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ØƲì/ÒƲÐ-Ç ËݹñÇ ç³ï³·áí 2011 Advocate of the HIV/AIDS Issues 2011

ù³Õ³ù³óÇ³Ï³Ý Ñ³ë³ñ³ÏáõÃÛáõÝ §Æñ³Ï³Ý ³ß˳ñÑ, Çñ³Ï³Ý Ù³ñ¹ÇϦ ѳë³ñ³Ï³Ï³Ý ϳ½Ù³Ï»ñåáõÃÛáõÝ Æñ³í³Ï³Ý ÏÉÇÝÇϳ ³é³í»É íï³Ý·Ç »ÝóñÏí³Í µÝ³ÏãáõÃÛ³Ý Ñ³Ù³ñ

civil society

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·»Ý¹»ñ γݳÝó ¨ ³ÕçÇÏÝ»ñÇ Ýϳïٳٵ µéÝáõÃÛ³Ý ¹»Ù å³Ûù³ñÇ 16-ûñÛ³Ï

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Ø»Ýù ¨ Ù»ñ Çñ³íáõÝùÝñÁ ºñµ ë»ñÁ ãÇ Ñ³ÕÃáõÝ

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§GATE - ·»Ý¹»ñ, ³ÏïÇíáõÃÛáõÝ, ѳݹáõñÅáճϳÝáõÃÛáõÝ, ѳí³ë³ñáõÃÛáõݦ »ñÇï³ë³ñ¹³Ï³Ý ׳Ùμ³ñ γݳÝó ÝϳïÙ³Ùμ μéÝáõÃÛ³Ý ¹»Ù å³Ûù³ñÇ 16-ûñÛ³ÏÇÝ ÝíÇñí³Í ÙÇçáó³éáõÙÝ»ñ ÒƲÐ-Ç ¹»Ù å³Ûù³ñÇ Ñ³Ù³ß˳ñѳÛÇÝ ûñ §Ð³ëÝ»É ½ñáÛǦ سñ¹áõ Çñ³íáõÝùÝ»ñÇ ûñ

When love doesn’t take over

Woman’s audacity in art.

Berthe Morisot

Lara Aharonian

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³Ýó³Í ÙÇçáó³éáõÙÝ»ñ ØáÙ³í³éáõÃÛáõÝ` ÝíÇñí³Í ¼³ñáõÑÇ ä»ïñáëÛ³ÝÇ Ù³Ñí³Ý ï³ñ»ÉÇóÇÝ

We and our rights

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ֳݳå³ñÑáñ¹ سÛñ г۳ëï³ÝÇ ³ñÓ³ÝÁ Ù³ñï³Ññ³í»ñ ¿ Ý»ïáõÙ ³í³Ý¹³Ï³Ý ¹³ñÓ³Í Ï³Ý³óÇ ¹»ñÇÝ

Murmurs from the science world: Could an HIV vaccine be coming?

culture

Ñ»ñáë ȳñ³ ²Ñ³ñáÝÛ³Ý

Murmurs from the science world: Could an HIV vaccine be coming?

human rights

Ùß³ÏáõÛà ÎÝáç ѳٳñÓ³ÏáõÃÛáõÝÝ ³ñí»ëïáõÙ. ´»ñï³ Øáñǽá

16 days of activism to stop violence against women and girls

sexual health

Ù³ñ¹áõ Çñ³íáõÝùÝ»ñ гÛïݳµ»ñí»É ¿ ØƲì-Ç å³ïí³ëï³ÝÛáõÃÁ. ÷ë÷ëáóÝ»ñ ·Çï³Ï³Ý ³ß˳ñÑÇó

Legal clinic for most at risk polulation

gender

ë»é³Ï³Ý ³éáÕçáõÃÛáõÝ Ð³Ûïݳµ»ñí»É ¿ ØƲì-Ç å³ïí³ëï³ÝÛáõÃÁ. ÷ë÷ëáóÝ»ñ ·Çï³Ï³Ý ³ß˳ñÑÇó

"Real World, Real People" non-governmental organization

Mother Armenia challenges the traditional female role

past events

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Candlelight in memory of Zaruhi Petrosyan

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

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Events in the scope of 16 days of activism against gender violence World AIDS Day “Getting to Zero” Human Rights Day

àõñ³Ë »Ýù áÕçáõÝ»É ù»½, óÝϳ·ÇÝ ÁÝûñóáÕ:

²Ùë³·ñÇ ³Ûë ѳٳñÁ ÑÇÙݳϳÝáõÙ Ï»Ýïñáݳó³Í ¿ ØƲì/ ÒƲÐ-Ç Ã»Ù³ÛÇ ßáõñç, ù³Ý½Ç ¹»Ïï»Ùµ»ñÇ Ù»ÏÇ` ÒƲÐ-Ç ¹»Ù å³Ûù³ñÇ Ñ³Ù³ß˳ñѳÛÇÝ ûñí³, ϳå³ÏóáõÃÛ³Ùµ г۳ëï³ÝáõÙ ï»ÕÇ áõÝ»ó³Ý ï³ñ³µÝáõÛà ÙÇçáó³éáõÙÝ»ñ: §Àݹ¹»Ù ·»Ý¹»ñ³ÛÇÝ µéÝáõÃÛ³Ý 16-ûñÛ³ÏǦ ϳå³ÏóáõÃÛ³Ùµ г۳ëï³ÝáõÙ, ÇÝãå»ë ¨ ³ß˳ñÑÇ ³í»ÉÇ ù³Ý 160 »ñÏñÝ»ñáõÙ, ï»ÕÇ áõÝ»ó³Ý ÙÇ ß³ñù ÙÇçáó³éáõÙÝ»ñ: êñ³Ýù Çñ³¹³ñÓáõÃÛáõÝÝ»ñ ¿ÇÝ, áñ ï»ÕÇ ¿ÇÝ áõÝ»ÝáõÙ Ù»ñ »ñÏñáõÙ, Ù»Ýù ¿ÇÝù, áñ ³Ï³Ý³ï»ë ¿ÇÝù ÉÇÝáõÙ ¹ñ³Ýó, ³Ûë ϳ٠³ÛÝ Ó¨áí ѳñ³µ»ñíáõÙ ¹»åù»ñÇÝ` Ù»ÏÁ Ù³ëݳÏó»Éáí, ÙÛáõëÁ ³ç³Ïó»Éáí, »ññáñ¹Ý ¿É ù³ç³É»ñ»Éáí: öÆÜø ²ñÙ»ÝÇ³Ý Ññ³ï³ñ³Ï»É ¿ ݳ¨ ÙÇ Ï³ñ¨áñ áõëáõÙݳëÇñáõÃÛáõÝ, áñÝ ³é³çÇÝÝ ¿ г۳ëï³ÝÇ Ñ³Ù³ñ` ϳåí³Í ÐРȶ´î ù³Õ³ù³óÇÝ»ñÇ í»ñ³µ»ñÛ³É Ñ³Ûáó Ù»ç ³éϳ ϳñÍñ³ïÇå»ñÇ áõ ѳÝñ³ÛÇÝ Ï³ñÍÇùÇ Éáõë³µ³ÝÙ³Ý Ñ»ï: Ü»ñϳ۳óíáõÙ ¿ ݳ¨ ÑáÙáýáµÇ³ »ñ¨áõÛÃÁ: ²é³ÝÓÇÝ Ñá¹í³ÍáõÙ Ý»ñϳ۳óí³Í ¿ ï³ëÁ å³ï׳é, û ÇÝãáõ ØƲì/ÒƲÐ-Á å»ïù ¿ ¹Çï³ñÏ»É Ù³ñ¹áõ Çñ³íáõÝùÝ»ñÇ Ñ³Ù³ï»ùëïáõÙ: §Ö³Ý³å³ñÑáñ¹¦ µ³ÅÝáõÙ ÐÇÉ»íÇÝ ¨ ä³íÉÇÝ³Ý ÏÇëáõÙ »Ý г۳ëï³ÝÇ í»ñ³µ»ñÛ³É Çñ»Ýó ½·³óÙáõÝùÝ»ñÁ, ÑáõÛ½»ñÁ, Ùïù»ñÝ áõ ÷áñÓÁ: ÆÝãå»ë ¨ ³Ýó³Í ѳٳñÝ»ñáõÙ, Ý»ñϳ۳óí³Í »Ý ³Ýó³Í ÙÇçáó³éáõÙÝ»ñÁ: ÞÝáñѳíáñá’õÙ »Ýù Üáñ î³ñí³ Ï³å³ÏóáõÃÛ³Ùµ: ÐáõÛë áõÝ»Ýù, áñ ·³ÉÇù ï³ñÇÝ ÏÉÇÝÇ Ñá·¨áñ ³ñÃݳóÙ³Ý, ·Çï³ÏóáõÃÛ³Ý µ³ñÓñ³óÙ³Ý, ³ÏïÇí ·áñÍáõÝ»áõÃÛ³Ý, ³é³çÁÝóóÇ áõ ëÇñá ï³ñÇ: سÕÃáõÙ »Ýù ѳ׻ÉÇ ÁÝûñóáõÙ, ëÇñáí áõ ѳñ·³Ýùáí` ÆÜâäºê ¸àô ѳݹ»ë:

We are happy to greet you, dear reader.

This issue of the e-mag is mainly centered on the topic of HIV/AIDS, as on the occasion of December 1, World AIDS Day, numerous events took place. In the scope of "16 Days of Activism against Gender Violence" series of activities took place in Armenia, just like in more than 160 other countries of the world. These were events occurring in our country, it were us that were the witnesses of these, correlating with the cases in various ways; one by participating, the other by supporting, and the third by encouraging. PINK Armenia has also published an important survey which is the first in Armenia concerning the stereotypes and public opinion on LGBT citizens of RA. The phenomenon of homophobia is also presented. Ten reasons are speculated on why HIV/AIDS should be perceived in the context of Human Rights in a separate article. Hillevi and Pavlina share their feelings, emotions, thoughts and experience of Armenia in the "Traveler". As in the past issues, the past events are shown as well.

We congratulate on the occasion of the New Year.

We hope that the coming year will be one bringing spiritual awakening, rise of consciousness, dynamic activities, progress and love.

We hope your reading experience will be a pleasant one, Wwth love and respect, AS YOU e-mag.

ù³Õ³ù³óÇ³Ï³Ý Ñ³ë³ñ³ÏáõÃÛáõÝ

civil society

§Æñ³Ï³Ý ³ß˳ñÑ, Çñ³Ï³Ý Ù³ñ¹ÇϦ ѳë³ñ³Ï³Ï³Ý ϳ½Ù³Ï»ñåáõÃÛáõÝ "Real World, Real People" non-governmental organization §Æñ³Ï³Ý ³ß˳ñÑ, Çñ³Ï³Ý Ù³ñ¹ÇϦ ÐÎ-Ý ÑÇÙݳ¹ñí»É ¿ 2003 Ãí³Ï³ÝÇÝ Ë³Ý¹³í³é »ñÇï³ë³ñ¹Ý»ñÇ ËÙµÇ ÏáÕÙÇó, áíù»ñ Ýå³ï³Ï áõÝ»ÇÝ Ñ³Ù³ËÙµ»É г۳ëï³ÝáõÙ ØƲì-áí ³åñáÕ Ù³ñ¹Ï³Ýó` ïñ³Ù³¹ñ»Éáí Ýñ³Ýó ËݳÙù ¨ ³ç³ÏóáõÃÛáõÝ: γ½Ù³Ï»ñåáõÃÛáõÝÝ ³é³ù»ÉáõÃÛáõÝ áõÝÇ µ³ñÓñ³óÝ»É ØƲì-áí ³åñáÕ Ù³ñ¹Ï³Ýó ¨ Ýñ³Ýó Ù»ñӳϳ ßñç³å³ïÇ ÏÛ³ÝùÇ áñ³ÏÁ, áõŻճóÝ»É ØƲì-áí ³åñáÕ Ù³ñ¹Ï³Ýó ѳÝñáõÛÃáõÙ ÇÝùÝû·ÝáõÃÛ³Ý ¨ ÷áËû·ÝáõÃÛ³Ý ·³Õ³÷³ñÝ»ñÁ, ѳٳËÙµ»É ØƲì-áí ³åñáÕ Ù³ñ¹Ï³Ýó ѳÝñáõÛÃÁ Ù³ëݳ·Çï³Ï³Ý áñ³ÏÝ»ñÇ µ³ñÓñ³óÙ³Ý, ëáódzɳϳÝ, Ñá·»µ³Ý³Ï³Ý ¨ Çñ³í³µ³Ý³Ï³Ý ³ç³ÏóáõÃÛáõÝÝ»ñÇ Í³é³ÛáõÃÛáõÝÝ»ñÇ ãÙÇçÝáñ¹³íáñí³Í Ù³ïáõóÙ³Ý, ÇÝãå»ë ݳ¨ ØƲì/ÒƲÐ-Ç ³ËïáñáßÙ³Ý ¨ µáõÅÙ³Ý Ñ³ÙÁݹѳÝáõñ Ù³ïã»ÉÇáõÃÛ³Ý ³å³ÑáíÙ³ÝÝ áõÕÕí³Í ç³ï³·áíáõÃÛ³Ý ×³Ý³å³ñÑáí: §Æñ³Ï³Ý ³ß˳ñÑ, Çñ³Ï³Ý Ù³ñ¹ÇϦ ÐÎ-Ý Çñ ÏáÕÙÇó Çñ³Ï³Ý³óí³Í ·áñÍáõÝ»áõÃÛ³Ùµ Ýå³ï³Ï áõÝÇ µ³ñÓñ³óÝ»É ØƲì-áí ³åñáÕ Ù³ñ¹Ï³Ýó ÏÛ³ÝùÇ áñ³ÏÇ µáÉáñ µ³Õ³¹ñÇãÝ»ñÁ: ¶áñÍáõÝ»áõÃÛ³Ý áõà ï³ñÇÝ»ñÇ ÁÝóóùáõ٠ϳ½Ù³Ï»ñåáõÃÛ³Ý ÑÇÙÝ³Ï³Ý áõÕÕáõÃÛáõÝÁ ãÇ ÷á÷áËí»É, ë³Ï³ÛÝ É³Ûݳó»É ¿ ÑÇÙݳËݹÇñÝ»ñÇ ¨ ·áñÍáõÝ»áõÃÛ³Ý ßñç³Ý³ÏÁ` ØƲì-áí ³åñáÕ Ù³ñ¹Ï³Ýó Çñ³íáõÝùÝ»ñÇ å³ßïå³ÝáõÃÛ³ÝÁ ·áõÙ³ñí»É ¿ ݳ¨ ØƲì-Ç Ýϳïٳٵ Ëáó»ÉÇ ËÙµ»ñÇ Çñ³íáõÝùÝ»ñÇ å³ßïå³ÝáõÃÛ³Ý µ³Õ³¹ñÇãÁ: γ½Ù³Ï»ñåáõÃÛáõÝÁ Ýå³ï³Ï áõÝÇ` • áõÕÕ³ÏÇ Ï³Ù ³ÝÙÇç³Ï³Ý ͳé³ÛáõÃÛáõÝÝ»ñ Ù³ïáõó»É ØƲì-áí ³åñáÕ Ù³ñ¹Ï³Ýó, • ½³ñ·³óÝ»É ØƲì-áí ³åñáÕ Ù³ñ¹Ï³Ýó ßñç³Ý³ÏÝ»ñáõÙ ÇÝùݳ ¨ ÷áËû·ÝáõÃÛ³Ý

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“Real World Real People” NGO was founded in 2003 by a group of enthusiastic young people who strived to unite people living with HIV (PLHIV) in Armenia and provide care and support for them. The organization’s mission is to increase quality-of-life for people living with HIV and their families, to strengthen the idea of self- and mutual help within the community, to unite the community by providing direct psychological, social and legal services and also to advocate for universal access to HIV/AIDS treatment, care, support and testing. The main goal of the organization is to improve all elements of quality-of-life of PLHIV. The organization’s main direction of activity has not changed for eight years, but its scope of interests has widened: the organization has added the component of human rights protection of the vulnerable groups of people toward HIV to the protection of the rights of people living with HIV.

