý Í³·»É ·ñ³ÝóÙ³Ý å³ßïáÝ³Ï³Ý ÁÝÃ³ó³Ï³ñ·Ç Å³Ù³Ý³Ï: È¶´î ÙÇ³íáñáõÙÝ»ñÇ ·ñ³ÝóÙ³Ý Ñ»ï Ï³åí³Í ËÝ¹ñÇÝ»ñ ·ñ³Ýóí»É »Ý Ý³¨ Ð³Û³ëï³ÝáõÙ, ²¹ñµ»ç³ÝáõÙ ¨ àõÏñ³ÇÝ³ÛáõÙ: Ð³Û³ëï³ÝáõÙ ÐÎ-Ý»ñÁ Ñ³Õáñ¹áõÙ »Ý, áñ ³ÝÏ³ñáÕ »Ý »Õ»É Çñ»Ýó Ï³ÝáÝ³¹ñáõÃÛáõÝÝ»ñáõÙ È¶´î ËÝ¹ÇñÝ»ñÇ, ë»é³Ï³Ý ÏáÕÙÝáñáßÙ³Ý ¨ ë»é³Ï³Ý ÇÝùÝáõÃÛ³Ý í»ñ³µ»ñÛ³É ¹ñáõÛÃÝ»ñ ÙïóÝ»É` ãÝ³Û³Í å»ï³Ï³Ý Ù³ñÙÇÝÝ»ñÇ ÏáÕÙÇó ÝÙ³Ý ÷³ëï»ñÇ ÅËïÙ³ÝÁ: Ð³Û³ëï³ÝÝ ³ÛÝ å»ïáõÃÛáõÝÝ»ñÇ ó³ÝÏáõÙ ¿, áñï»Õ Ëáßáñ Ñ³Ýñ³ÛÇÝ, Ùß³ÏáõÃ³ÛÇÝ ÙÇçáó³éáõÙÝ»ñ Ï³Ù å³ïíá ßù»ñÃÝ»ñ ã»Ý »Õ»É: ´³½Ù³ÃÇí ³Ý¹³Ù »ñÏñÝ»ñ áõÝ»Ý Ñëï³Ï»óí³Í ûñ»Ýë¹ñáõÃÛáõÝ ï³ñµ»ñ áÉáñïÝ»ñáõÙ, áñÁ Ý»ñ³éáõÙ ¿ ë»é³Ï³Ý ÏáÕÙÝáñáßÙ³Ý ¨ ·»Ý¹»ñ³ÛÇÝ ÇÝùÝáõÃÛ³Ý

states of the Council of Europe face challenges on the most basic level: to register their organisation and statutes. Restrictions on the freedom of association have been observed in five member states during the period of 2004-2010: Armenia, Azerbaijan, the Russian Federation, Turkey and Ukraine. Such restrictions by the authorities are usually motivated on the ground that the founding documents and the scope of the association are contrary to the national law. Authorities have also used the argument that the scope of the association is in contrast to or undermines national moral values. Furthermore, administrative issues may arise in relation to registration formalities. Problems with the registration of the statutes of LGBT associations have also been registered in Armenia, Azerbaijan and Ukraine. In Armenia, NGOs report being unable to include in their statutes references to LGBT issues, sexual orientation or gender identity, although the authorities have denied that this is the case. Armenia is in the list of those countries that had no large public, cultural or Pride events. Several member states have specialised legislation in different fields, which includes nondiscrimination provisions prohibiting discrimination on the ground of sexual orientation or gender identity. By way of example, in Georgia, the Law on the Rights of the Patient (Article 6) as well as the Law on the Protection of Health (Article 6) explicitly prohibit discrimination due to sexual orientation. National structures for promoting equality possess great potential for dealing with complaints on grounds of sexual orientation and gender identity as well as promoting the enjoyment of human rights by LGBT persons more generally. However, awareness of these possibilities should be enhanced among LGBT communities as well as within national structures themselves. The Human Rights Defender of Armenia, for example, noted that his office receives a large number of complaints about discrimination from minorities, but has not registered any

