The Human Rights Situation of LGBT People in Armenia During 2020

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the President of the Chamber of Advocates targeting any public group may result in absence of protection of the discriminated group since the Chamber of Advocates is the body of which all licensed legal aid professionals are members. Therefore, the area of the supposed influence of the speech of the President of the Chamber of Advocates is not only the citizens in general but also the advocacy community itself, which may be constrained in providing legal assistance to individuals. The lack of ethical legislation regulating professional activity and/or activity leads to ethically inappropriate public expressions by professionals, which, being scientifically unsubstantiated, can lead to misunderstanding and intolerance in society. The absence of legislation regulating hate speech allows one to avoid liability for expressions that interfere with a person’s private, family life, violate their mental integrity, and put them in an unfavorable, vulnerable position compared to other members of society.

Hate speech in the media The problem that the media operating in Armenia often spread false, unconfirmed manipulative news, which contradicts the rules of journalistic ethics, has been raised in the last few years. Moreover, the word often spread in the media goes beyond the limits of freedom of expression, containing discrimination and incitement of hostility, especially towards LGBT people. It should be noted that most of the examples described in the above sections have again been covered by the media and have not been subjected to restrictive control over hate speech. The word spread through the media, wherever it is initially expressed, is becoming more widespread in society, influencing the public mood. It is no secret that the media, conventionally called the fourth power, can create a broad opinion, atmosphere, and attitude, which often makes them a tool by various political forces. In addition to the coverage of the speech on other platforms, the media also spread their editorial analysis, which can also be described as an abuse of speech. Editor-in-Chief of Analitik.am website Ani Hovhannisyan who is a member of the “Veto” initiative, regularly spreads false news, “I understand that Armenia has ratified several international documents, adopted laws where there is gender equality, using it in the sense of equal rights for men and women, but the problem is that one day due to that equality is possible to pass both a law on same-sex marriage, educational programs on transgender and other genders in schools, and so on. In case of ratification of the “Istanbul Convention”, the implementation of propaganda of homosexuals, transgender people, other genders among children, the introduction of so-called curricula to identify the real genders of children, etc., will be a matter of time, as we have already accepted the so-called gender equality. The Sorosian people use the term gender equality because any law where this term exists will be very easy to apply to transgender and other genders in the future, granting various privileges, campaigning among children, distorting the notion of males and females, or generating other dangerous and fake theses, and so on. P.S. Keep your children away from events, seminars, programs organized by every organization related to the Soros Foundation !!! Pay close attention to new programs and methods

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Hate speech displayed by state officials, discriminatory attitude

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pages 40-41

RECOMMENDATIONS

3min
pages 60-63

Targeting LGBT people during the war unleashed by Azerbaijan

8min
pages 54-57

ANNEX 1. STRATEGIC LITIGATION

5min
pages 64-68

Manipulations by various public initiatives

10min
pages 43-46

Hate speech in the media

7min
pages 51-53

Public speech of representatives of professional fields

10min
pages 47-50

CONCLUSION

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pages 58-59

Cases of illegal disclosure of personal data

5min
pages 22-24

Hate speech regulations

4min
pages 35-36

Criminalization of public calls for violence

2min
page 39

Activities and responses of working group on reform of hate speech legislation

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page 38

LEGAL PROTECTION OF VIOLATED RIGHTS AND THE ATTITUDE OF LAW ENFORCEMENT BODIES

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page 31

The attitude of law enforcement officers

2min
page 33

Infringement procedure

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page 32

State policy aimed at regulating hate speech

3min
page 37

The real danger of threats to and calls for violence

2min
page 21

INTRODUCTION

3min
pages 8-9

Case of sexual violence

2min
page 20

Cases of physical violence

5min
pages 15-16

State obligations to ensure human rights and prevent discrimination

2min
page 11

INVIOLABILITY OF PRIVATE AND FAMILY LIFE, HONOR, AND GOOD FAME

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page 14

Documented human rights violations against LGBT people

4min
pages 12-13

Cases of domestic violence

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pages 17-19
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