ß³ñÅáõÙÝ»ñÁ, • Ýí³½»óÝ»É ØƲì-áí ³åñáÕ Ù³ñ¹Ï³Ýó Ýϳïٳٵ ѳë³ñ³Ï³Ï³Ý ˳ñ³ÝÝ áõ Ëïñ³Ï³ÝáõÃÛáõÝÁ, • ç³ï³·áí»É ѳÙÁݹѳÝáõñ Ù³ïã»ÉÇáõÃÛáõÝÁ ØƲì-Ç µáõÅÙ³Ý, ËݳÙùÇ ¨ ³ç³ÏóáõÃÛ³Ý áÉáñïÝ»ñáõÙ, • ϳÝ˳ñ·»É»É ØƲì-Ç ï³ñ³ÍáõÙÁ ØƲì-Ç Ýϳïٳٵ ³é³í»É Ëáó»ÉÇ ËÙµ»ñÇ ßñç³ÝáõÙ: γ½Ù³Ï»ñåáõÃÛáõÝÝ Çñ ³éç¨ ¹ñí³Í Ýå³ï³ÏÝ»ñÇÝ Ñ³ëÝ»Éáõ ѳٳñ ïñ³Ù³¹ñáõÙ ¿ Ñ»ï¨Û³É ͳé³ÛáõÃÛáõÝÝ»ñÁ` • ѳí³ë³ñÁ-ѳí³ë³ñÇÝ ËáñÑñ¹³ïíáõÃÛáõÝ, • ëáóÇ³É³Ï³Ý ³ç³ÏóáõÃÛáõÝ, • Ñá·»µ³Ý³Ï³Ý ³ç³ÏóáõÃÛáõÝ, • Ñá·¨áñ ³ç³ÏóáõÃÛáõÝ, • Çñ³í³Ï³Ý ѳñó»ñÇ ßáõñç ËáñÑñ¹³ïíáõÃÛáõÝ, • ߳ѻñÇ å³ßïå³ÝáõÃÛáõÝ ï³ñµ»ñ ѳëï³ïáõÃÛáõÝÝ»ñáõÙ, • Ù³ñ¹³ëÇñ³Ï³Ý û·ÝáõÃÛ³Ý ïñ³Ù³¹ñáõÙ. ëÝáõݹ, ѳ·áõëï, ¹åñáó³Ï³Ý å³ñ³·³Ý»ñ, • µáõÅÙ³Ý Ï³ñ·³å³ÑáõÃÛáõÝÁ ËóݻÉáõÝ áõÕÕí³Í ÙÇçáó³éáõÙÝ»ñ, • ÷áËû·ÝáõÃÛ³Ý ËÙµ»ñÇ Ñ³Ý¹ÇåáõÙÝ»ñÇ Çñ³Ï³Ý³óáõÙ, • ¹³ëÁÝóóÝ»ñ ¨ ÏñÃ³Ï³Ý ³ÛÉ Ý³Ë³Ó»éÝáõÃÛáõÝÝ»ñ ØƲì-áí ³åñáÕ Ù³ñ¹Ï³Ýó ¨ Ýñ³Ýó ÁÝï³ÝÇùÝ»ñÇ ³Ý¹³ÙÝ»ñÇ, ϳ½Ù³Ï»ñåáõÃÛ³Ý ³Ý¹³ÙÝ»ñÇ ¨ µÝ³ÏãáõÃÛ³Ý É³ÛÝ ßñç³Ý³ÏÝ»ñÇ Ñ³Ù³ñ, • ØƲì-áí ³åñáÕ Ù³ñ¹Ï³Ýó ¨ ØƲì-Ç Ýϳïٳٵ ³é³í»É Ëáó»ÉÇ ËÙµ»ñÇ Ý»ñϳ۳óáõóÇãÝ»ñÇ Ýϳïٳٵ ˳ñ³ÝÇ ¨ Ëïñ³Ï³ÝáõÃÛ³Ý í»ñ³óÙ³ÝÝ áõÕÕí³Í ѳÝñ³ÛÇÝ ÙÇçáó³éáõÙÝ»ñÇ ¨ ¼ÈØ-Ý»ñÇ Ñ»ï ³ß˳ï³ÝùÝ»ñÇ Çñ³Ï³Ý³óáõÙ, • ûٳïÇÏ ³Ùë³·ñÇ ¨ ï»Õ»Ï³ïí³Ï³Ý ÝÛáõûñÇ Ùß³ÏáõÙ ¨ ï³ñ³Íáõ٠γ½Ù³Ï»ñåáõÃÛáõÝÝ Çñ ·áñÍáõÝ»áõÃÛ³Ý ÁÝóóùáõ٠ѳٳ·áñͳÏó»É ¿ ¨ ß³ñáõݳÏáõÙ

The aims of the organization are: • to provide direct and personal services to PLHIV, • to develop self- and mutual-help movements in the frame of PLHIV, • to decrease social stigma and discrimination towards PLHIV, • to advocate for universal access to HIV treatment, care and support, • to prevent HIV spreading among the most vulnerable groups.

In order to achieve the abovementioned goals, the organization is providing the following services: • “peer-to-peer” consultations, • social support and social assistance, • psychological support, • spiritual support, • legal assistance, • defense of rights in various institutions, • humanitarian aid: clothes, food, school supplies, • activities aimed at increasing treatment adherence, • support group facilitation, • trainings and other educational events for representatives of community, people living with HIV, members and staff of the organization, and also for the wider public, • work with mass-media and activity aimed at decreasing levels of stigma and discrimination towards PLHIV and representatives of communities most vulnerable to HIV, • development and dissemination of thematic magazines and other information materials.

During its activities, the organization has cooperated and continues to cooperate both with governmental organizations and local NGOs, as well as with many international organizations. The cooperation helps avoid duplication of events and also gives the opportunity to present themselves with the same messages in diverse advocacy campaigns. By virtue of the communication and cooperation, many public

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events, press conferences, advocacy campaigns, exchanges of experiences, trainings, events on gender and sexuality and reproductive health issues are jointly organized.

“Real World Real People” NGO is cooperating with “Public Information and Need of Knowledge” (PINK Armenia) NGO, “Positive People Armenian Network” NGO, and “Women’s Resource Centre” NGO. The local governmental and international partners of the organization are Armenian National AIDS Center, National Narcological Clinic /Methadone substitution treatment program/, Armenian Apostolic Church, Open Society Foundation (OSF), Mission East Armenia Organization, World Vision Armenia, World Council of Churches Armenia Inter-Church Charitable Round Table Foundation, United Nations program on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), United Nations Development Program (UNDP), United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA).

One of the representatives of the “Real World Real People” NGO has been a member of the Country Coordination Commission on HIV/ AIDS, Tuberculosis and malaria issues (CCM) in the Republic of Armenia since 2004. Another representative is a member of a working group of the Country Coordination Commission

ϳ½Ù³Ï»ñåáõÃÛ³Ý Ù»Ï ³ÛÉ Ý»ñϳ۳óáõóÇã ѳݹÇë³ÝáõÙ ¿ ØÐÐ-Ç ïáõµ»ñÏáõÉá½Ç ³ß˳ï³Ýù³ÛÇÝ ËÙµÇ ³Ý¹³Ù: 2007Ã-ÇÝ Ï³½Ù³Ï»ñåáõÃÛáõÝÁ ¹³ñÓ»É ¿ ²ñ¨»ÉÛ³Ý ºíñáå³ÛÇ ¨ λÝïñáÝ³Ï³Ý ²ëdzÛÇ ØƲì-áí ³åñáÕ Ù³ñ¹Ï³Ýó ÙdzíáñÙ³Ý ³Ý¹³Ù: ØÇáõÃÛáõÝÁ ï³ñ³Í³ßñç³Ý³ÛÇÝ ·É˳íáñ ϳ½Ù³Ï»ñåáõÃÛáõÝÝ»ñÇó Ù»ÏÝ ¿ ¨ ÙdzíáñáõÙ ¿ 15 »ñÏñÇ ØƲì-áí ³åñáÕ Ù³ñ¹Ï³Ýó ѳÝñáõÛÃÝ»ñ: γ½Ù³Ï»ñåáõÃÛ³Ý ÑÇÙÝ³Ï³Ý Ýå³ï³ÏÝ ¿ Ýå³ëï»É ²ñ¨»ÉÛ³Ý ºíñáå³ÛÇ ¨ λÝïñáÝ³Ï³Ý ²ëdzÛÇ »ñÏñÝ»ñáõÙ ØƲì-áí ³åñáÕ Ù³ñ¹Ï³Ýó Ý»ñ·ñ³íí³ÍáõÃÛ³Ý Ù»Í³óÙ³ÝÁ, µáõÅÙ³Ý Ù³ïã»ÉÇáõÃÛ³Ý µ³ñÓñ³óÙ³ÝÁ, ËݳÙùÇ ¨ ³ç³ÏóáõÃÛ³Ý Í³é³ÛáõÃÛáõÝÝ»ñÇ µ³ñ»É³íÙ³ÝÁ: ÆÝãå»ë ÷³ëïáõÙ »Ý ϳ½Ù³Ï»ñåáõÃÛ³Ý ³ß˳ï³ÏÇóÝ»ñÁ` ϳ½Ù³Ï»ñåáõÃÛ³Ý ³Ù»Ý³Ù»Í ѳçáÕáõÃÛáõÝÁ ·áñÍáõÝ»áõÃÛ³Ý ³Ûë ï³ñÇÝ»ñÇ ÁÝóóùáõÙ ³ÛÝ ¿, áñ ϳ½Ù³Ï»ñåáõÃÛáõÝÁ ¹³ñÓ»É ¿ ÙÇ ³ÛÝåÇëÇ ÙÇç³í³Ûñ` ÁÝï³ÝÇù, áõñ Ù³ñ¹ÇÏ Ù»Í Ñ³×áõÛùáí ·³ÉÇë »Ý, Áݹ áñáõÙ áã ÙdzÛÝ û·ÝáõÃÛáõÝ ëï³Ý³Éáõ, ³Ûɨ ÙÇÙÛ³Ýó ÷á˳¹³ñÓ³µ³ñ û·Ý»Éáõ ѳٳñ ¨ áñ ϳñ¨áñ ¿, ·Çï³ÏóáõÙ »Ý, áñ Ñ»Ýó Çñ»Ýù å»ïù ¿ ³ÏïÇíáñ»Ý Ý»ñ·ñ³íí³Í ÉÇÝ»Ý Çñ»Ýó ÇëÏ ÏÛ³ÝùÇ µ³ñ»É³íÙ³Ý ·áñÍÁÝóóáõÙ: §Æñ³Ï³Ý ³ß˳ñÑ, Çñ³Ï³Ý Ù³ñ¹ÇϦ ÐÎ-Ý Ïáã ¿ ³ÝáõÙ µáÉáñÇÝ ÉÇÝ»É Ù»ñ »ñÏñÇ ³ÏïÇí ù³Õ³ù³óÇÝ»ñ, ³Ý»É Ù³ñ¹Ï³Ýó ѳٳñ ³ÛÝ ³Ù»ÝÁ, ÇÝãÁ áñ Ïó³ÝϳݳÛÇÝ, áñ Ù³ñ¹ÇÏ ³Ý»Ý Çñ»Ýó ѳٳñ: ²Ûë ÷ÇÉÇëá÷³ÛáõÃÛáõÝÝ ¿, áñ ÁÝÏ³Í ¿ ϳ½Ù³Ï»ñåáõÃÛ³Ý ÏáÕÙÇó Çñ³Ï³Ý³óíáÕ ·áñÍáõÝ»áõÃÛ³Ý ÑÇÙùáõÙ: ºÃ» Ñ»ï³ùñùñí³Í »ù §Æñ³Ï³Ý ³ß˳ñÑ, Çñ³Ï³Ý Ù³ñ¹ÇϦ ÐÎ-Ç ·áñÍáõÝ»áõÃÛ³Ùµ, ϳ½Ù³Ï»ñåáõÃÛáõÝÁ µ³ó ¿ û·ÝáõÃÛ³Ý ¨ ³ç³ÏóáõÃÛ³Ý Ñ³Ù³ñ:

(CCM) on Tuberculosis from 2008.

The organization has become a member of Eastern Europe & Central Asia Union of PLHIV from 2007. The Union is one of the main organizations in the region which unites PLHIV communities in 15 countries. The main goal of the organization is to assist the involvement of PLHIV in society, increase access to treatment, to improve care and support services in the countries of Eastern Europe and Central Asia.

As employees of the organization prove, the biggest success of the NGO in these years of functioning is that the organization has become such an environment, a family, where people come with joy, not only for getting help, but also to help each other mutually, because it has helped them realize that they need to be actively involved in the process of improvement of their lives.

“Real World Real People” NGO calls everyone to be active citizens in our country, and to do for others all that which they would like others to do for them. This is the philosophy, upon which the basis of the organization’s activity lays. If you are interested in “Real World Real People” NGO’s activities the organization is open for help and support.

Nvard Margaryan

Üí³ñ¹ سñ·³ñÛ³Ý

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civil society

Æñ³í³Ï³Ý ÏÉÇÝÇϳ ³é³í»É íï³Ý·Ç »ÝóñÏí³Í µÝ³ÏãáõÃÛ³Ý Ñ³Ù³ñ Legal clinic for most at risk population ØƲì (سñ¹áõ ÇÙáõݳÛÇÝ ³Ýµ³í³ñ³ñáõÃÛ³Ý íÇñáõë) í³ñ³ÏÇ Ñ³Ù³×³ñ³ÏÝ ³Ûëûñ í»ñ³×»É ¿ ·Éáµ³É ×·Ý³Å³ÙÇ ¨ ¹³ñÓ»É ½³ñ·³óÙ³ÝÁ ËáãÁݹáïáÕ Ñ³½³ñ³ÙÛ³ÏÇ Ù³ñï³Ññ³í»ñ: سñ¹áõ Çñ³íáõÝùÝ»ñÇ å³ßïå³ÝáõÃÛ³Ý Ñ³ñóÁ ØƲì-Ç Ýϳïٳٵ ³é³í»É íï³Ý·Ç »ÝóñÏíáÕ ËÙµ»ñÇ (Ý»ñ³ñϳÛÇÝ ÃÙñ³ÙÇçáó û·ï³·áñÍáÕÝ»ñ, ë»é³Ï³Ý ͳé³ÛáõÃÛáõÝÝ»ñ ïñ³Ù³¹ñáÕÝ»ñ, ïÕ³Ù³ñ¹ÇÏ ë»é³Ï³Ý ѳñ³µ»ñáõÃÛáõÝ áõÝ»óáÕ ïÕ³Ù³ñ¹Ï³Ýó Ñ»ï) ¨ ØƲì-áí ³åñáÕ Ù³ñ¹Ï³Ýó ѳٳñ ³é³Ýóù³ÛÇÝ ¨ é³½Ù³í³ñ³Ï³Ý Ý߳ݳÏáõÃÛáõÝ áõÝÇ: ì»ñáÝßÛ³É ËÙµ»ñÇÝ å³ïϳÝáÕ Ù³ñ¹ÇÏ ÑÇÙݳϳÝáõÙ ¹áõñë »Ý ÙÝáõ٠ѳٳå³ï³ëË³Ý Ñ³Ýñ³ÛÇÝ ³éáÕç³å³ÑáõÃÛ³Ý Íñ³·ñ»ñÇó, ã»Ý ëï³ÝáõÙ ³ç³ÏóáõÃÛáõÝ ¨ ѳٳå³ï³ëË³Ý Í³é³ÛáõÃÛáõÝÝ»ñ: ²í»ÉÇÝ, ÐÐ-áõÙ Ù³ñ·Çݳɳóí³Í ³Ûë ËÙµ»ñÁ »ÝóñÏíáõÙ »Ý Ëïñ³Ï³ÝáõÃÛ³Ý ¨ Ù³ñ¹áõ Çñ³íáõÝùÝ»ñÇ áïݳѳñÙ³Ý Çñ»Ýó ÏÛ³ÝùÇ ·ñ»Ã» µáÉáñ áÉáñïÝ»ñáõÙ: âÝ³Û³Í Ù»ñ ѳë³ñ³ÏáõÃÛáõÝáõÙ Ï³Ý áñáß³ÏÇ Ï³½Ù³Ï»ñåáõÃÛáõÝÝ»ñ ¨ ÇÝëïÇïáõïÝ»ñ, áñáÝù ÷áñÓáõÙ »Ý ½µ³Õí»É ïíÛ³É Ù³ñ·Çݳɳóí³Í ËÙµ»ñÇÝ å³ïϳÝáÕ Ù³ñ¹Ï³Ýó Çñ³íáõÝùÝ»ñÇ å³ßïå³ÝáõÃÛ³Ùµ, ë³Ï³ÛÝ áÉáñïáõÙ ³éϳ ¿ ѳٳϳñ·Ù³Ý µ³ó³Ï³ÛáõÃÛáõÝ, ÇÝãå»ë ݳ¨ ͳé³ÛáõÃÛáõÝÝ»ñÁ Ñ³×³Ë Ñ³ëó»³Ï³Ý ¨ ÏáÝÏñ»ï³óí³Í ã»Ý, áñáÝù Ñݳñ³íáñáõÃÛáõÝ Ïï³ÛÇÝ ÉáõÍ»É ³Ûë ËÙµ»ñÇÝ å³ïϳÝáÕ Ù³ñ¹Ï³Ýó ³Ýѳݷëï³óÝáÕ ÑÇÙݳËݹÇñÝ»ñÁ: ʳñ³ÝÝ áõ Ëïñ³Ï³ÝáõÃÛáõÝÁ, ѳë³ñ³ÏáõÃÛ³Ý ³ÝѳݹáõñÅáÕ í»ñ³µ»ñÙáõÝùÁ ³Ûë Ù³ñ¹Ï³Ýó Ýϳïٳٵ áã ÙdzÛÝ Ù³ñ¹áõ Çñ³íáõÝùÝ»ñÇ áïݳѳñÙ³Ý ÑÇÙù ¿ ëï»ÕÍáõÙ, ³ÛÉ Ý³¨ ËáãÁݹáï ¿ ѳݹÇë³ÝáõÙ,

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The HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) infection epidemic has today become a global crisis, and has become a barrier to the development of the Millennium Challenge Account.