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from LGBT persons. He concludes that this “is the best proof that the problem is bigger than assumed and well hidden”. Many LGBT NGOs interviewed for this study expressed the view that national structures were not sufficiently active in this field. Although an increasing number of equality bodies, although ombudsmen and human rights national institutions appear to work on questions related to sexual orientation and homophobia, even more efforts are needed to initiate work to address discrimination on the grounds of gender identity. In some member states, being gay or lesbian is viewed as a “betrayal” of national values and unity. Such arguments may be grounded on a specific understanding of the nation or the state which aims to preserve the homogeneity of the nation. For example, an interlocutor from the authorities explained that in Armenia being ho-

÷áùñ³Ù³ëÝáõÃÛáõÝÝ»ñÇ ÏáÕÙÇó Ù»Í ù³Ý³ÏáõÃÛ³Ùµ µáÕáùÝ»ñ ¿ ëï³ÝáõÙ Ëïñ³Ï³ÝáõÃÛ³Ý í»ñ³µ»ñÛ³É, ë³Ï³ÛÝ ãÇ ·ñ³Ýó»É áã ÙÇ µáÕáù È¶´î ³ÝÓ³Ýó ÏáÕÙÇó: Ü³ »½ñ³Ï³óñ»ó, áñ ë³ §É³í³·áõÛÝ ³å³óáõÛóÝ ¿, áñ ËÝ¹ÇñÝ ³í»ÉÇ Ù»Í ¿, ù³Ý Ñ³Ù³ñíáõÙ ¿ ¨ É³í Ã³ùóíáõÙ ¿¦: ²Ûë áõëáõÙÝ³ëÇñáõÃÛ³ÝÁ Ù³ëÝ³Ïó³Í µ³½Ù³ÃÇí È¶´î ÐÎ-Ý»ñ ³ñï³Ñ³Ûï»óÇÝ ³ÛÝ Ï³ñÍÇùÁ, áñ ³½·³ÛÇÝ Ï³éáõÛóÝ»ñÁ áÉáñïáõÙ µ³í³ñ³ñ ã³÷áí ³ÏïÇí ã¿ÇÝ: âÝ³Û³Í Ñ³í³ë³ñáõÃÛáõÝÁ ç³ï³·áíáÕ Ï³éáõÛóÝ»ñÇ ³×Ç ÃíÇÝ, ãÝ³Û³Í Ýñ³Ý, áñ ûÙµáõ¹ëÙ»ÝÝ»ñÝ áõ Ù³ñ¹áõ Çñ³íáõÝùÝ»ñÇ ³½·³ÛÇÝ Ï³éáõÛóÝ»ñÁ Ï³ñÍ»ë ³ßË³ïáõÙ »Ý ë»é³Ï³Ý ÏáÕÙÝáñáßÙ³ÝÝ áõ ÑáÙáýáµÇ³ÛÇÝ í»ñ³µ»ñáÕ Ñ³ñó»ñÇ í»ñ³µ»ñÛ³É, ¿É ³í»ÉÇ ß³ï ç³Ýù»ñ ¿ å»ïù Ý»ñ¹Ý»É ëÏë»Éáõ Ñ³Ù³ñ ³ßË³ï³Ýù ·»Ý¹»ñ³ÛÇÝ ÇÝùÝáõÃÛ³Ý ÑÇÙ³Ý íñ³ Ëïñ³Ï³ÝáõÃÛáõÝÁ Ñ³ëó»³·ñ»Éáõ Ñ³Ù³ñ: àñáß ³Ý¹³Ù å»ïáõÃÛáõÝÝ»ñáõÙ ·»Û Ï³Ù É»ëµáõÑÇ ÉÇÝ»ÉÁ ¹Çï³ñÏíáõÙ ¿ áñå»ë §¹³í³×³ÝáõÃÛáõÝ¦ ³½·³ÛÇÝ ³ñÅ»ùÝ»ñÇ ¨ ÙÇ³ëÝ³Ï³ÝáõÃÛ³Ý ÝÏ³ïÙ³Ùµ: ÜÙ³Ý ÷³ëï³ñÏÝ»ñÁ Ï³ñáÕ »Ý ÑÇÙÝí»É ³½·Ç Ï³Ù å»ïáõÃÛ³Ý í»ñ³µ»ñÛ³É ÇÝùÝûñÇÝ³Ï ÁÙµéÝÙ³Ý íñ³, áñÁ Ýå³ï³Ï ¿ Ñ»ï³åÝ¹áõÙ å³Ñå³Ý»Éáõ ³½·Ç ÙÇ³ï³ññáõÃÛáõÝÁ: úñÇÝ³Ï, Ñ³ñó³½ñáõÛóÇ Å³Ù³Ý³Ï ÇßË³ÝáõÃÛáõÝÝ»ñÁ Ý»ñÏ³Û³óÝáÕ Ù³ëÝ³ÏÇóÁ µ³ó³ïñ»ó, áñ Ð³Û³ëï³ÝáõÙ ÝáõÛÝ³ë»é³Ï³Ý ÉÇÝ»ÉÁ Ñ³×³Ë ¹Çï³ñÏíáõÙ ¿ áñå»ë Ñ³Û ÅáÕáíñ¹Ç ³í³Ý¹³Ï³Ý ³ñÅ»ùÝ»ñÇ ÝÏ³ïÙ³Ùµ ³ÝÑ³í³ï³ñÙáõÃÛáõÝ:

mosexual is often seen as disloyal to the traditional values of the Armenian people.

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I was taught in school that there existed male and female sexes only in this world. And how one shall be called if he/she simultaneously belongs to both male and female sexes or does not belong to neither of them? But is it even true that such human beings really exist? Or it is just a fantasy; a part of an ancient mythology just like sphinxes, sirens, mermaids are? Despite the fact that many of us think it is just a myth or some freaky thing we will never face in our life, intersexuality is true and it is more common than we think. The fact is at least every 1500th child in the U.S. is born intersexual, according to ISNA (Intersex Society of North America) statistics. Hermaphroditic creatures exist in the nature, in mythology and in art. If the phenomenon that is seen in the nature is called hermaphroditism, the same phenomenon in the human world is nowadays called intersexuality. And the hermaphrodite of the past is called intersexual today. Intersexuality is a natural and inborn physical phenomenon or condition in case of which the person has ambiguous genitalia which is to say his or her external and internal sexual organs may not be clearly female or male, but a combination of both. Sometimes intersexuality is visible (e.g. a person may have a male member and female breasts), other times it is not obvious or visible (e.g. a person may have a male member externally and ovaries internally. Other combinations and natural varieties exist as well). Unfortunately, even when intersexual children are healthy, they are often treated as if they are sick. Doctors may implement “reparative”

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– At times I feel like hiding in the closet, cause it’s like how can anybody accept somebody who has been this mutilated… and in other times I get so mad that I just want to get a dull

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Ð»ñÙ³÷ñá¹Çïáë Hermaphroditos of men were different than now and that there were three types of human beings before: women, men and androgynes ( greek: andros-man + gyny-woman = ‘manwoman’). Aristophanes presents man to be the son of the Sun, woman to be the daughter of the Earth, and androgyne to be the child of the Moon (which is presumed to be the combination of both the Sun and the Earth). Hermaphroditos is a hero of a Greek myth who is half-man and half-woman as Ovid in his “Metamorphoses” informs. Hermaphroditos is the son of Hermes and Aphrodite (hence his name and the term “hermaphrodite”). In ancient times Hermaphroditos had temples and oratories in his name. Cyprus is one of the places of Ancient Greece where we meet the traces of worship of Hermaphroditos. According to Macrobius, there was a bearded statue of a male Aphrodite, called Aphroditos created by sculptor Aristophanes (not to be taken to be

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the previous Aristophanes, the hero of Plato’s book – editor’s note). Artistic representations of Aphroditos have been found from the 7th century BC, which suggests it was an archaic cult, as Yulia Ustinova points out in her book: “The Supreme Gods of the Bosporan Kingdom. Celestial Aphrodite & the Most High God”. Hinduism has Ardhanarishvara since ancient times. The name Ardhanarishvara means “the Lord who is half woman.” Ardhanarishvara goes also by other names such are Ardhanaranari (“the half man-woman”), Ardhanarinateshvara (“the Lord of Dance who is half-woman”), Naranari (“man-woman”), Ammiappan (a Tamil name meaning “Mother-Father”). It is a deity, an androgynous form and unity of Shiva and Shakti (in some regions and traditions – of Devi, sometimes of Parvati). Usually the right part of the divinity is depicted as the male part and the left one as the female one, though there are some exceptions. Armenia has very interesting statuettes from Armenian Highland recently discovered. These statuettes are included in the exhibition of History Museum of Armenia. Although they are represented as female statuettes in the exhibit, it is obvious that they have both female and male characteristics. One may compare these statuettes with others present in the same exhibit – male and female – and the differences will be clear and obvious. About chromosomes: usually there are two types of chromosomes present in the human body: X and Y. X is the female chromosome, Y is the male one. Interestingly, if XX is the structure in the female body (two female chromosomes), the male body is XY structured (one male and one female chromosomes). The male body does not consist of only male chromosomes; no YY structure. The X one is very important for our existence. The body of intersexual people is often composed of XXY or XYY chromosomal structure. Therefore, as the idea of the union of Shiva and Shakti suggests, male and female are really inseparable