The protection of human rights of people living in high risk of HIV infection (injecting drug users, sex-workers and men having sex with men), as well as those who are living with HIV, has key and strategic importance. People belonging to the abovementioned groups are generally left out of public health programs, and they do not receive support and appropriate services.

What’s more, in Armenia, these marginalized groups are subjected to discrimination and trampling-upon of their human rights in nearly every area of life, because they belong to these groups. There are certain organizations and institutes in our society which try to work in the field of protecting the rights of members of these marginalized groups who try to resolve the main issues of the people in these groups.

Unfortunately, there is a lack of coordination and the organizations are often not registered and official. The stigma, the discrimination and the public’s intolerant attitude towards these people not only create opportunities for the trampling of human rights, but also build up obstacles to these people’s inclusion in public health protection programs.

The trampling of the rights of these groups which are highly vulnerable to HIV as well as those who live with HIV has two main sources.

First, there are gaps and deficiencies in state laws and second, common prejudices and socalled traditional attitude towards people who live high-HIV-risk lifestyles. Those organizations and institutes which try to work in the field of protecting the rights of members of margin-

áñå»ë½Ç Ýñ³Ýù Ý»ñ·ñ³íí»Ý ѳÝñ³ÛÇÝ ³éáÕçáõÃÛ³Ý, ØƲì-Ç Ï³Ý˳ñ·»ÉÙ³Ý, ËݳÙùÇ ¨ µáõÅÙ³Ý Íñ³·ñ»ñáõÙ ¨ ͳé³ÛáõÃÛáõÝÝ»ñáõÙ: ØƲì-Ç Ýϳïٳٳµ Ëáó»ÉÇ ³Ûë ËÙµ»ñÇ ¨ ØƲì-áí ³åñáÕ Ù³ñ¹Ï³Ýó Çñ³íáõÝùÝ»ñÇ áïݳѳñáõÙÝ»ñÁ ÑÇÙݳϳÝáõÙ »ñÏáõ ³ÕµÛáõñÝ»ñ áõÝ»Ý` ³é³çÇÝÁ å³Ûٳݳíáñí³Í ¿ å»ï³Ï³Ý ûñ»ÝùÝ»ñÇ Ù»ç ³éϳ µ³ó»ñáí ¨ ûñáõÃÛáõÝÝ»ñáí, ÇëÏ ÙÛáõëÝ ¿É ѳë³ñ³Ï³Ï³Ý ݳ˳å³ß³ñÙáõÝùÝ»ñÝ áõ ³Ûëå»ë Ïáãí³Í ³í³Ý¹³Ï³Ý í»ñ³µ»ñÙáõÝùÝ ¿ ØƲì-Ç Ýϳï³Ù³Ùµ éÇëϳÛÇÝ µÝ³ÏãáõÃÛ³Ý Ñ³Ý¹»å: ²Ûë ÑÇÙݳËݹÇñÝ»ñÁ, Çñ³Ï³ÝáõÙ, ÙÝáõÙ »Ý ãµ³ñÓñ³Ó³ÛÝí³Í ÷³Ï ¹éÝ»ñÇ Ñ»ï¨áõÙ ¨ ѳÝñ³ÛÇÝ Ý߳ݳÏáõÃÛ³Ý ã»Ý ³ñųݳÝáõÙ: ²Ûëûñ г۳ëï³ÝáõÙ ³åñáõÙ »Ý ³í»ÉÇ ù³Ý 2000 ë»é³Ï³Ý ͳé³ÛáõÃÛáõÝÝ»ñ ïñ³Ù³¹ñáÕ ³ÝÓÇù, 5000 Ý»ñ³ñϳÛÇÝ ÃÙñ³ÙÇçáóÝ»ñ û·ï³·áñÍáÕ ³ÝÓÇù, 13.000 ïÕ³Ù³ñ¹, áíù»ñ ë»é³Ï³Ý ѳñ³µ»ñáõÃÛáõÝ »Ý áõÝ»ÝáõÙ ïÕ³Ù³ñ¹Ï³Ýó Ñ»ï ¨ 2500 ØƲì-áí ³åñáÕ Ù³ñ¹ÇÏ (1988Ã. ÙÇÝ㨠2011Ã. ¹»Ïï»Ùµ»ñÇ 1-Á г۳ëï³ÝÇ Ð³Ýñ³å»ïáõÃÛáõÝáõÙ ·ñ³Ýóí»É ¿ ØƲì í³ñ³ÏÇ 1136 ¹»åù ÐÐ ù³Õ³ù³óÇÝ»ñÇ ßñç³ÝáõÙ, áñáÝóÇó 165-Á` ÁÝóóÇÏ ï³ñí³ 11 ³ÙÇëÝ»ñÇ ÁÝóóùáõÙ: ØƲì/ÒƲÐ-Ç Çñ³íÇ׳ÏÇ ·Ý³Ñ³ïáõÙÁ íϳÛáõÙ ¿, áñ ѳÝñ³å»ïáõÃÛáõÝáõÙ ØƲìáí ³åñáÕ Ù³ñ¹Ï³Ýó ѳßí³ñϳÛÇÝ ÃÇíÁ ϳ½ÙáõÙ ¿ 2500): Üñ³Ýù Çñ»Ýó ÏÛ³ÝùÇ ·ñ»Ã» µáÉáñ áÉáñïÝ»ñáõÙ å³ñµ»ñ³µ³ñ ѳݹÇåáõÙ »Ý Ëïñ³Ï³ÝáõÃÛ³Ý, áã ³ñųݳå³ïÇí í»ñ³µ»ñÙáõÝùÇ: ²í»ÉÇÝ, Ýñ³Ýó Çñ³íáõÝùÝ»ñÇ áïݳѳñáõÙÝ»ñÇ ¹»åù»ñÁ, áñáÝù áõÕ»ÏóáõÙ »Ý Ýñ³Ýó Çñ»Ýó ÏÛ³ÝùÇ µáÉáñ ÷áõÉ»ñáõÙ, ÙÝáõÙ »Ý ãÉáõÍí³Í, ³é³Ýó Ù³ëݳ·Çï³Ï³Ý ³ç³ÏóáõÃÛ³Ý, ù³ÝÇ áñ ÙÇ ÏáÕÙÇó ѳٳå³ï³ëË³Ý Í³é³ÛáõÃÛáõÝÝ»ñÇ ³ÝÙ³ïã»ÉÇáõÃÛáõÝ ¨ µ³ó³Ï³ÛáõÃÛáõÝ Ï³ Ù³ñ·Çݳɳóí³Í ³Ûë ËÙµ»ñÇ Çñ³íáõÝùÝ»ñÇ å³ßïå³ÝáõÃÛ³Ý ·áñÍÁÝóóáõÙ, ÙÛáõë ÏáÕÙÇó ¿É ï»Õ»Ï³ïíáõÃÛ³Ý å³Ï³ë ³é ³ÛÝ, û ÇÝãå»ë ϳñ»ÉÇ ¿ ÉáõÍ»É ³Ûë ËݹÇñ-

alized groups have certain barriers and boundaries which in turn prevent the recruitment of beneficiaries to appropriate programs. These main issues, remain in reality, undiscussed behind closed doors and are not given public attention.

Today, in Armenia, there live more than 2000 sex-workers, 5000 injecting drug users, 13,000 men having sex with men and 2500 people living with HIV (from 1988 to October 31, 2011, 1127 cases of HIV infection were recorded among citizens, of which 148 were during 2010. An assessment of the reality of HIV/AIDS in Armenia shows that the estimated number of those living with HIV is actually about 2500 people). In nearly every aspect of their lives, these people encounter discrimination and undignified treatment. What’s more, the violations of their rights, which define their lives in every sphere, remain unresolved without specialist intervention. On one hand there is inaccessibility to and lack of organizations which work on the protection of the rights of these marginalized groups, and on the other, there is a lack of information given to them regarding how it is possible to resolve

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Ý»ñÁ, áõÙ ¹ÇÙ»É ³ÝÑñ³Å»ßï ¨ áñ³ÏÛ³É Í³é³ÛáõÃÛáõÝÝ»ñ ëï³Ý³Éáõ ѳٳñ: ²Ýѳݷëï³ó³Í ³Ûë ËݹÇñÝ»ñáí, ÇÝãå»ë ݳ¨ Ù³ñ¹áõ Çñ³íáõÝùÝ»ñÇ å³ßïå³ÝáõÃÛ³Ùµ ¨ ѳëó»³Ï³Ý ͳé³ÛáõÃÛáõÝÝ»ñÇ ïñ³Ù³¹ñÙ³Ý Ù³ïã»ÉÇáõÃÛ³Ùµ` «Æñ³Ï³Ý ³ß˳ñÑ, Çñ³Ï³Ý Ù³ñ¹ÇÏ» ¨ «Ð³Ýñ³ÛÇÝ ï»Õ»Ï³ïíáõÃÛáõÝ ¨ ·Çï»ÉÇùÇ Ï³ñÇù» ѳë³ñ³Ï³Ï³Ý ϳ½Ù³Ï»ñåáõÃÛáõÝÝ»ñÁ 2011 Ãí³Ï³ÝÇ ÑáõÉÇë ³ÙëÇó ѳٳï»Õ ëÏë»É »Ý Çñ³Ï³Ý³óÝ»É «Æñ³í³Ï³Ý ÏÉÇÝÇϳ ³é³í»É íï³Ý·Ç »ÝóñÏíáÕ µÝ³ÏãáõÃÛ³Ý Ñ³Ù³ñ» Íñ³·ÇñÁ: Ìñ³·ñÇ Çñ³Ï³Ý³óٳٵ ϳ½Ù³Ï»ñåáõÃÛáõÝÝ»ñÁ Ýå³ï³Ï »Ý Ñ»ï³åݹáõ٠ѳٳϳñ·í³Í, Ýå³ï³Ï³áõÕÕí³Í ¨ ÏáÙå»ï»Ýï Çñ³í³Ï³Ý ͳé³ÛáõÃÛáõÝÝ»ñÇ ïñ³Ù³¹ñÙ³Ý ÙÇçáóáí ÁݹɳÛÝ»É ³é³í»É íï³Ý·Ç »ÝóñÏíáÕ µÝ³ÏãáõÃÛ³Ý Ý»ñ·ñ³íáõÙÁ ØƲì-Ç Ï³Ý˳ñ·»ÉÙ³Ý Íñ³·ñ»ñáõÙ: γ½Ù³Ï»ñåáõÃÛáõÝÝ»ñÝ ³Ûë Íñ³·ñÇ Çñ³Ï³Ý³óٳٵ Ýå³ï³Ï »Ý Ñ»ï³åݹáõ٠ݳ¨ ³ñ¹³ñ, ѳë³ñ³Ï³Ï³Ý »õ é³½Ù³í³ñ³Ï³Ý ¹³ï³í³ñáõÃÛ³Ý ÙÇçáóáí ëï»ÕÍ»É ÑÇÙù»ñ ù³Õ³ù³Ï³ÝáõÃÛ³Ý, ûñ»ÝùÝ»ñÇ ¨ ³éϳ åñ³ÏïÇϳÛÇ ÷á÷áËÙ³Ý ç³ï³·áíáõÃÛ³Ý Ñ³Ù³ñ: سñ¹áõ Çñ³íáõÝùÝ»ñÇ å³ßïå³ÝáõÃÛáõÝÁ ϳñ¨áñ Ý߳ݳÏáõÃÛáõÝ áõÝÇ Ñ³ë³ñ³Ï³Ï³Ý ÏÛ³ÝùÇ µáÉáñ µÝ³·³í³éÝ»ñáõÙ, ³éáÕç³å³ÑáõÃÛ³Ý áÉáñïáõÙ ¨ë: ØƲì-Ç Ýϳïٳٵ Ëáó»ÉÇ ¨ ØƲì-áí ³åñáÕ Ù³ñ¹Ï³Ýó Çñ³íáõÝùÝ»ñÇ å³ßïå³ÝáõÃÛáõÝÝ ³é³ÝÓݳѳïáõÏ Ý߳ݳÏáõÃÛáõÝ áõÝÇ, ù³ÝÇ áñ Ù³ñ¹áõ Çñ³íáõÝùÝ»ñÇ Ýϳïٳٵ ѳñ·³ÝùÇ ÙÃÝáÉáñïáõÙ Ýí³½áõÙ ¿ ØƲì-Ç Ýϳïٳٵ Ëáó»ÉÇáõÃÛáõÝÁ, ³å³ÑáííáõÙ ¿ ØƲì-áí ³åñáÕ Ù³ñ¹Ï³Ýó ³ñųݳí³Û»É, ³é³Ýó Ëïñ³Ï³ÝáõÃÛ³Ý ÏÛ³ÝùÁ, Ýí³½áõÙ ¿ ѳٳ׳ñ³ÏÇ µ³ó³ë³Ï³Ý ³½¹»óáõÃÛáõÝÝ ³ÝѳïÇ ¨ ѳë³ñ³ÏáõÃÛ³Ý íñ³: سñ¹áõ Çñ³íáõÝùÝ»ñÇ å³ßïå³ÝáõÃÛáõÝÁ ã³÷³½³Ýó ϳñ¨áñ ¿ ØƲì í³ñ³ÏÇ Ñ³Ù³×³ñ³ÏÇÝ ³ñ¹Ûáõݳí»ï, Çñ³í³µ³Ýáñ»Ý ÑÇÙݳíáñí³Í ѳϳ½¹»óáõÃÛáõÝ óáõÛó ï³Éáõ ѳٳñ:

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these issues – where to apply to receive necessary and quality services.

Upset by these issues and also interested in the protection of human rights and the accessibility of official organizations, “Real World, Real People” and “Public Information and Need of Knowledge” (PINK Armenia) NGOs, since July of 2011, have cooperatively started to realize their “Legal Clinic for Most at Risk Population” program.

The organizations hope that in the pursuit of coordinated, targeted and competent legal services, they will increase recruitment of people living high-risk lifestyles to HIV-prevention programs. The organizations also are hoping to create a basis for change of policies, laws and practices through fair, public and strategic litigation.

The protection of human rights is important in every domain of life, including the area of health. The protection of the rights of people at high risk of HIV infection and people living with HIV has unique meaning and importance, since there is a lack of human rights and respect regarding people living in high-risk of HIV. Provided these people are treated with worth and allowed to live a life free of discrimination, the negative impact of the epidemic on individuals and society will decrease. Protecting human rights has utmost importance regarding this effective HIV epidemic, for showing that there are legally justified reactions in the face of it. This assumes the safekeeping of all human rights and having all key freedoms fulfilled according to applicable international norms.