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sometimes, like in the case of male chromosomal structure. Our beliefs may vary and differ from those of others. Sometimes we are led by stereotypes and prejudices and not by facts. Bipolar mentality (evil - kind, bad - good, wrong - right, black - white, woman - man) sometimes hinders and obstructs our perceptions, too. Some accept sexual diversity, others don’t. However, we shall be careful and treat others with respect, if we wish to claim respect from them. The plain fact is that people are diverse by their religions, faiths, ethnicities, nationalities and other characteristics, as well as by their sexuality. There are several dozens of medical conditions of intersexuality. We must embrace diversity as wonderful, powerful, inspiring and as something that accompanies us in our everyday life. And whatever our sexuality or sexual condition is, we shall remember that we may have some differences, but commonalities among us are much more visible, and all of us deserve to be treated equally, with dignity and respect. Sevak Kirakosyan

– ÀÝ¹áõÝ»ù, áñ Ï³Ýù: ØÇ° ÷áñÓ»ù Ïïñï»É Ù»½ Ï³Ù ÷á÷áË»É Ï³Ù ³ÙáÃ³Ýù ï³É Ï³Ù Ã³ùóÝ»É… ºë ëÇñáõÙ »Ù Ý»ñÏ³ÛÇë ÏÛ³Ýùë ¨ Çñáù áõ½áõÙ »Ù ÁÝ¹áõÝ»É ÇÙ ¿áõÃÛáõÝÁ. ÙÇçë»é³Ï³Ý ÏÇÝ: ÐÇ¹³ ìÇÉáñ³ – Accept that we’re here. Don’t try to cut us up or change us or shame us or hide us… I love my life right now and I really want to embrace who I am; which is – an intersexed woman.” Hida Vilora.

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Born on October 22, 1976 Studied at Yerevan State Medical University Profession Family doctor Works at “Real People, Real World” NGO as a project advisor Relationship status married, has two children

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– Tell us a bit about your activities, how come you’ve decided to work in the sphere of HIV prevention? It was by pure incident that I started to work with HIV related issues, fifteen years ago. At that time there was a non-governmental organization - “Association of Young Doctors” - at the Medical University back then, where I was a fresh volunteer. There was a new sphere to work on there - fight against AIDS. In 2003 I’ve already quit the organization and we founded “Real World, Real People” NGO with some of my friends. Seems like it has become my cross to carry for the rest of my life and I shall carry it till the end. – You have already been working in this sphere for more than 15 years. What successes have you come to, what changes have been made in that area? From professional experience I may mention that “Real World, Real People” NGO has transformed from a newly-founded organization into an organization that has a big range of colleagues, an NGO with whom many cooperate, and the volume and the quantity of the programs have increased several times. Our main activity is the consolidation of people living with HIV, the provision of care and support. And we have created an environment in which people get involved with great joy, not only for getting help, but also to help each other; they realize that they need to be actively involved in the process of improvement of their lives. And speaking of personal success, the greatest one is my family. I also have succeeded in my dream I have longed for the last five years; to become a type of specialist who will have an impact in higher levels, on series of organizations and national projects, as well as in the international sphere. I have successfully accomplished several initiatives this year by now. – And of what kind were the obstacles and barriers you’ve come across during your career? There are difficulties, always. I have a trait in my nature – to be appreciated for my activities.