The organizations involved in the “Legal Clinic for Most at Risk Population” project divide their beneficiaries into four main categories: people living with HIV, injecting drug users, sex workers and men having sex with men, and hope to provide to them the following services in a timely and geographical manner: • legal counseling, • applications, claims and other necessary documents,

ê³ »Ýó¹ñáõÙ ¿ Ù³ñ¹áõ µáÉáñ Çñ³íáõÝùÝ»ñÇ ¨ ÑÇÙݳñ³ñ ³½³ïáõÃÛáõÝÝ»ñÇ Çñ³Ï³Ý³óáõÙ` Áëï Ù³ñ¹áõ Çñ³íáõÝùÝ»ñÇ ·áñÍáÕ ÙÇç³½·³ÛÇÝ ÝáñÙ»ñÇ: §Æñ³í³Ï³Ý ÏÉÇÝÇϳ ³é³í»É íï³Ý·Ç »ÝóñÏíáÕ µÝ³ÏãáõÃÛ³Ý Ñ³Ù³ñ¦ Íñ³·ñÇ ßñç³Ý³ÏÝ»ñáõ٠ϳ½Ù³Ï»ñåáõÃÛáõÝÝ»ñÁ Íñ³·ñÇ ß³Ñ³éáõ ѳݹÇë³óáÕ ãáñë ÑÇÙÝ³Ï³Ý ËÙµ»ñÇ å³ïϳÝáÕ Ù³ñ¹Ï³Ýó` ØƲì í³ñ³Ïáí ³åñáÕ Ù³ñ¹ÇÏ, ÃÙñ³ÙÇçáó û·ï³·áñÍáÕÝ»ñ, ë»é³Ï³Ý ͳé³ÛáõÃÛáõÝÝ»ñ ïñ³Ù³¹ñáÕÝ»ñ ¨ ïÕ³Ù³ñ¹ÇÏ, áíù»ñ ë»é³Ï³Ý ѳñ³µ»ñáõÃÛáõÝ »Ý áõÝ»ÝáõÙ ïÕ³Ù³ñ¹Ï³Ýó Ñ»ï, ïñ³Ù³ñ¹ñáõÙ »Ý ųٳݳÏÇ ¨ ³ß˳ñѳ·ñ³Ï³Ý ³éáõÙáí ѳë³Ý»ÉÇ Ñ»ï¨Û³É ͳé³ÛáõÃÛáõÝÝ»ñÁ` • Çñ³í³µ³Ý³Ï³Ý ËáñÑñ¹³ïíáõÃÛáõÝ, • ¹ÇÙáõÙÝ»ñÇ, ѳÛó³¹ÇÙáõÙÝ»ñÇ ¨ ³ÛÉ ³ÝÑñ³Å»ßï ÷³ëï³ÃÕûñÇ Ï³½ÙáõÙ, • ³Ûó»ÉáõÃÛáõÝ áëïÇϳÝáõÃÛ³Ý µ³ÅÇÝ, »Ã» ߳ѳéáõÇÝ Ñ³ÝÇñ³íÇ Ó»ñµ³Ï³É»É »Ý ϳ٠µ»ñÙ³Ý »ÝóñÏ»É , • ߳ѻñÇ å³ßïå³ÝáõÃÛáõÝ å»ï³Ï³Ý ¨ áã å»ï³Ï³Ý Ù³ñÙÇÝÝ»ñáõÙ, • Ý»ñϳ۳óáõóãáõÃÛáõÝ ¹³ï³ñ³ÝÝ»ñáõÙ ù³Õ³ù³óÇ³Ï³Ý ¨ ùñ»³Ï³Ý ·áñÍ»ñáí (áñáß ¹»åù»ñáõÙ), • Ù³ñ¹áõ Çñ³íáõÝùÝ»ñÇ Ù³ëÇÝ ï»Õ»Ï³ïíáõÃÛ³Ý ïñ³Ù³¹ñáõÙ: Ìñ³·ñÇ ßñç³Ý³ÏÝ»ñáõÙ Íñ³·ñÇ ÃÇñ³Ë ѳݹÇë³óáÕ 4 ÑÇÙÝ³Ï³Ý ËÙµ»ñÇ Ñ³Ù³ñ ·áñÍáõÙ »Ý ³Ýí׳ñ ¨ ßáõñçûñÛ³ ûŠ·Í»ñ` 099-522533 ¨ 077-522533 Ñ»é³Ëáë³Ñ³Ù³ñÝ»ñáí: Ìñ³·ÇñÝ Çñ µÝáõÛÃáí åÇÉáï³ÛÇÝ ¿, ÇÝãÁ Ý߳ݳÏáõÙ ¿, áñ ·áñÍáõÝ»áõÃÛ³Ý Ñ³çáÕáõÃÛáõÝÝ»ñÁ ïíÛ³É µÝ³·³í³éáõÙ, ͳé³ÛáõÃÛáõÝÝ»ñÇ Ù³ïáõóÙ³Ý ³ñ¹Ûáõݳí»ïáõÃÛáõÝÁ ³ÛÝ Ï¹³ñÓÝ»Ý »ñϳñ³ï¨: Ìñ³·ÇñÁ ýÇݳÝë³íáñíáõÙ ¿ §´³ó ѳë³ñ³ÏáõÃÛ³Ý ÑÇÙݳ¹ñ³ÙÝ»ñ - г۳ëï³ÝǦ ÏáÕÙÇó: Üí³ñ¹ سñ·³ñÛ³Ý

• visits to the police station if the beneficiary has been illegally arrested or subjected to some incident, • defense of beneficiaries before governmental and non-governmental bodies, • bepresentation in courts for civic and criminal (in certain cases) proceedings, • informing them on issues of human rights.

In the bounds of the program and for the four main target groups of the program there are free, 24-hour telephone hotlines available at 099-522533 and 077-522533.

The program is currently in its pilot phase; if it shows itself to be successful in providing its services, it will be extended and made permanent.

The program is financed by “Open Society Foundations-Armenia”.

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γݳÝó ¨ ³ÕçÇÏÝ»ñÇ Ýϳïٳٵ µéÝáõÃÛ³Ý ¹»Ù å³Ûù³ñÇ 16-ûñÛ³Ï 16 days of activism to stop violence against women and girls

ÜáÛ»Ùµ»ñÇ 25-ÇÝ ëÏëí»ó ³ÏïÇíáõÃÛ³Ý 16-ûñÛ³ ù³ñá½³ñß³íÁ, áñÝ áõÕÕí³Í ¿ ³ÙµáÕç ³ß˳ñÑÇ Ï³Ý³Ýó ¨ ³ÕçÇÏÝ»ñÇ Ýϳïٳٵ ·»Ý¹»ñ³ÛÇÝ ÑÇÙùáí µéÝáõÃÛ³Ý Ýí³½»óÙ³ÝÁ: 16 ûñÛ³ÏÇ áõÕ»ñÓÁ Ýå³ï³Ï áõÝÇ µ³ñÓñ³Ó³ÛÝ»É Ï³Ý³Ýó Çñ³íáõÝùÝ»ñÁ ¨ Ýñ³Ýó Ó³ÛÝÁ Éë»ÉÇ ¹³ñÓÝ»É ³ÛÝï»Õ, áñï»Õ ¹ñ³Ýù ¹»é¨ë Éë»ÉÇ ã»Ý »Õ»É: ²Ûë ù³ñá½³ñß³íÝ ÇÝùÝÇÝ µ³í³Ï³ÝÇÝ Ññ³ï³å ¨ ϳñ¨áñ ¿ ÝáõÛÝÇëÏ Ù»ñ ûñ»ñáõÙ, »ñµ Ù³ñ¹Ï³Ýó Ù»Í Ù³ëÁ ϳñÍáõÙ ¿, áñ ³ß˳ñÑáõÙ ³ñ³· ½³ñ·³óáÕ Ñ³Ý¹áõñÅáճϳÝáõÃÛ³Ý ¨ ϳݳÝó áõ ³ÕçÇÏÝ»ñÇ Ýϳïٳٵ §Å³Ù³Ý³Ï³ÏÇó¦ Ùï³Í»É³Ï»ñåÇ ¨ ³ÝÏáÕÙÝ³Ï³É í»ñ³µ»ñÙáõÝùÇ å³ñ³·³ÛáõÙ ·»Ý¹»ñ³ÛÇÝ Ëïñ³Ï³ÝáõÃÛáõÝÁ ·áÛáõÃÛáõÝ ãáõÝÇ: ´³Ûó, ó³íáù, Çñ³Ï³ÝáõÃÛáõÝÝ ³ÛÉ ¿: • ²ß˳ñÑáõÙ ÁÝï³Ý»Ï³Ý µéÝáõÃÛ³Ý ½áÑ ¹³ñÓ³Í Ûáõñ³ù³ÝãÛáõñ 3 ϳݳÝóÇó Ù»ÏÁ ÝßáõÙ ¿ ѳñϳ¹Çñ ë»é³Ï³Ý ѳñ³µ»ñáõÃÛ³Ý ³éϳÛáõÃÛ³Ý Ù³ëÇÝ: • 2011 Ãí³Ï³ÝÇ ³é³çÇÝ ÏÇë³ÙÛ³Ïáõ٠г۳ëï³ÝáõÙ Ãñ³ýÇùÇÝ·Ç Ñ³ïϳÝÇßÝ»ñáí 10 ùñ»³Ï³Ý ·áñÍ ¿ ѳñáõóí»É, áñÇó 8-Á í»ñ³µ»ñ»É ¿ Ñ»Ýó ϳݳÝó ë»é³Ï³Ý ߳ѳ·áñÍÙ³ÝÁ: • г۳ëï³Ýáõ٠ϳݳÛù ¹»é ϳï³ñáõÙ »Ý ÑÕÇáõÃÛ³Ý ³ñÑ»ëï³Ï³Ý ÁݹѳïáõÙÝ»ñ` ϳËí³Í »ñ»Ë³ÛÇ ë»éÇ ÁÝïñáõÃÛ³Ý Ñ»ï (ݳËÁÝïñ»Éáí ³ñ³Ï³ÝÁ Ç·³Ï³Ý ë»éÇó): • г۳ëï³ÝáõÙ Ù»Ýù áõÝ»Ýù 131 å³ï·³-

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On the 25-th of November started the 16 days of activism Campaign which is directed to eliminate gender based violence against women and girls all over the world. A 16-day message aimed to speak out for women’s rights and make their voice heard where it has been silenced. This Campaign itself is rather imperative and important even nowadays when most of the people think that gender discrimination does not exist in the fast developing world of tolerance, “modern” thinking and unbiased treatment towards women and girls. But, unfortunately, the reality is different: • 1 of every 3 women experiencing domestic violence around the world is also subjected to sexual assault.

• In the first semester of 2011 there were 10 registered legal cases on trafficking in Armenia; 8 are related to sexual trafficking of women.

• In Armenia, women are still getting abortions based on gender choice (favoring male fetuses over female). The gender ratio has reached a scandalous.

• In Armenia, we have 131 deputies and only 11 among them are women.

• Poverty strikes women the most; globally 70% among the poorest are women.

• In Armenia, we have 18 ministers; among them only 2 are women.

• In the world, 95% of victims of domestic violence are women.

Ù³íáñ, ¨ Ýñ³ÝóÇó ÙdzÛÝ 11-Ý »Ý ϳݳÛù: • ²Õù³ïáõÃÛáõÝÝ ³Ù»Ý³ß³ïÁ ëå³éÝáõÙ ¿ ϳݳÝó: ¶Éáµ³É ³éáõÙáí ³é³í»É ³Õù³ï Ù³ñ¹Ï³Ýó 70%-Á ϳ½ÙáõÙ »Ý ϳݳÛù: • г۳ëï³ÝáõÙ Ù»Ýù áõÝ»Ýù 18 ݳ˳ñ³ñÝ»ñ, áñáÝóÇó ÙdzÛÝ 2-Ý »Ý ÏÇÝ: • ²ß˳ñÑáõÙ ÁÝï³Ý»Ï³Ý µéÝáõÃÛ³Ý ½áÑ»ñÇ 95%-Á ϳݳÛù »Ý: Àݹ¹»Ù ·»Ý¹»ñ³ÛÇÝ µéÝáõÃÛ³Ý 16-ûñÛ³ ³ÏïÇíǽÙÁ ÙÇç³½·³ÛÇÝ ù³ñá½³ñß³í ¿, áñÝ ³é³ç³ó»É ¿ ³é³çÇÝ Ï³Ý³Ýó ѳٳß˳ñѳÛÇÝ ³é³çÝáñ¹áõÃÛ³Ý ÇÝëïÇïáõïÇ ÏáÕÙÇó ¨ Ñáí³Ý³íáñíáõÙ ¿ 1991Ã.-Çó ϳݳÝó ѳٳß˳ñѳÛÇÝ ³é³çÝáñ¹áõÃÛ³Ý Ï»ÝïñáÝÇ ÏáÕÙÇó: 1991Ã.-ÇÝ Ï³Ý³Ýó ѳٳß˳ñѳÛÇÝ ³é³çÝáñ¹áõÃÛ³Ý Ï»ÝïñáÝÁ ·áõÙ³ñ»ó ³é³çÇÝ Ð³Ù³ß˳ñѳÛÇÝ ³é³çÝáñ¹áõÃÛ³Ý Ï³Ý³Ýó ÇÝëïÇïáõïÁ (WGLI). ³ß˳ñÑÇ ï³ñµ»ñ »ñÏñÝ»ñÇó ¨ Ù³ñ½»ñÇó 23 ï³ñµ»ñ áÉáñïÝ»ñáõÙ ³ß˳ïáÕ Ï³Ý³Ûù ¨ ïÕ³Ù³ñ¹ÇÏ Ù³ëݳÏó»óÇÝ ³Û¹ ÙÇçáó³éÙ³ÝÁ` Çñ³í³µ³ÝÝ»ñ, µ³ñÓñ³ëïÇ×³Ý å³ßïáÝ۳ݻñ, áõëáõóÇãÝ»ñ, ³éáÕç³å³ÑáõÃÛ³Ý áÉáñïÇ ³ß˳ïáÕÝ»ñ, ѻﳽáïáÕÝ»ñ, Éñ³·ñáÕÝ»ñ ¨ ³ÏïÇíÇëïÝ»ñ: àñå»ë é³½Ù³í³ñáõÃÛáõÝ` ·»Ý¹»ñ³ÛÇÝ µéÝáõÃÛ³Ý Ù³ëÇÝ Çñ³½»Ïí³ÍáõÃÛ³Ý ¨ ³Ûë áÉáñïáõÙ ³é³çÝáñ¹ ϳݳÝó ßñç³Ýáõ٠ѳٳ·áñͳÏóáõÃÛ³ÝÁ Ýå³ëï»Éáõ ѳٳñ WGLI Ù³ëݳÏÇóÝ»ñÁ ëï»ÕÍ»óÇÝ Áݹ¹»Ù ·»Ý¹»ñ³ÛÇÝ µéÝáõÃÛ³Ý 16-ûñÛ³ ù³ñá½³ñß³íÁ` ¹ñ³ ѳٳñ ÁÝïñ»Éáí ËáñÑñ¹³Ýß³Ï³Ý ûñ»ñ` ÝáÛ»Ùµ»ñÇ 25-Çó (Àݹ¹»Ù ϳݳÝó Ýϳïٳٵ µéÝáõÃÛ³Ý ÙÇç³½·³ÛÇÝ ûñ) ¨ ¹»Ïï»Ùµ»ñÇ 10-ÇÝ (سñ¹áõ Çñ³íáõÝùÝ»ñÇ

The 16 Days of Activism against Gender Violence is an international campaign originating from the first Women’s Global Leadership Institute sponsored by the Center for Women’s Global Leadership in 1991. In 1991, the Center for Women’s Global Leadership convened the first Women’s Global Leadership Institute (WGLI). The 23 participants came from different countries in all of the world’s regions and were drawn from a variety of fields - lawyers, policymakers, teachers, health care workers, researchers, journalists, and activists.

As one strategy to build awareness about gender-based violence and facilitate networking among women leaders working in this area, the WGLI participants established the 16 Days of Activism against Gender Violence Campaign, choosing to symbolically link November 25th (International Day against Violence against Women) and December 10th (International Human Rights Day).

The days in between also hold significance.

November 29th is International Women Human Rights Defenders Day, December 1st is World AIDS Day, December 5th is International Volunteer Day, and December 6th is the anniver-

гë³ñ³ÏáõÃÛáõÝ ³é³Ýó µéÝáõÃÛ³Ý ÐÎ / ²Ïódz §ê¨³½·»ëï ϳݳÛù¦ Society Without Violence NGO / “Women in Black“ Action

ѳٳß˳ñѳÛÇÝ ûñ): ²Û¹ ³Ùë³Ãí»ñÇ ÙÇç¨ ÁÝÏ³Í ûñ»ñÁ ÝáõÛÝå»ë áõß³·ñ³í »Ý Çñ»Ýó Ý߳ݳÏáõÃÛ³Ùµ: ÜáÛ»Ùµ»ñÇ 29-Á ÏÇÝ Çñ³í³å³ßïå³ÝÝ»ñÇ ÙÇç³½·³ÛÇÝ ûñÝ ¿, ¹»Ïï»Ùµ»ñÇ 1-Á` ÒƲÐ-Ç ¹»Ù å³Ûù³ñÇ Ñ³Ù³ß˳ñѳÛÇÝ ûñÁ, ¹»Ïï»Ùµ»ñÇ 5-Á` ϳٳíáñáõÃÛ³Ý ÙÇç³½·³ÛÇÝ ûñÁ ¨ ¹»Ïï»Ùµ»ñÇ 6-Á ØáÝñ»³ÉÇ Ïáïáñ³ÍÇ ï³ñ»ÉÇóÝ ¿ ¨ γݳ¹³ÛáõÙ ¹Çï³ñÏíáõÙ ¿ áñå»ë ϳݳÝó ¹»Ù µéÝáõÃÛáõÝÝ»ñÇ ·áñÍáÕáõÃÛ³Ý ¨ ÑÇß³ï³ÏÙ³Ý ³½·³ÛÇÝ ûñ: ²Ù»Ý ï³ñÇ ù³ñá½³ñß³íÇ ³ÝóϳóÙ³Ý Ñ³Ù³ñ ÁÝïñíáõÙ ¿ áñ¨Çó» ϳñ·³Ëáë: ²Ûë ï³ñí³ Ï³ñ·³ËáëÝ ¿` §Ê³Õ³ÕáõÃÛáõÝ ï³ÝÇó` ˳ճÕáõÃÛáõÝ ³ß˳ñÑáõÙ. »Ï»ù Ù³ñï³Ññ³í»ñ Ý»ï»Ýù ÙÇÉÇï³ñǽÙÇÝ ¨ í»ñç ï³Ýù ϳݳÝó Ýϳïٳٵ µéÝáõÃÛ³ÝÁ¦, áñÁ ß»ßï³¹ñáõÙ ¿ ÙÇÉÇï³ñǽÙÁ ¨ ¹ñ³ ¹»ñÁ ϳݳÝó ¨ ³ÕçÇÏÝ»ñÇ Ýϳïٳٵ µéÝáõÃÛáõÝÁ ѳí»ñųóÝ»Éáõ ·áñÍáõÙ: §²½·³ÛÇÝ, ï³ñ³Í³ßñç³Ý³ÛÇÝ »õ ÙÇç³½·³ÛÇÝ ù³Õ³ù³Ï³ÝáõÃÛáõÝÝ áõ åñ³ÏïÇÏ³Ý Ëáñ³å»ë Çñ»Ýó ³½¹»óáõÃÛáõÝÝ »Ý áõÝ»ó»É ³ÛÝ µéÝáõÃÛ³Ý íñ³, áñÇÝ Ù»Ýù Ñ³×³Ë µ³ËíáõÙ »Ýù, ¨ ¹ñ³Ýù Ù»½ Ù³ñï³Ññ³í»ñÝ»ñ »Ý Ý»ïáõÙ ·áñÍ»É Ñ³Ù»ñ³ßËáõÃÛ³Ùµ` ËóݻÉáõ ÙÇÉÇï³ñǽÙÇ ¨ ϳݳÝó Ýϳïٳٵ µéÝáõÃÛ³ÝÁ í»ñç ï³Éáõݦ, - ³ëáõÙ ¿ ϳݳÝó ѳٳß˳ñѳÛÇÝ ³é³çÝáñ¹áõÃÛ³Ý Ï»ÝïñáÝÇ ·áñͳ¹Çñ ïÝûñ»Ý, 16-ûñÛ³ ù³ñá½³ñß³íÇ Ñ³Ù³Ï³ñ·áÕ ¹áÏïáñ è³¹Çϳ ´³É³ÏñÇßݳÝÁ: ø³ñá½³ñß³íÝ ³ÙµáÕç ³ß˳ñÑáõÙ å³Ûù³ñáõÙ ¿ ·»Ý¹»ñ³ÛÇÝ µéÝáõÃÛ³Ý ¹»Ù ï³ñµ»ñ Ó¨»ñáí, ³Û¹ ÃíáõÙ` µ³ñÓñ³óÝ»Éáí ·»Ý¹»ñ³ÛÇÝ µéÝáõÃÛ³Ý` áñå»ë Ù³ñ¹áõ Çñ³íáõÝùÝ»ñÇ å³ßïå³ÝáõÃÛ³Ý ËݹñÇ Ù³ëÇÝ Çñ³½»Ïí³ÍáõÃÛ³Ý Ù³Ï³ñ¹³ÏÁ ï»Õ³Ï³Ý, ³½·³ÛÇÝ, ï³ñ³Í³ßñç³Ý³ÛÇÝ ¨ ÙÇç³½·³ÛÇÝ Ù³Ï³ñ¹³ÏÝ»ñáõÙ, ëï»ÕÍ»Éáí ѳٻñ³ßËáõÃÛáõÝ ï»Õ³Ï³Ý ¨ ѳϳ-·»Ý¹»ñ³ÛÇÝ µéÝáõÃÛ³Ý ËÙµ»ñÇ ÙÇç¨, Ñëï³Ï ¹³ñÓÝ»Éáí ·»Ý¹»ñ³ÛÇÝ µéÝáõÃÛ³Ý ¨ Ù³ñ¹áõ Çñ³íáõÝùÝ»ñÇ áïݳѳñÙ³Ý ÙÇç¨ ³éϳ ë»ñï ϳåÁ, ¨ ³Û¹ µáÉáñ ·áñÍáÕáõÃÛáõÝÝ»ñÇ ÙÇçáóáí ÷áñÓáõÙ ¿ ×ÝßáõÙ ·áñͳ¹ñ»É

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sary of the Montreal Massacre, and observed in Canada as the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence against Women.

Each year there is an official theme. This year’s theme, “From Peace in the Home to Peace in the World: Let’s Challenge Militarism and End Violence against Women!” puts the spotlight on militarism and its role in perpetuating violence against women and girls. “The violence we encounter is often profoundly influenced by national, regional, and international policies and practices, and challenges us to act in solidarity to promote an end to militarism and violence against women,” says Dr. Radhika Balakrishnan, Executive Director of the Center for Women’s Global Leadership; the coordinator of the 16 Days Campaign.

The campaign works in many different ways to combat gender violence, including by raising awareness about gender violence as a human rights issue at local, national, regional and

γݳÝó é»ëáõñë³ÛÇÝ Ï»ÝïñáÝ ÐÎ Women’s Resource Center NGO

ϳé³í³ñáõÃÛáõÝÝ»ñÇ íñ³` ·»Ý¹»ñ³ÛÇÝ µéÝáõÃÛáõÝÁ í»ñ³óÝ»Éáõ ѳٳñ ¿³Ï³Ý ù³ÛÉ»ñ ϳï³ñ»Éáõ ѳٳñ: ø³ñá½³ñß³íÇ Ýå³ï³ÏÝ ¿ ÷áË»É ¨ ÉáõÍ»É ËݹÇñÁ ÏñÃáõÃÛ³Ý ¨ Çñ³½»ÏÙ³Ý ÙÇçáóáí: 1991 Ãí³Ï³ÝÇó ëÏë³Í, ³Ù»Ý ï³ñÇ 16 ûñÛ³ ù³ñá½³ñß³íÁ ÙáµÇÉǽ³óñ»É ¿ ³í»ÉÇ ù³Ý 3,700 ϳ½Ù³Ï»ñåáõÃÛáõÝÝ»ñ 164 »ñÏñÝ»ñáõÙ` µ³ñÓñ³óÝ»Éáõ Çñ³½»Ïí³ÍáõÃÛáõÝÁ ϳݳÝó Ýϳïٳٵ µéÝáõÃÛ³Ý µ³½Ù³ÃÇí Ó¨»ñÇ ßáõñç ѳٳÛÝ ³ß˳ñÑáõÙ: ²ÙµáÕç ³ß˳ñÑáõÙ 16-ûñÛ³ ù³ñá½³ñß³íÁ í»ñ³×»É ¿ ÙÇ Ñ½áñ ѳñóÏÇ` ѳë³ñ³ÏáõÃÛ³ÝÁ ¨ ϳé³í³ñáõÃÛáõÝÝ»ñÇÝ ÏñûÉáõ ϳݳÝó Ýϳïٳٵ µéÝáõÃÛ³Ý ¨ Ù³ñ¹áõ Çñ³íáõÝùÝ»ñÇ Ù³ëÇÝ:

international levels, creating solidarity among local anti gender-violence groups, making the link between gender violence and human rights violation clear, and through all of these actions, working to pressure governments into taking tangible steps to eliminate gender violence.

The campaign wishes to change and resolve the issue through education and awareness.

Since 1991, the annual 16 Days Campaign has mobilized more than 3,700 organizations in 164 countries to raise awareness about the pervasiveness of the multiple forms of violence women face. All over the world the 16 Days Campaign has grown into a powerful platform to educate the public and governments about violence against women and human rights.

ܳÛÇñÇ ÚáíѳÝÝ¿ë»³Ý Ü»ÉÉÇ ö³ÛïÛ³Ý

Nieri Avanessian Nelly Paitian

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sexual health

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As recently as October 2011, clinical trials of HIV vaccines have shown that it may indeed be possible to reduce HIV to minor infection status but it’s a bit premature for any big celebrations.

Despite breakthroughs in research, the best way to protect oneself against HIV infection and other sexually transmitted infections is still to use a condom during sex.

In a Phase I clinical trial of an MVA-B HIV vaccine developed by scientist at the Spanish Superior Scientific Research Council in Madrid, the results showed that out of 30 healthy volunteers (not infected with HIV) who were given the vaccine, 90% developed immunity against the virus, and 85% maintained their immunity for a year. According to the study, if this vaccine also passes Phase II and Phase III trials, and is produced for distribution, HIV could have the same sort of status as the herpes virus has today.

The researchers have said that the vaccine is made up of pieces of the HIV virus’ genetic ma-

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âÝ³Û³Í Ýñ³Ý, áñ ³Ûë å³ïí³ëï³ÝÛáõÃÇ Ñ»ï³½áïáõÃÛáõÝÁ µ³í³Ï³ÝÇÝ Ù»Í ³é³çÁÝÃ³ó ¿ ØƲì-Ç ßÇ×áõÏÇ Ùß³ÏÙ³Ý/ µáõÅÙ³Ý ·áñÍÁÝóóáõÙ, ë³Ï³ÛÝ ¹³ ¹»é¨ë ãÇ Ý߳ݳÏáõÙ, áñ ¹³ ÙÇ³Ï ³ÝÑñ³Å»ßï µ³ÝÝ ¿, áñÁ ϳñÇù áõÝÇ µ³ó³Ñ³ÛïÙ³Ý: ²Ûë å³ïí³ëï³ÝÛáõÃÁ »Ýó¹ñíáõÙ ¿, áñ å»ïù ¿ ÉÇÝÇ Ã»ñ³å¨ïÇÏ å³ïí³ëï³ÝÛáõÃ, ÇÝãÁ Ý߳ݳÏáõÙ ¿, áñ ³ÛÝ å»ïù ¿ ïñ³Ù³¹ñíÇ ³ÛÝ Ù³ñ¹Ï³Ýó, áíù»ñ ³ñ¹»Ý ÇëÏ ØÆ²ì ¹ñ³Ï³Ý »Ý, ¨ ³ÛÝ Ï³ñáÕ ¿ ½µ³Õ»óÝ»É Ñ³Ï³é»ïñáíÇñáõë³ÛÇÝ µáõÅÙ³Ý ï»ÕÁ, áñÁ »Ýó¹ñáõÙ ¿ ¹»Õ³Ñ³µ»ñÇ ÁݹáõÝáõÙ ³Ù»Ý ûñ: îíÛ³É å³ïí³ëï³ÝÛáõÃÇ ÏÇñ³éٳٵ µáõÅáõÙÁ ÏÏñ׳ïíÇ ÙÇÝ㨠ݻñ³ñÏÙ³Ý Ù»Ï ï³ñÇ, Ñݳñ³íáñ ¿ ݳ¨ ³í»ÉÇ ùÇã: ê³Ï³ÛÝ ³ÝÑñ³Å»ßï »Ý Ý³¨ ³ÛÉ »Õ³Ý³ÏÝ»ñ, ÇÝãåÇëÇÝ ûñÇÝ³Ï áõÕÇÕ ·»ÝÇ Ã»ñ³åÇ³Ý ¿, ÇÝãå»ë µáõÅÙ³Ý, ³ÛÝå»ë ¿É ϳÝ˳ñ·»ÉÙ³Ý Ñ³Ù³ñ, áñÝ ³é³ç³ñÏáõÙ ¿ ØÆ²ì µ³ó³ë³Ï³Ý Ù³ñ¹Ï³Ýó, áíù»ñ Çñ»Ýó ë»é³Ï³Ý ÏÛ³ÝùÁ å³ñµ»ñ³µ³ñ »ÝóñÏáõÙ »Ý éÇëÏÇ, ³ÛÝå»ë ÇÝãå»ë ûñÇÝ³Ï ë»é³Ï³Ý ͳé³ÛáõÃÛáõÝÝ»ñ Ù³ïáõóáÕ ³ÝÓÇù: ØƲì-Á ³ÛÝåÇëÇ µ³ñ¹ íÇñáõë ¿, áñ ¹Åí³ñ ¿ å³ïÏ»ñ³óÝ»É, û ÇÝãå»ë ¿ ³ÛÝ ³ß˳ïáõÙ, ÇÝãÇ íñ³ ¿ ³ÝÑñ³ß»ï ß»ßïÁ ¹Ý»É Ý߳ݳϻÉÇ ù³ÛÉ»ñ Ó»éݳñÏ»ÉÇë, ³Û¹ ÇëÏ å³ï׳éáí ·ÇïݳϳÝÝ»ñÝ ³í»ÉÇ ß³ï ëáíáñáõÙ »Ý, ³í»ÉÇ ß³ï ï»ëÝáõÙ ¨ ѳëϳÝáõÙ »Ý, áñ ¹»é¨ë ß³ï µ³Ý ϳ, áñ ϳñÇù áõÝÇ µ³ó³Ñ³Ûïí»Éáõ: 2009 Ãí³Ï³ÝÇÝ ²ØÜ ØƲì-Ç é³½Ù³Ï³Ý Ñ»ï³½áïÙ³Ý Íñ³·ÇñÁ ¨ ³Ûí³ÝÇ Ï³é³í³ñáõÃÛáõÝÁ Ññ³ï³ñ³Ï»óÇÝ ØƲì-Ç å³ïí³ëï³ÝÛáõÃÇ »é³ÙÛ³ ÷áñÓ³ñÏáõÙÝ»ñÇ ³ñ¹ÛáõÝùÝ»ñÁ, áñÇÝ Ù³ëݳÏó»É ¿ÇÝ Ùáï 16.000 ϳٳíáñÝ»ñ: гٳӳÛÝ Ñ»ï³½á-

terial. The vaccine functions like it is showing the immune system a picture of the enemy, so that if it ever comes in contact with it, it knows how to fight it. Moreover, the trial participants could not accidentally contract HIV because the pieces in the vaccine cannot replicate.

Although this vaccine is a breakthrough in HIV treatments/cure research, it is by no means the only avenue that will be explored. This vaccine will eventually be a therapeutic vaccine, which means it will be given to people who are already HIV positive, and could take the place of current anti-retroviral drugs that have to be taken each day as pills. Perhaps the treatment would be reduced to one injection a year, or less. There are also other options such as using direct gene therapy as treatment or as preventative care – offered to HIV negative people who regularly put their sexual health at risk such as sex-workers.

HIV is such a complex virus that any insight into how it works and how to treat it are significant steps forward, while at the same time, the more scientists learn, the more they see that there is to continue to discover.

In 2009, the U.S. Military HIV Research Program and the Thai government published results of a 3 year long HIV vaccine trial in which there were 16,000 volunteer subjects. According to the researchers, the vaccinated adults (half of the study group), all of whom were HIV negative prior to injection, had 32% less chance of becoming infected than those who were given the placebo. However, according to other HIV/ AIDS scientists, the results though they may be

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statistically significant, may not end up being clinically significant due to cost and difficulty of manufacturing the vaccine, and low effectiveness. Moreover, the vaccine was based on the strains of HIV common in Thailand, which are different than the strain prevalent in Africa.

In May of 2011, a successful vaccine trial was conducted on macaque monkeys which are vulnerable to simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV) the monkey equivalent of HIV. This vaccine was based on a genetically modified version of another monkey virus, rhesus cytomegalovirus (CMV). Although the results of this test showed that the vaccine afforded immunity to SIV to about half of the subjects for up to one year, much more research has to be done to ensure the safety of the vaccine before it can be tried on humans. Introduction of CMV into humans may not be completely safe, because that virus itself is not completely benign and may accidentally cause contraction of other diseases in humans.

The path to where we are today has been long and hard. HIV vaccine research has been and continues to be one of the biggest fields of research of vaccination/infectious disease curing. Since the discovery of HIV as the cause of AIDS, a lot of focus has been paid upon the development of a vaccine, but as of yet, there is nothing fully effective. Both governmental and non-governmental forces are at work on the development and discovery of a cure for this virus which is the cause of AIDS, one of the main problems on the planet. HIV/AIDS twin pandemics are a big issue globally.

In Armenia, currently there are 1136 number of people infected with HIV and 536 whose infections have developed into AIDS. Though in Armenia, the outbreaks are well controlled by drugs and preventative care for, for example, unborn children of women with HIV or AIDS, in many places across the globe, the numbers of those infected are so high that highly individualized care is not a feasible option. HIV and AIDS are global issues and require the at-

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tentions and efforts of people across the world to raise awareness. Every single person who practices and/or teaches safe sex habits is singlehandedly helping decrease the likelihood of the spread of the disease. December 1st is World AIDS Day, and people across the world mark this day with actions such as HIV/AIDS education and advocacy for the rights of those who are HIV positive or have developed AIDS. Nieri Avanessian

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Human Rights and HIV/AIDS: now more than ever

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), health is a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity. Health and welfare are basic human rights. But until now the education of the population on the topics like health, healthcare, and human rights has been low, and the governmental institutions are not interested in human rights protection, because their implementation requires appropriate resources and efforts. The problem gets deeper in the frames of human rights protection of those people who live with HIV. At the United Nations High Level Meeting on HIV/AIDS in 2006, world leaders reaffirmed that “the full realization of all human rights and fundamental freedoms for all is an essential element in the global response to the HIV/AIDS pandemic”. “Human rights and HIV/AIDS: now more than ever” declaration affirms that, now more than ever, human rights should occupy the center of the global struggle against HIV and AIDS.