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There is a narrow circle of people to the assessment and support of whom I pay great attention. And when my job is not appreciated I may quit it, so to say. I have had such situations. And there were times when it seemed like the work I was performing was worthless. We had our vision of creating a consolidated, strong communion of people living with HIV when we had just founded this organization reckoning that was the only way of helping these people. And we had been facing a lot of indifference and mistrust from many sides back then. As a result, I would get discouraged thinking that, as a matter of fact, I wasn’t right in the track of my thoughts. I would criticise those who didn’t have any information on HIV. The criticism towards people has been decreased throughout time, but I think that indifference is the phenomenon that shall be criticised. – You’ve accomplished visible changes for the society being at such a young age. What is the secret of your success? I was lucky in many affairs. Apart from the luck, my wife, Elina, is the one who helped me a lot. In most cases I would expect her support for my initiatives and I would get it. My parents have had a great input in my life by helping me to enter a profession. The greatest part of success comes from your loyalty towards your work. If you ask me what is my hobby, even now I will answer – work in the field of HIV prevention. – As an experienced specialist, an activist in civic society, what would be your advice to our youth and to the young citizens? They shall not be indifferent. If they engage in their favourite activities, each of them will be successful and will make positive changes for the society. Indifference is overspread among our youth, I think. All the driving power belonged to the students, it were them who brought positive changes, starting from the Medieval Ages. But when we observe our students, we get an impression that either everything is ideal or that they are extremely indifferent. Unfortunately, everything is not ideal here.

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I know Hovhannes since 2003. I may certify that he is an active and adept person. He has his own say for various situations; he is always addressing quite actual and intelligent questions. He is the one that influences both other organizations dealing with HIV issues and governmental bodies. He understands quite well the concept of advocacy, the advantages of collaboration and he gets on well with all his colleagues. The success of “Real World, Real People” NGO is, for the most part, the result of his activity as he undertakes and carries the right and necessary programs, he is a pretty good leader and he is also good in human resource management.

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Gayane Tovmasyan, Mission East Armenia I know Hovhannes Madoyan since 2004, we work together since 2006 till now. Hovhannes is a determined and devoted person; he is an energetic, enthusiastic and diligent man. He is a wonderful advocate, he was able to make women and men living with HIV more active so that the last could stimulate the prevention of HIV in RA. Elmira Bakhshinian, Real World, Real People NGO I know Hovhannes Madoyan since 2003, when I myself got involved in HIV/AIDS prevention programs. I have discovered during our work experience that I have to deal with a man who is an undertaker, who is sensitive, unselfishly devoted to his work, immensely kind, charismatic, creative and analytic. As to his activities as an activist and an HIV/AIDS issues’ advocate, I am

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sure that many challenges in this geographical area concerning many issues related to HIV/ AIDS have been positively resolved thanks to the efforts of Hovhannes Madoyan. Mamikon Hovsepyan, Public Information and Need of Knowledge NGO We intended to organize a public event on the day of World AIDS Day in 2008 and we’ve tried to reach several organizations, to make it big and influential. In the course of this, we’ve met some representatives of various organizations, Hovhannes Madoyan was among them. He is one of those who has contributed to the close cooperation of organizations functioning in the field of HIV/AIDS prevention and those of working for the sake of building a civic society and has laid the foundations of Advocacy Group on AIDS. The fact is that in any positive changes - related to HIV prevention, treatment and care - the engagement and efforts of Hovhannes Madoyan play an important role. It is an honour for me to know him and to carry joint activities with him. Nvard Margaryan

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We were participating at a study course in Sweden this year in the scope of which a journey to other countries was anticipated to explore their political situation and atmosphere. During six weeks our little group of students went from Turkey to Georgia, Abkhazia and Azerbaijan, meeting with different people and organizations and exploring the milieu. The last two weeks were dedicated to Armenia. What first struck us, when we entered Armenia from the border of Georgia, was the spectacular view of mountainous scenery that made us speechless. We arrived in Yerevan by car from Tbilisi, travelling over snow-covered mountains like we had never seen before. It was the end of April when we arrived in Yerevan. We found Yerevan steaming with

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emotions as Genocide Day approached. For someone born and raised in Sweden – a welldeveloped and prosperous democracy that has enjoyed peace for the last 200 years – manifestations like this are utterly foreign. We cannot truly understand the grief and frustration of the Armenian people, but only observe and try to learn from it. What is noticeable is that modern Armenians carry with them events of the past as if they happened yesterday. Never before have