10 ÑÇÙݳíáñáõÙÝ»ñ ³ÛÝ Ù³ëÇÝ, û ÇÝãáõ å»ïù ¿ ÒƲÐ-Ç ¹»Ù ѳٳß˳ñѳÛÇÝ å³Ûù³ñáõÙ ³é³Ýóù³ÛÇÝ ï»Õ ½µ³Õ»óÝ»Ý Ù³ñ¹áõ Çñ³íáõÝùÝ»ñÁ 10 reasons why Human Rights should occupy the center of the global AIDS struggle

ØƲì/ÒƲÐ-Ç ¹»Ù å³Ûù³ñáõÙ Ù³ñ¹áõ Çñ³íáõÝùÝ»ñÇ å³ßïå³ÝáõÃÛ³Ý ß»ßï³¹ñÙ³Ý ³é³Ýóù³ÛÇÝ ÑÇÙݳíáñáõÙÝ»ñÝ »Ý.

1 ²é³Ýó Ù³ñ¹áõ Çñ³íáõÝùÝ»ñÇ å³ßïå³ÝáõÃÛ³Ý »ñµ¨Çó» Ñݳñ³íáñ ãÇ ÉÇÝÇ ³å³Ñáí»É ѳÙÁݹѳÝáõñ ѳë³Ý»ÉÇáõÃÛáõÝ: 2006 Ãí³Ï³ÝÇÝ Ñ³Ù³ß˳ñѳÛÇÝ ³é³çÝáñ¹Ý»ñÁ ѳÝÓݳéáõÃÛáõÝ ëï³ÝÓÝ»óÇÝ` Ó»éݳñÏ»Éáõ µáÉáñ ³ÝÑñ³Å»ßï ·áñÍáÕáõÃÛáõÝÝ»ñÁ` ÙÇÝ㨠2010 Ãí³Ï³ÝÁ ØƲì-Ç Ï³Ý˳ñ·»ÉÙ³Ý Íñ³·ñ»ñÇ, µáõÅÙ³Ý, ËݳÙùÇ ¨ ûųݹ³ÏáõÃÛ³Ý Ñ³ÙÁݹѳÝáõñ ѳë³Ý»ÉÇáõÃÛáõÝÁ »ñ³ß˳íáñ»Éáõ ѳٳñ: ê³Ï³ÛÝ, ØƲì-Ç áÉáñïáõÙ Ù³ïáõóíáÕ Í³é³ÛáõÃÛáõÝÝ»ñÁ ³Ûëûñ ³Ýѳë³Ý»ÉÇ »Ý ³ÛÝ Ù³ñ¹Ï³Ýó, áíù»ñ áõÝ»Ý ³Û¹ ͳé³ÛáõÃÛáõÝÝ»ñÇ Ï³ñÇùÁ, ÇÝãå»ë ݳ¨ Ëáó»ÉÇ »Ý ØƲì-Ç ï»ë³ÝÏÛáõÝÇó: • γݳÛù ¨ ³ÕçÇÏÝ»ñÁ ɳÛÝ ï³ñ³ÍáõÙ áõÝ»óáÕ Ëïñ³Ï³ÝáõÃÛ³Ý ¨ ·»Ý¹»ñ³Ñ»Ý µéÝáõÃÛ³Ý »Ý »ÝóñÏíáõÙ, ³Û¹ ÃíáõÙ` ³ÙáõëÝáõÃÛ³Ý Ù»ç, áñÇ Ñ»ï¨³Ýùáí Ýñ³Ýó å³ñ³·³ÛáõÙ ³×áõÙ ¿ ØƲì-áí í³ñ³Ïí»Éáõ éÇëÏÁ ¨ Ýí³½áõÙ ï»Õ»Ï³ïíáõÃÛ³Ý ¨ ͳé³ÛáõÃÛáõÝÝ»ñÇ Ñ³ë³Ý»ÉÇáõÃÛáõÝÁ: • ºñ»Ë³Ý»ñÁ ¨ »ñÇï³ë³ñ¹Ý»ñÁ ã»Ý ϳñáÕ ³é³Ýó ë³Ñٳݳ÷³ÏáõÙÝ»ñÇ ëï³Ý³É ØƲì-Ç í»ñ³µ»ñÛ³É ï»Õ»Ï³ïíáõÃÛáõÝ, ë»é³Ï³Ý ¨ ÏÛ³ÝùÇ ÑÙïáõÃÛáõÝÝ»ñÇ ÏñÃáõÃÛáõÝ: • ØƲì-Ç Ýϳïٳٳµ Ëáó»ÉÇ ËÙµ»ñÁ, ÇÝãåÇëÇù »Ý ïÕ³Ù³ñ¹Ï³Ýó Ñ»ï ë»é³Ï³Ý ѳñ³µ»ñáõÃÛáõÝÝ»ñÇ áõÝ»óáÕ ïÕ³Ù³ñ¹ÇÏ, ÃÙñ³¹»Õ»ñ û·ï³·áñÍáÕ Ù³ñ¹ÇÏ, ë»é³Ï³Ý ͳé³ÛáõÃÛáõÝÝ»ñ ïñ³Ù³¹ñáÕÝ»ñÁ, ûï³ñíáõÙ »Ý ØƲì-Ç Ï³Ý˳ñ·»ÉÙ³Ý Íñ³·ñ»ñÇó ѳë³ñ³ÏáõÃÛ³Ý µ³ó³ë³Ï³Ý í»ñ³µ»ñÙáõÝ-

These are the key supportive arguments given by people who struggle against HIV/AIDS and for the protection of human rights in that sphere.

1 Universal access will never be achieved without human rights. n 2006, world leaders committed “to pursuing all necessary effort towards the goal of universal access to comprehensive prevention programs, treatment, care and support by 2010.” Yet many of those most in need of HIV services are still the least likely to receive them: • Women and girls face widespread discrimination and gender-based violence, including within marriage, which fuels their HIV risk and impedes their access to information and services.

• Children and youth lack unfettered access to HIV information, sexual and life-skills education.

• Most high-risk HIV populations, such as men who have sex with men, people who use drugs, and sex workers, are driven from HIV services by negative attitudes from society, stigma and discrimination, and violence from society which cuts off target populations from the services of HIV prevention, treatment and support.

2 Gender inequality makes women more vulnerable to HIV, with women and girls now having the highest rates of infection in heavily affected countries.

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ùÇ, ˳ñ³ÝÇ ¨ Ëïñ³³ÝáõÃÛ³Ý, ѳë³ñ³Ï³Ï³Ý µéÝáõÃÛ³Ý å³ï׳éáí, ÇÝãÁ Ñ»é³óÝáõÙ ¿ ØƲì-Ç Ï³Ý˳ñ·»ÉÙ³Ý, µáõÅÙ³Ý ¨ ËݳÙùÇ Í³é³ÛáõÃÛáõÝÝ»ñÁ ÃÇñ³Ë ËÙµ»ñÇó:

2 ¶»Ý¹»ñ³ÛÇÝ ³Ýѳí³ë³ñáõÃÛ³Ý å³ï׳éáí ϳݳÛù ³í»ÉÇ Ëáó»ÉÇ »Ý ¹³éÝáõÙ ØƲì-Ç Ýϳïٳٵ. ³ÛÝ å»ïáõÃÛáõÝÝ»ñáõÙ, áñï»Õ ØƲì-áí ³åñáÕ Ù³ñ¹Ï³Ýó ÃÇíÁ ³í»ÉÇ µ³ñÓñ ¿, í³ñ³ÏÙ³Ý ³Ù»Ý³µ³ñÓñ óáõó³ÝÇßÝ ³ñӳݳ·ñíáõÙ ¿ ϳݳÝó ¨ ³ÕçÇÏÝ»ñÇ ßñç³ÝáõÙ: êñ³ ÑÇÙÝ³Ï³Ý å³ï׳éÁ ϳݳÝó ËáñÁ ù³Õ³ù³Ï³Ý, ëáódzɳϳÝ, ïÝï»ë³Ï³Ý ¨ ë»é³Ï³Ý ëïáñ³¹³ëáõÙÝ ¿, áñÝ ³ñï³óáÉíáõÙ ¿ Ùß³ÏáõÛÃÇ ¨ Ýñ³Ýó Ï»Ýë³Ï»ñåÇ Ù»ç: êñ³Ý ·áõÙ³ñíáõÙ ¿ ݳ¨ ѳë³ñ³ÏáõÃÛ³Ý Ù»ç ³éϳ ˳ñ³ÝÝ áõ Ëïñ³Ï³ÝáõÃÛáõÝÁ, µéÝáõÃÛáõÝÁ ѳïϳå»ë ³ÛÝ Ï³Ý³Ýó Ýϳïٳٵ, áíù»ñ ³Ûëûñ ³åñáõÙ »Ý ØƲì-áí:

3 ØƲì ѳٳ׳ñ³ÏÇ ¹»Ù å³Ûù³ñáõ٠ٻͳå»ë ³ñѳٳñÑíáõÙ »Ý »ñÇï³ë³ñ¹Ý»ñÇ ¨ »ñ»Ë³Ý»ñÇ Çñ³íáõÝùÝ»ñÝ áõ ϳñÇùÝ»ñÁ, ãݳ۳Í, áñ µ³½Ù³ÃÇí í³Ûñ»ñáõÙ ØƲì-Çó ³Ù»Ý³ß³ïÁ ïáõÅáõÙ »Ý Ñ»Ýó Ýñ³Ýù: ØƲì-Ç Ñ³Ù³×³ñ³ÏÁ ɳÛÝ ï³ñ³ÍáõÙ áõÝÇ Ñ³ïϳå»ë »ñÇï³ë³ñ¹Ý»ñÇ ßñç³ÝáõÙ: ²ß˳ñÑáí Ù»Ï ØƲì-áí í³ñ³ÏÙ³Ý Ýáñ ¹»åù»ñÇ ³í»ÉÇ ù³Ý Ï»ëÁ 15-Çó 24 ï³ñ»Ï³Ý »ñÇï³ë³ñ¹Ý»ñÇ Ùáï ¿: âÝ³Û³Í ÑÕÇáõÃÛ³Ý ¨ ÍÝݹ³µ»ñáõÃÛ³Ý ÁÝóóùáõÙ ØƲì-Ç ÷á˳ÝóáõÙÁ ϳÝË»Éáõ` ·Çï³Ï³Ýáñ»Ý ³å³óáõóí³Í Ù»Ãá¹Ý»ñÇ ³éϳÛáõÃÛ³ÝÁ, Ùï³Ñá·Çã ¿ ݳ¨ ØƲì-áí ÍÝíáÕ »ñ»Ë³Ý»ñÇ Ãí³ù³Ý³ÏÝ ³ÙµáÕç ³ß˳ñÑáõÙ:

4 ØƲì-Ç ¹»Ù å³Ûù³ñÇ ³½·³ÛÇÝ Íñ³·ñáõÙ ³Ù»Ý³ùÇã áõß³¹ñáõÃÛ³Ý ³ñųݳÝáõÙ »Ý Ýñ³Ýù, áíù»ñ ³Ù»Ý³ß³ïÝ »Ý ïáõÅ»É ØƲì-Çó: Ø»ñ ѳë³ñ³ÏáõÃÛáõÝáõÙ ØƲì-Ç Ýϳïٳٵ ѳïϳå»ë Ëáó»ÉÇ Ù³ñ¹ÇÏ` ÃÙñ³ÝÛáõûñ û·ï³·áñÍáÕ ³ÝÓÇù, ë»é³Ï³Ý ͳé³ÛáõÃÛáõÝ Ù³ïáõóáÕÝ»ñÁ ¨ ïÕ³Ù³ñ¹Ï³Ýó Ñ»ï ë»é³Ï³Ý ѳñ³µ»ñáõÃÛáõÝÝ»ñ áõÝ»óáÕ ïÕ³Ù³ñ¹ÇÏ, ¨

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The main reason for this is women’s deep political, social, economic, and sexual subordination, which is inscribed in law and enshrined in culture and practice. Discrimination, stigma, and violence are also daily realities for many women living with HIV and AIDS.

3 The rights and needs of children and young people are largely ignored in the response to HIV, even though they are the hardest hit in many places.

HIV is significantly an epidemic of young people. Youth aged 15 to 24 account for over half of new HIV infections worldwide.

Children are born with HIV at alarming rates despite proven methods of preventing HIV transmission during pregnancy and childbirth.

4 The worst affected receive the least attention in national responses to HIV. Most at risk population towards HIV in our society like drug users, sex workers, men who have sex with men and people living with HIV are socially marginalized from the society, they face discrimination, hate and violence from almost all spheres of the society, which directly contributes to their deprivation from HIV/AIDS prevention, treatment and care services.

5 Effective HIV-prevention, treatment, and care programs are under attack.

It has been shown time and again that HIV programs are most effective when based on people’s voluntary, informed, and open engagement with evidence-based health services. Such services should inform and educate people about HIV, encourage them to adopt healthy behaviors, and offer them a variety of proven prevention and care options that acknowledge the realities of their lives and allow them to choose

ØƲì-áí ³åñáÕ Ù³ñ¹ÇÏ ëáódzɳå»ë Ù³ñ·Çݳɳóí³Í »Ý ѳë³ñ³ÏáõÃÛáõÝÇó, ѳë³ñ³Ï³Ï³Ý ÏÛ³ÝùÇ ·ñ»Ã» µáÉáñ áÉáñïÝ»ñáõÙ »ÝóñÏíáõÙ »Ù Ëïñ³Ï³ÝáõÃÛ³Ý, ³ï»ÉáõÃÛ³Ý ¨ µéÝáõÃÛ³Ý, áñÝ ¿É ³ÝÙÇç³Ï³Ýáñ»Ý Ýå³ëïáõÙ ¿ Ýñ³Ýó ûï³ñÙ³ÝÁ ØƲì/ÒƲÐ-Ç Ï³Ý˳ñ·»ÉÙ³Ý Íñ³·ñ»ñÇó, µáõÅÙ³Ý ¨ ËݳÙùÇ Í³é³ÛáõÃÛáõÝÝ»ñÇó:

5 ìï³Ý·í³Í ¿ ØƲì-Ç Ï³Ý˳ñ·»ÉÙ³Ý, µáõÅÙ³Ý ¨ ËݳÙùÇ ³ñ¹Ûáõݳí»ï ͳé³ÛáõÃÛáõÝÝ»ñÇ Ï³½Ù³Ï»ñåáõÙÝ áõ Çñ³Ï³-ݳóáõÙÁ: ´³½ÙÇóë ³å³óáõóí»É ¿, áñ ØƲì-Ç Íñ³·ñ»ñÝ ³é³í»É ³ñ¹Ûáõݳí»ï »Ý ³ÛÝ ¹»åùáõÙ, »ñµ ¹ñ³Ýó ÑÇÙùáõÙ Ù³ñ¹Ï³Ýó ϳٳíáñ, Çñ³½»Ïí³Í ¨ µ³ó Ý»ñ·ñ³íáõÙÝ ¿: ̳é³ÛáõÃÛáõÝÝ»ñÝ ³Ûë áÉáñïáõÙ å»ïù ¿ Ù³ñ¹Ï³Ýó Çñ³½»Ï»Ý ¨ ÏñÃ»Ý ØƲì-Ç Ù³ëÇÝ, û·Ý»Ý ³éáÕç ³åñ»É³Ï»ñåÇ ëϽµáõÝùÝ»ñÇ áñ¹»·ñÙ³ÝÁ, ϳÝ˳ñ·»ÉÙ³Ý ¨ ËݳÙùÇ ï³ñ³ï»ë³Ï ³ñ¹Ûáõݳí»ï ٻ˳ÝǽÙÝ»ñ ³é³ç³ñÏ»Ý, áñáÝóáõ٠ѳßíÇ Ï³éÝí»Ý Ýñ³Ýó ÏÛ³ÝùÇ ÇñáÕáõÃÛáõÝÝ»ñÁ, ¨ Ýñ³Ýó Ñݳñ³íáñáõÃÛáõÝ ÏÁÝÓ»éíÇ ÁÝïñ»É ³ñ¹Ûáõݳí»ï ï³ñµ»ñ³ÏÝ»ñÁ: ²ÛÝáõ³Ù»Ý³ÛÝÇí, ѳñϳ¹ñ³Ï³Ý ¨ µáÉáñÇ Ñ³Ù³ñ Ùdzï»ë³Ï Ùáï»óáõÙÝ»ñÁ, ÝáõÛÝ Í³é³ÛáõÃÛáõÝÝ»ñÇ Ù³ïáõóáõÙÁ µáÉáñÇÝ íï³Ý·Ç »Ý »ÝóñÏáõÙ ØƲì-Ç ¨ ÒƲÐ-Ç ¹»Ù ³ñ¹Ûáõݳí»ï å³Ûù³ñÁ:

6 ÒƲÐ-Ç ¹»Ù å³Ûù³ñÇ ³ÏïÇíÇëïÝ»ñÁ íï³Ý·áõÙ »Ý ë»÷³Ï³Ý ³Ýíï³Ý·áõÃÛáõÝÁ` å³Ñ³Ýç»Éáí, áñå»ë½Ç ϳé³í³ñáõÃÛáõÝÝ»ñÝ ³í»ÉÇ Ñ³ë³Ý»ÉÇ ¹³ñÓÝ»Ý ØƲì-Ç ¨ ÒƲÐ-Ç ³éÝãáõÃÛ³Ùµ ïñ³Ù³¹ñíáÕ Í³é³ÛáõÃÛáõÝÝ»ñÁ: ØƲì-Ç ¨ ÒƲÐ-Ç Í³é³ÛáõÃÛáõÝÝ»ñÇ Ñ³ë³Ý»ÉÇáõÃÛáõÝ å³Ñ³ÝçáÕ ³ÏïÇíÇëïÝ»ñÇÝ ÙÇ ß³ñù å»ïáõÃÛáõÝÝ»ñáõÙ ëå³éÝáõÙ ¿ ·ñ³ùÝÝáõÃÛáõÝ, ½ñå³ñïáõÃÛáõÝ, µéÝáõÃÛáõÝ, ³½³ï³½ñÏáõÙ ¨ ³ÛÉ Ù»Õ³¹ñ³ÝùÝ»ñ ë»÷³Ï³Ý ϳé³í³ñáõÃÛáõÝÝ»ñÇ ÏáÕÙÇó: ÆëÏ áã ϳé³í³ñ³Ï³Ý ϳ½Ù³Ï»ñåáõÃÛáõÝÝ»ñÇ ëï»ÕÍáõÙÁ ë³Ñٳݳ÷³ÏáÕ ûñ»ÝùÝ»ñÝ ¿É ³í»ÉÇ »Ý Ýí³½»óñ»É ï³ñµ»ñ å»ïáõÃÛáõÝÝ»ñáõÙ ÒƲÐ-Ç ¹»Ù å³Ûù³ñÇ ÑÇÙݳíáñ ¨ ³ñ¹Ûáõݳí»ï ù³Õ³ù³Ï³ÝáõÃÛáõÝ

what is most effective. However, recent trends toward coercive and “one size fits all” approaches have placed proven HIV and AIDS services in unprecedented jeopardy.

6 AIDS activists risk their safety by demanding that governments provide greater access to HIV and AIDS services.

In many countries, activists who demand access to HIV and AIDS services face the threat of censorship, defamation, violence, imprisonment, and other recriminations by their governments. Laws placing restrictions on the establishment of nongovernmental organizations make it even harder for civil society to develop an independent voice for sound and effective AIDS policies in their countries.

7 The protection of human rights is the way to protect the public’s health.

The protection of a full range of human rights is the key to protecting public health.

Building on this reality, human rights activists have achieved great gains in the fight against AIDS: the right to nondiscrimination on the basis of HIV status, the right to treatment as part of essential health care, and the right of people living with HIV and AIDS to participate in the development of AIDS policies and programs. In fact, human rights are essential to public health and to a successful response to HIV.

8 AIDS poses unique challenges and requires an exceptional response.

More than any other modern epidemic, AIDS challenges governments’ responsibility and accountability. Deep fears and prejudices surrounding sex, blood, disease, and death—as well as the perception that HIV is related to “deviant” or

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Ù߳ϻÉáõ ·áñÍÁÝóóáõÙ ³ÝÏ³Ë Ó³ÛÝáí ѳݹ»ë ·³Éáõ` ù³Õ³ù³óÇ³Ï³Ý Ñ³ë³ñ³ÏáõÃÛ³Ý Ñݳñ³íáñáõÃÛáõÝÝ»ñÁ:

7 гÝñáõÃÛ³Ý ³éáÕçáõÃÛáõÝÁ å³ßïå³Ý»Éáõ ѳٳñ ³ÝÑñ³Å»ßï ¿ å³ßïå³Ý»É Ù³ñ¹áõ Çñ³íáõÝùÝ»ñÁ: гÝñ³ÛÇÝ ³éáÕçáõÃÛ³Ý å³ßïå³ÝáõÃÛáõÝÁ Ñݳñ³íáñ ¿ ÙdzÛÝ Ù³ñ-¹áõ µáÉáñ Çñ³íáõÝùÝ»ñÁ å³ßïå³Ý»Éáõ ÙÇçáóáí: ²é³çÝáñ¹í»Éáí ³Ûë ÇñáÕáõÃÛ³Ùµ` Ù³ñ¹áõ Çñ³íáõÝùÝ»ñÇ ³ÏïÇíÇëïÝ»ñÁ Ù»Í Ýí³×áõÙÝ»ñ »Ý ³ñӳݳ·ñ»É ÒƲÐ-Ç ¹»Ù å³Ûù³ñáõÙ. ØƲì-Ç Ï³ñ·³íÇ׳Ïáí å³Ûٳݳíáñí³Í Ëïñ³Ï³ÝáõÃÛáõÝÇó ½»ñÍ ÙݳÉáõ Çñ³íáõÝùÁ, ÑÇÙÝ³Ï³Ý µáõÅû·ÝáõÃÛ³Ý ßñç³Ý³ÏÝ»ñáõÙ µáÅáõÙ ëï³Ý³Éáõ Çñ³íáõÝùÁ, ÇÝãå»ë ݳ¨ ØƲì-áí ³åñáÕ Ù³ñ¹Ï³Ýó Çñ³-íáõÝùÁ` Ù³ëݳÏó»Éáõ ÒƲÐ-ÇÝ ³éÝãíáÕ Íñ³·ñ»ñÇ ¨ ù³Õ³ù³Ï³ÝáõÃÛ³Ý Ùß³ÏÙ³ÝÁ: سñ¹áõ Çñ³íáõÝùÝ»ñÝ Çëϳå»ë ß³ï ϳñ¨áñ »Ý ѳÝñ³ÛÇÝ ³éáÕçáõÃÛ³Ý ¨ ØƲì-Ç ¹»Ù µ³ñ»Ñ³çáÕ å³Ûù³ñÇ ï»ë³ÝÏÛáõÝÇó:

8 ÒƲÐ-Á Ý»ïáõÙ ¿ ³é³ÝÓݳѳïáõÏ Ù³ñï³Ññ³í»ñÝ»ñ ¨ å³Ñ³ÝçáõÙ å³Ûù³ñÇ µ³ó³éÇÏ ÙÇçáó³éáõÙÝ»ñ: ÒƲÐ-Á ³í»ÉÇ Éáõñç Ù³ñï³Ññ³í»ñÝ»ñ ¿ Ý»ïáõ٠ϳé³í³ñáõÃÛáõÝÝ»ñÇÝ å³ï³ë˳ݳïáõ ¨ ѳßí»ïáõ ·áñͻɳϻñåÇ ³éáõÙáí, ù³Ý Ù»ñûñÛ³ áñ¨¿ ³ÛÉ Ñ³Ù³×³ñ³Ï: ê»é³Ï³Ý ѳñ³µ»ñáõÃÛáõÝÝ»ñÇ, ³ñÛ³Ý, ÑÇí³Ý¹áõÃÛ³Ý ¨ Ù³Ñí³Ý Ñ»ï ϳåí³Í ËáñÁ í³Ë»ñáí ¨ ݳ˳å³ß³ñÙáõÝùÝ»ñÇ, ÇÝãå»ë ݳ¨ ØƲì-Á §í³ñù³·ÍÇ ß»ÕáõÙÝ»ñǦ ¨ §³Ýµ³ñᦠí³ñùÇ` ûñÇݳÏ` ³ñï³³ÙáõëÝ³Ï³Ý ë»é³Ï³Ý ϳåÇ, ïÕ³Ù³ñ¹Ï³Ýó ÙÇç¨ ë»é³Ï³Ý ѳñ³µ»ñáõÃÛ³Ý, ÃÙñ³ÝÛáõûñÇ û·ï³·áñÍÙ³Ý Ñ»ï ϳåáÕ ÁÝϳÉáõÙÝ»ñÇ å³ï׳éáí ù³Õ³ù³Ï³Ý ³é³çÝáñ¹Ý»ñÁ Ëáõë³÷áõÙ »Ý ѳٳ׳ñ³ÏÇ ¹»Ù å³Ûù³ñ»Éáõó: ÒƲÐ-Ç ¹»Ù å³Ûù³ñÇ Ñ³Ù³ß˳ñѳÛÇÝ ·áñÍÁÝóóáõÙ ³Ýáõß³¹ñáõÃÛ³Ý »Ý Ù³ïÝíáõ٠ݳ¨ ³ÛÝåÇëÇ ËݹÇñÝ»ñ, ÇÝãåÇëÇù »Ý ·»Ý¹»ñ³ÛÇÝ Ñ³í³ë³ñáõÃÛáõÝÁ, ¹»é³Ñ³ëÝ»ñÇ ë»é³Ï³Ýáõ-

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“immoral” behaviors such as sex outside marriage, sex between men, and drug use—causes political leaders to shy away from addressing the epidemic. Controversial issues such as gender equality and adolescent sexuality and sexual education are neglected in the global response to AIDS, not least because women and children lack the political power to keep their issues high on the agenda.

9 “Rights-based” responses to HIV are practical, and they work.

Human rights approaches to HIV are not abstract, but real, practical and cost-effective. For example, in Brazil that have placed human rights at the center of their AIDS responses have seen epidemics averted or slowed.

10 Despite much rhetoric, real action on HIV/AIDS and human rights remains lacking.

On paper, the place of human rights in the response to HIV is well established.

However, in practice, there have been few efforts to cost, budget, and implement national programs that would secure legal and human rights protections for people living with, affected by, or vulnerable to HIV and AIDS. Only one-third of the nations in the world have undertaken legal steps, outright illegalizing discrimination towards people with HIV and other HIV-related vulnerable groups.

Nvard Margaryan ________________ You can purchase “Human Rights and HIV/ AIDS. Now More Than Ever“ declaration at “Open Society Foundations“ website: www.soros.org

ÃÛáõÝÁ ¨ ë»é³Ï³Ý ¹³ëïdzñ³ÏáõÃÛáõÝÁ:

9 ØƲì-Ç ¹»Ù å³Ûù³ñÇ §Çñ³íáõÝù³Ï»Ýïñáݦ Ùáï»óáõÙÝ»ñÁ åñ³ÏïÇÏ »Ý ¨ ³ñ¹Ûáõݳí»ï: ØƲì-Ç ¹»Ù å³Ûù³ñáõÙ Ù³ñ¹áõ Çñ³íáõÝùÝ»ñÇ å³ßïå³ÝáõÃÛ³Ý ³ñï³óáÉáõÙÁ áã û í»ñ³ó³Ï³Ý, ³Ûɨ Çñ³Ï³Ý, ·áñÍݳϳÝ, ïÝï»ë³Ï³Ý ÑÇÙݳíáñí³Í Ùáï»óáõÙ ¿: úñÇݳÏ` ´ñ³½ÇÉdzÛáõÙ, áñï»Õ ÒƲÐ-Ç ¹»Ù å³Ûù³ñÇ ³é³Ýóù³ÛÇÝ µ³Õ³¹ñÇã ¿ ׳ݳãí»É Ù³ñ¹áõ Çñ³íáõÝùÝ»ñÇ å³ßïå³ÝáõÃÛáõÝÁ, ѳٳ׳ñ³ÏÇ ï³ñ³ÍáõÙÁ ϳ٠ϳݷ ¿ ³é»É, ϳÙ` ¹³¹³ñ»É:

10 âݳ۳Í, áñ ³Û¹ Ù³ëÇÝ ß³ï ¿ ËáëíáõÙ, ØƲì/ÒƲÐ-Ç ¹»Ù å³Ûù³ñÇ ¨ Ù³ñ¹áõ Çñ³íáõÝùÝ»ñÇ å³ßïå³ÝáõÃÛ³Ý áÉáñïáõÙ Çñ³Ï³Ý ·áñÍáÕáõÃÛáõÝÝ»ñÇ Í³í³ÉÁ ¹»é ë³Ñٳݳ÷³Ï ¿: ØƲì-Ç ¹»Ù å³Ûù³ñáõÙ Ù³ñ¹áõ Çñ³íáõÝùÝ»ñÇ Ý߳ݳÏáõÃÛáõÝÁ ÷³ëï³ÃÕÃÇ Ù³Ï³ñ¹³Ïáí Ñëï³Ïáñ»Ý Ó¨³Ï»ñåí³Í ¿: ²ÛÝáõ³Ù»Ý³ÛÝÇí, åñ³ÏïÇϳÛáõÙ Ù»Í ç³Ýù»ñ ã»Ý ·áñͳ¹ñí»É ØƲì-áí ³åñáÕ, ¹ñ³ÝÇó ïáõÅáÕ Ï³Ù ¹ñ³Ýó Ýϳïٳٵ Ëáó»ÉÇ ³ÝÓ³Ýó Çñ³í³Ï³Ý å³ßïå³ÝáõÃÛ³Ý ¨ Çñ³íáõÝùÝ»ñÇ å³ßïå³ÝáõÃÛ³Ý »ñ³ß˳íáñÙ³Ý ³½·³ÛÇÝ Íñ³·ñ»ñÇ ³ñÅ»ùÁ ѳßí³ñÏ»Éáõ, µÛáõç»Ý»ñ ݳ˳ï»ë»Éáõ ¨ Çñ³·áñÍ»Éáõ áõÕÕáõÃÛ³Ùµ:

²ß˳ñÑÇ å»ïáõÃÛáõÝÝ»ñÇ ÙdzÛÝ Ù»Ï »ññáñ¹Ý ¿ Çñ³í³Ï³Ý ÙÇçáó³éáõÙÝ»ñ Ó»éݳñÏ»É` áõÕÕ³ÏÇáñ»Ý ³ñ·»É»Éáõ Ëïñ³Ï³-ÝáõÃÛáõÝÁ ØƲì-áí ³åñáÕ ³ÝÓ³Ýó ¨ ØƲì-Ç Ýϳïٳٵ ³é³í»É Ëáó»ÉÇ ËÙµ»ñÇ Ýϳïٳٵ: Üí³ñ¹ سñ·³ñÛ³Ý

________________ §Ø³ñ¹áõ Çñ³íáõÝùÝ»ñÁ ¨ ØƲì/ÒƲÐ-Á. ³ÛÅ,` ³í»ÉÇ, ù³Ý »ñµ¨¿¦ Ñéã³Ï³·ÇñÝ ³ÙµáÕçáõÃÛ³Ùµ ϳñáÕ »ù Ó»éù µ»ñ»É §´³ó ѳë³ñ³ÏáõÃÛ³Ý ÑÇÙݳ¹ñ³ÙÝ»ñǦ ϳÛùáõÙ` www.soros.org

Ù³ñ¹áõ Çñ³íáõÝùÝ»ñ

human rights

Ø»Ýù ¨ Ù»ñ Çñ³íáõÝùÝ»ñÁ We and our rights §Ð³Ýñ³ÛÇÝ ï»Õ»Ï³ïíáõÃÛáõÝ ¨ ·Çï»ÉÇùÇ Ï³ñÇù¦ ѳë³ñ³Ï³Ï³Ý ϳ½Ù³Ï»ñåáõÃÛáõÝÁ, Ùï³Ñá·í³Í ÉÇÝ»Éáí ȶ´î (É»ëµáõÑÇ, ·»Û, µÇë»ùëáõ³É, ïñ³Ý뷻ݹ»ñ) ³ÝÓ³Ýó Ýϳïٳٵ Ëïñ³Ï³Ý ¨ ³ÝѳݹáõñÅáÕ í»ñ³µ»ñÙáõÝùÇ µ³ó³ë³Ï³Ý ѻ勉ÝùÝ»ñáí, ݳ˳ӻéÝ»É ¿ áõëáõÙݳëÇñáõÃÛáõÝÝ»ñ ¨ ѻﳽáïáõÃÛáõÝÝ»ñ: §Ø»Ýù ¨ Ù»ñ Çñ³íáõÝùÝ»ñÁ¦ »ñÏáõ ÷áõÉÇó µ³Õϳó³Í ëáóÇáÉá·Ç³Ï³Ý ѻﳽáïáõÃÛáõÝ ¨ Çñ³í³Ï³Ý í»ñÉáõÍáõÃÛáõÝ ¿: лﳽáïáõÃÛáõÝÝ»ñÁ Ñݳñ³íáñ ¿ ¹³ñÓ»É Çñ³Ï³Ý³óÝ»É ø³áõÝûñ÷³ñà ÇÝûñÝ»ÛßÝÉÇ Ð³Û³ëï³ÝÛ³Ý Ý»ñϳ۳óáõóãáõÃÛ³Ý ýÇݳÝë³íáñٳٵ` ²ØÜ ØÇç³½·³ÛÇÝ ¼³ñ·³óÙ³Ý ¶áñͳϳÉáõÃÛ³Ý Ñ»ï ѳٳ·áñͳÏóáõÃÛ³Ùµ:

²é³çÇÝ ÷áõÉ àõëáõÙݳëÇñáõÃÛáõÝÝ»ñÇ ³é³çÇÝ ÷áõÉÁ Ù»ñ »ñÏñáõ٠ȶ´î ³ÝÓ³Ýó Çñ³íáõÝùÝ»ñÇ áïݳѳñÙ³Ý ¹»åù»ñÇ í»ñ³µ»ñÛ³É ëïáõÛ· ï»Õ»Ï³ïíáõÃÛáõÝ ëï³Ý³Éáõ Ñݳñ³íáñáõÃÛáõÝ ¿ ÁÝÓ»é»É: ÆÝãå»ë ݳ¨ ûñ»Ýë¹ñ³Ï³Ý ¹³ßïÇ í»ñÉáõÍáõÃÛ³Ý ÙÇçáóáí ÷áñÓ ¿ ϳï³ñí»É å³ñ½»Éáõ` áñù³Ýáí ¿ Çñ³í³Ï³Ý ¹³ßïÁ »ñ³ß˳íáñáõÙ Ù»ñ »ñÏñÇ ù³Õ³ù³óÇ Ñ³Ù³ñíáÕ È¶´î ³ÝÓ³Ýó å³ßïå³ÝáõÃÛáõÝÁ: лﳽáïáõÃÛ³Ý Å³Ù³Ý³Ï Ñ³í³ùí³Í ï»Õ»Ï³ïíáõÃÛ³Ý í»ñÉáõÍáõÃÛ³Ý ³ñ¹ÛáõÝùáõÙ ïñíáõÙ ¿ ȶ´î Çñ³íáõÝùÝ»ñÇ Ñ»ï ϳåí³Í Çñ³íÇ׳ÏÇ ÁݹѳÝáõñ Ýϳñ³·ÇñÁ, ³Û¹ ÃíáõÙ` ȶ´î ³ÝÓ³Ýó å³ïÏ»ñ³óáõÙÝ»ñÁ ë»÷³Ï³Ý

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“Public Information and Need of Knowledge” NGO, being concerned with negative consequences of discriminatory and intolerant attitude toward LGBT (Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender) people, has initiated studies and surveys. “We and our rights” is a sociological survey and legal analysis composed of two stages. It was possible to carry these surveys with financial support of Counterpart International’s Armenia Representation in cooperation with United States Agency for International Development (USAID).