I encountered people so proud of their history and so determined to preserve their legacy. I find this very admirable and also kind of sad. It feels like only pain and loss as a result of conflicts, violence and injustice could induce this kind of fierce patriotic pride. Like too much was taken through the centuries for the Armenian people to ever forget – let alone forgive. I worry that this lovely little land, in its eagerness to preserve its past glory, will lose interest in the path ahead. And as we later travelled through this beautiful country and into Nagorno-Karabakh and its astonishing landscapes and sights, and listened to the locals talk about the conflicts in the past and present, we could understand more what all the fuss was about. Armenia – the feel of it, as you get to know its people, culture and land – is something out of the ordinary. What I didn’t know, was that the landscape would turn out to be even more (if it’s possible!) beautiful on our way to Goris, and Nagorno-Karabakh. But sometimes you need to pay a price for all the beauty, and in this case it was the car ride. The

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car did not have any seatbelts, and the road through the beautiful landscape almost made me cry, both because of the view and the fear of a sudden death. It is not only the nature of this country that attracted us. The hospitability around Armenia and Nagorno Karabakh was a very pleasant surprise for us as well; people were willing to help and to host us, the human relationship and communication was very simple and positive for the most of time. The food was tasty. Language barrier was felt sometimes as we didn’t speak Armenian. Yet, some of our friends and acquaintances have had the chance to feel that inconvenience, too, as we would sometimes speak Swedish in their presence. For two weeks we have practiced at PINK Armenia NGO, and we got the opportunity to get to know the inspiring people working there, who gave us new experiences and good memories to cherish later. The work they do, the attachment they have for it is inspiring and promising. We got insight in their amazing work in terms of which they protect and advocate the

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universal use of human rights for all, particularly for vulnerable groups, they provide basic and general information on democracy, human rights, civil society, safer sex, they activate and empower the youth. The existing stereotypes and the lack of education in society concerning LGBT, gender equality, marginalised groups are the greatest obstacles in this work, and to overcome them the Armenians need to radically change their very traditional view on gender, sex and diversity. Civil society works slowly without support from the public, and I sincerely hope that the people of Armenia won’t let the fear of losing their national identity prevent them from understanding the importance of human rights, and from incorporating the fundamental values of freedom, equality and tolerance into every sphere of society. We were happy to present our culture and history during the cultural evening of Sweden at PINK Armenia. Many of the guests stated that they liked the food for the preparation of which we had spent an entire evening. The guests were also interested in studying in Sweden and the youth were enquiring about possibilities and the educational system functioning in Sweden. By the way, when we were in Yerevan, PINK was implementing the “Diversity” project. We were attracting attention in the streets by being different with our look and clothing. I think it was our little input for the project and I hope that we served a good example for manifesting diversity. Elin Holmer Hillevi Brandt

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Day of Silence

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Day of Silence is an event that brings attention to anti-LGBT actions in schools and other educational institutions: name-calling, bullying and harassment. Students from middle school to college take some form of a vow of silence in an effort to encourage schools, universities and classmates to address the problem of anti-LGBT behavior. The event is designed to illustrate the silencing effect of this bullying and harassment on LGBT students and those perceived to be LGBT. To commemorate the event, the staff and the volunteer of PINK Armenia have presented themselves with a poster. On April 15, to mark the Day of Silence, the staff of PINK was silent at the workplace as well, and no other event was organized that day. The next day, the silence was broken by presenting the first edition of the newborn “As you!” e-magazine.

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AIDS Candlelight Memorial 15th of May of 2011 was commemorated as the day of memory of those who have passed away from AIDS. That is why candlelight events were held in Yerevan, Gyumri and Vanadzor. This annual event takes place in more than 85 countries of the world, in nearly 3000 communities. Many activists from various non-governmental organizations and other spheres had gathered at “Lovers’ park”. A concert took place which was followed by the candlelight event. All around the garden several hundreds of candles were lit – in the name of the memory of the deceased. DJ Vaccina joined at the dawn to lead us throughout the evening. A representative of the Armenian Apostolic Church was present as well. The first international candlelight took place in 1983, when HIV was not that known to the Earth. It has a story of several years in Armenia.

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International Day against Homophobia and Transphobia

ÈáõÇ-ÄáñÅ î¿ÝÁ` ýñ³ÝëÇ³Ï³Ý Ñ³Ù³Éë³ñ³ÝÇ ¹³ë³Ëáë, ³ýñá³Ù»ñÇÏ³óÇÝ»ñÇ ¨ È¶´î ³ÝÓ³Ýó Çñ³íáõÝùÝ»ñÇ ç³ï³·áí, Ý³¨ §ÐáÙáýáµÇ³ÛÇ µ³é³ñ³ÝÇ¦ ·ÉË³íáñ ËÙµ³·ÇñÁ, 2004 Ãí³Ï³ÝÇ û·áëïáëÇÝ

Louis-Georges Tin, French university lecturer, campaigner for Black and LGBT Rights and chief editor of the “Dictionary of Homophobia”, launched in August 2004 an initiative to create an International Day against Homophobia that

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is global in scope. He launched an appeal “For a universal recognition of the International Day against Homophobia” (IDAHO) and proposed that this day be fixed on May 17th, to commemorate the World Health Organization’s decision to remove homosexuality from the list of mental disorders. Armenia is not behind the international scene either. It is through the efforts of PINK Armenia that Armenia has become the participant of IDAHO in 2010 and 2011. We are happy to mention that this important day was commemorated not only in Yerevan but also in another town in Armenia - Vanadzor.

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Girl Scout

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On May 25, in the scope of “Girl Scout” Movement Establishment in Armenia” program, Armenian Young Women’s Association orgazied a working discussion on the abovementioned topic which was attended by former U.S. ambassador in Armenia Marie Yovanovich as well. The president of Armenian Young Women’s Association Lilit Asatryan mentioned that the program’s aim is to increase the civil conscience among young girls of RA, to bring up responsible citizens for the country, to constitute the system of rights and responsibilities of young girls as citizens of RA, to strengthen the sense of trust, pride and love toward the country. Marie Yovanovich, the ambassador of the U.S. in Armenia back then, was the one to unclose the discussion. Among other things, she mentioned that any country, to be able to resist the challenges of the world today, shall use its talents and resources in a full way, and the girls and women, too, shall provide their valuable input for the cause. Later, the award ceremony for the winners of the competition of compositions and posters on the topic “Woman as a Leader”, took place. Also the adviser of the Minister of Education and Science Varduhi Oskanyan, the representative of UNICEF Kristina Rochella, as well as a group of women and partners that reached success in state and social sphere in RA were present to greet the participants. All of them have uttered their viewpoints on the necessity of higher level of the participation of girls and women in RA, they have also encouraged the participants of the movement of “Girl Scout” by presenting their own experience. The participants of the “Girl Scout” movement have had speeches, too, by stressing the importance of the program for themselves and for their peers, the past and upcoming events in their regions and communities, the problems of young girls and women and have come up with sugges-

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tions re how to overcome them. The participants of the movement have answered to the questions of guests and have asked questions to them themselves. At the end of the discussion, the participants of the movement have presented the upcoming events.

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Vagina Monologues

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“Women’s Resource Center” has organized, for the first time in Armenia, “Vagina Monologues”. The author of the idea is an American playwright, actress, activist of feminist movement Eve Ensler. She is the one who has presented all the monologues herself from the stage for the first time, and the revenue was given to women for charity purposes. Later it grew into an international movement including in itself various countries and regions. Women speak about abuse, suppression, period and, most importantly, they break the taboo and the silence that surrounds the topic of sexuality: isn’t it shameful to name sexual organs, especially vagina, by their names? Isn’t it easier and more preferable to use nicknames and other words? It is the first time the “Vagina Monologues” were performed in Armenia, Georgia and Azerbaijan.

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The play was translated into more than 50 languages and was staged in nearly 140 countries of the world. Professional actresses, too, were involved in Eve Ensler’s play such are Meryl Streep, Naomi Campbell, Nicole Kidmann etc. The Monologue was scandalous. Some called the author a man-hater. Anyway, the “Vagina Monologues” are also appreciated and are ornate with several literary prizes. Here’s how brilliantly and uniquely Elena Shatokhina from “Novoye Vremya” (“New Time”) periodical described her experience of observing “Vagina Monologues” when it was presented to the audience in Moldova for the first time: “It was not the physiology that cried on the stage. It was the human solitude and pain. And it would do well to weep and to blubber at that moment. It was proven once again – let it be the most shocking and daring way – that the experience of dangerous or safe sexual contacts is, first of all, the human relationship. Moreover, the nature of the person, just like in the mirror, is reflected in his intimacy. He is either a man or an animal. You did not know that? And through this, the provocative nature of the spectacle is humbled, the nature is being replaced by psychology, the eventuality by typology. Love rules the world, not the lust”. (This piece is taken from the overview of mass media materials named “Apostles in Deceit, or who is manipulating public opinion nowadays”).

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