Çñ³íáõÝùÝ»ñÇ Ù³ëÇÝ, Ýñ³Ýó ϳñÍÇùÝ»ñÁ Ëïñ³Ï³Ý í»ñ³µ»ñÙáõÝùÇ ¨ ÑáÙáýáµ í³ñùÇ ¹ñë¨áñáõÙÝ»ñÇ í»ñ³µ»ñÛ³É` г۳ëï³ÝÇ ï³ñµ»ñ ßñç³ÝÝ»ñáõÙ, ÇÝãå»ë ݳ¨ г۳ëï³Ý - ³ÛÉ »ñÏñÝ»ñ ѳٻٳïáõÃÛ³Ý Ù»ç: ²ÛÝáõÑ»ï¨ Ý»ñϳ۳óíáõÙ »Ý ȶ´î ³ÝÓ³Ýó ѳݹ»å í»ñ³µ»ñÙáõÝùÝ áõ Çñ³íáõÝùÝ»ñÇ áïݳѳñ-Ù³Ý ¹ñë¨áñáõÙÝ»ñÝ ÁÝï³ÝÇùáõÙ, ³ß˳ï³í³ÛñáõÙ, ÏñÃ³Ï³Ý Ñ³ëï³ïáõÃÛáõÝÝ»ñáõÙ, ¼ÈØ-Ý»ñáõÙ ¨ ³ÛÉáõñ: àñå»ë ¿³Ï³Ý ËݹÇñÝ»ñ` ³é³ÝÓݳÏÇ í»ñÉáõÍíáõÙ »Ý ȶ´î ³ÝÓ³Ýó ³éáÕçáõÃÛ³ÝÝ ³éÝãíáÕ ÑÇÙݳËݹÇñÝ»ñÁ: ²ÛÝáõÑ»ï Ý»ñϳ۳óíáõÙ »Ý ë»é³Ï³Ý ÏáÕÙÝáñáßÙ³Ý ¨ ·»Ý¹»ñ³ÛÇÝ ÇÝùÝáõÃÛ³Ý íñ³ ÑÇÙÝí³Í Ëïñ³Ï³ÝáõÃÛ³Ý Ýí³½»óÙ³Ý áõÕÇÝ»ñÁ, áñáÝù ³é³ç³ñÏí»É »Ý ѳñóíáÕÝ»ñÇ ÏáÕÙÇó:

ºñÏñáñ¹ ÷áõÉ §È¶´î ³ÝÓ³Ýó ѳݹ»å ѳÝñ³ÛÇÝ í»ñ³µ»ñÙáõÝùÁ ºñ¨³Ý, ¶ÛáõÙñÇ ¨ ì³Ý³Óáñ ù³Õ³ùÝ»ñáõÙ.2011¦ ѻﳽáïáõÃÛáõÝÁ ù³Ý³Ï³Ï³Ý ëáóÇáÉá·Ç³Ï³Ý ѻﳽáïáõÃÛáõÝ ¿, áñÇ Ï»ÝïñáÝáõÙ Ñ»ï¨Û³É ÑÇÙݳѳñó»ñÇ í»ñ³µ»ñÛ³É ù³Ý³Ï³Ï³Ý ïíÛ³ÉÝ»ñÇ Ñ³í³ù³·ñáõÙÝ ¿ ¨ í»ñÉáõÍáõÃÛáõÝÁ.

• Ëáó»ÉÇ ËÙµ»ñÁ г۳ëï³ÝáõÙ, • ï»Õ»Ï³óí³ÍáõÃÛáõÝ È¶´î ³ÝÓ³Ýó Ù³ëÇÝ, • í»ñ³µ»ñÙáõÝù / ¹Çñùáñáßáõ٠ȶ´î ³ÝÓ³Ýó ѳݹ»å:

ØÇ ù³ÝÇ Ñ»ï³ùñùÇñ Ù³Ýñ³Ù³ëÝ»ñ, áñáÝù å³ñ½ ¹³ñÓ³Ý Ñ»ï³½áïáõÃÛ³Ý ¨ ѳñóáõÙÝ»ñÇ ßÝáñÑÇí. ºñ¨³ÝóÇÝ»ñÇ 49.5% ϳñÍáõÙ ¿, áñ ȶ´î ³ÝÓ³Ýó ßñç³ÝáõÙ ³í»ÉÇ ß³ï »Ý ïÕ³Ù³ñ¹ÇÏ, ÇëÏ ·ÛáõÙñ»óÇÝ»ñÇ 49.4% ϳñÍáõÙ ¿, áñ ȶ´î ³ÝÓ³Ýó ßñç³ÝáõÙ ³í»ÉÇ ß³ï »Ý Ï³Ý³Ûù:

Phase one The first phase of studies gave a chance to accumulate reliable pieces of information on cases of violation of LGBT persons’ rights. They have also tried to find out how well the legal field actually does guarantee the protection of LGBT persons – citizens of our country. By analysing the information gathered during the survey, a general picture of LGBT rights was amassed, including the perception of LGBT persons of their rights, their opinions on discriminatory demeanour and expression of homophobic behaviour in various regions of Armenia, as well as compared to other states. Afterwards, attitude towards LGBT persons and cases of violation of their rights in family, workplace, educational institutions, mass media and other places are represented. As existent problems, those pertaining to health have been analyzed particularly. Subsequently, ways to decrease discrimination recommended by respondents are submitted.

Phase two ‘’Public attitude toward LGBT persons in Yerevan, Gyumri and Vanadzor cities: 2011’’ is a quantitative social survey at the heart of which is the

гñóíáÕÝ»ñÇó áÙ³Ýù ϳñÍáõÙ »Ý, áñ ÝáõÛݳë»é³Ï³ÝáõÃÛáõÝÁ` • hÇí³Ý¹áõÃÛáõÝ ¿ - 18.6%, • ³ñ¨ÙïÛ³Ý »ñÏñÝ»ñÇ µ³ó³ë³Ï³Ý ³½¹»óáõÃÛáõÝÝ ¿ - 12.7%, • ¹³ëïdzñ³ÏáõÃÛ³Ý ³ñ¹ÛáõÝù ¿ - 10.8%: гñóíáÕÝ»ñÇ 72.1% Ýᯐ ¿, áñ µ³ó³ë³Ï³Ý ¿ í»ñ³µ»ñíáõ٠ȶ´î ³ÝÓ³Ýó: 66.9% ѳñóíáÕÝ»ñÇ Ï³ñÍÇùáí ѳë³ñ³ÏáõÃÛáõÝÁ å»ïù ¿ ¹³ï³å³ñïÇ È¶´î ³ÝÓ³Ýó: гñóíáÕÝ»ñÇ 97.4% Ýᯐ ¿, áñ ÝáõÛݳë»é³Ï³ÝáõÃÛáõÝÁ ß»ÕáõÙ ¿: лﳽáïáõÃÛ³Ý Ù³ëݳÏÇóÝ»ñÇ 55.3% ¿É Ýᯐ ¿, áñ Ϲ³¹³ñ»óÝÇ ß÷áõÙÁ, »Ã» Çٳݳ, áñ Çñ ÁÝÏ»ñÁ / ³½·³Ï³ÝÁ / ͳÝáÃÁ ÝáõÛݳë»é³Ï³Ý ¿: лﳽáïáõÃÛ³Ý ³ñ¹ÛáõÝùÝ»ñÁ Ù³ë³Ùµ ϳÝ˳ï»ë»ÉÇ ¿ÇÝ, Ù³ë³Ùµ ¿É` ³Ýëå³ë»ÉÇ: ¸ñ³Ýù óáõÛó ïí»óÇÝ, áñ ѳñóíáÕÝ»ñÇ Ù»Í³Ù³ëÝáõÃÛáõÝÁ ȶ´î ³ÝÓ³Ýó ãÇ ¹Çï³ñÏáõÙ áñå»ë Ëáó»ÉÇ ËáõÙµ (ÙdzÛÝ 6.3% ȶ´î ³ÝÓ³Ýó ¹Çï³ñÏ»É áñå»ë Ëáó»ÉÇ ËáõÙµ): Æ ëϽµ³Ý» ѻﳽáïáõÃÛáõÝÁ ݳ˳ӻéÝáÕÝ»ñÁ Ùï³Ñá·í³Í ¿ÇÝ ³ÛÝ Ñ³í³Ý³Ï³Ý »½ñ³Ñ³Ý·Ù³Ùµ, áñÁ ϳñáÕ ¿ñ ëï³óí»É. §²Ûá, ٻͳٳëÝáõÃÛáõÝÝ ³ÝѳݹáõñÅáÕ ¿, ¨ É³í ¿, áñ ³Û¹å»ë ¿¦: àõëïÇ ³é³ÝÓÇÝ ï»Õ ѳïϳóí»ó ³é³ç³ñÏáõÃÛáõÝÝ»ñÇÝ` áõÕÕí³Í • ÐРϳé³í³ñáõÃÛ³ÝÁ, • ÐÐ Ù³ñ¹áõ Çñ³íáõÝùÝ»ñÇ å³ßïå³ÝáõÃÛ³Ý ÇÝëïÇïáõïÇÝ, • ï»Õ³Ï³Ý ¨ ÙÇç³½·³ÛÇÝ áã ϳé³í³ñ³Ï³Ý ϳ½Ù³Ï»ñåáõÃÛáõÝÝ»ñÇÝ: γñ»ÉÇ ¿ »Ýó¹ñ»É, áñ ȶ´î ³ÝÓ³Ýó Ýϳïٳٵ µ³ó³ë³Ï³Ý í»ñ³µ»ñÙáõÝùÁ å³Ûٳݳíáñí³Í ¿ ï»Õ»Ï³ïíáõÃÛ³Ý ¨ ·Çï»ÉÇùÇ å³Ï³ëáí: лﳽáïáõÃÛáõÝÁ å³ñ½áñáß Ï»ñåáí ÑÇÙݳíáñ»ó, áñ Ñ³Û Ñ³ë³ñ³ÏáõÃÛ³Ý Ù»ç ³éϳ »Ý ÁÝϳÉÙ³Ý ¨ í»ñ³µ»ñÙáõÝùÇ ËݹÇñÝ»ñ` ϳåí³Í ȶ´î ³ÝÓ³Ýó Ñ»ï: гñóíáÕÝ»ñÇ 71.5 ïáÏáëÁ

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accumulation of data and analyse of it on the following: • vulnerable groups in Armenia, • information on LGBT persons, • attitude/stance toward LGBT persons.

Here are certain interesting details which became known thanks to the survey: 49.5% of inhabitants of Yerevan think that there are more men among the LGBT group, and 49.4% of inhabitants from Gyumri think that women prevail among LGBTs. Some of the respondents think that homosexuality is: • a disease - 18.6%, • the negative influence of western countries12.7%, • a result of upbringing - 10.8%: 72.1% of respondents mentioned that their attitude toward LGBT persons is negative.

66.9% of respondents think that the society shall condemn LGBT persons.

97.4% think that homosexuality is a deviation.

55.3% of respondents stated that they would cease any contact with his/her friend/relative/ acquaintance, if they find out that that person is homosexual.

The results of the survey were predictable to some extent and unexpected sometimes. The outcome has shown that the majority of the respondents does not regard LGBT persons as a vulnerable group (it is 6.3 percent only which has regarded LGBTs as a vulnerable group).

The undertakers of the survey were concerned, since its beginning, that some could get to the probable conclusion: “Yes, the majority is intolerant, and that’s the way it should be”. Being more careful with this, recommendations were given a special importance which is directed to: • the government of RA, • the Human Rights Defender’s Institution of RA,

ϳñÍáõÙ ¿, áñ å»ïáõÃÛáõÝÁ å»ïù ¿ å³Ûù³ñÇ È¶´î ³ÝÓ³Ýó ¹»Ù: àõëïÇ, ³Ûëûñ ȶ´î ³ÝÓÇù г۳ëï³ÝáõÙ ÁÝϳÉíáõÙ »Ý ³ÛÝå»ë, ÇÝãå»ë áñ ï³ëݳÙÛ³ÏÝ»ñ ³é³ç Ó³ËÉÇÏÝ»ñÝ ¿ÇÝ ÁÝϳÉíáõÙ` §ß»Õí³ÍÝ»ñ¦, áñáÝó å»ïù ¿ §û·Ý»É¦, áñå»ë½Ç §Ýáñٳɳݳݦ, ÇëÏ ã»ÝóñÏíáÕÝ»ñÇÝ ¿É` Ñ»é³óÝ»É, ûï³ñ»É ѳë³ñ³ÏáõÃÛáõÝÇó: гñó³½ñáõó³í³ñÝ»ñÝ Çñ»Ýù ¿É áõÝ»ó³Ý Ñ»ï³ùñùÇñ ³ñϳÍÝ»ñ, »ñµ ½µ³Õí³Í ¿ÇÝ ³Ûë ѻﳽáïáõÃÛáõÝÝ Çñ³Ï³Ý³óÝ»Éáí: ¶áñÍÁÝóóÁ µ³ñ¹ ¿ñ, »ñµ»ÙÝ ÝáõÛÝÇëÏ íï³Ý·³íáñ: Ð³×³Ë Ýñ³Ýó ¹ÇÙ³íáñáõÙ ¿ÇÝ ³Ýѳݷëï³ó³Í ï³Ýï»ñ»ñ` Ùï³Í»Éáí, áñ Ýñ³Ýù ˳µáõÙ »Ý, ¨ Çñ³Ï³ÝáõÙ ½µ³Õí³Í ã»Ý ѻﳽáïáõÃÛáõÝÝ»ñ Çñ³Ï³Ý³óÝ»Éáí, ³ÛÉ ó³ÝϳÝáõÙ »Ý Ã³É³Ý»É Çñ»Ýó ïáõÝÁ: Æ·³Ï³Ý ë»éÇ Ñ³ñó³½ñáõó³í³ñÝ»ñÇó Ù»ÏÁ ·ñ»Ã» ѳñÓ³ÏÙ³Ý »ÝóñÏí»ó ÙÇ Ñáñ ÏáÕÙÇó, áñÁ ϳñÍáõÙ ¿ñ, áñ Çñ áñ¹áõÝ ÷áñÓáõÙ »Ý §³Ûɳë»ñ»É¦` ѳñó»ñ ï³Éáí §ë»é³Ï³Ý ÷áùñ³Ù³ëÝáõÃÛáõÝÝ»ñǦ Ù³ëÇÝ... áã ë»÷³Ï³Ý ϳÙùáí Ñáñ å³ßïå³ÝáõÃÛ³Ý Ñáí³ÝÇÝ §í³Û»ÉáÕ¦ ïÕ³Ý ã³÷³Ñ³ë ¿ñ: ÈáõëÇÝ»Ç Ñ³Ù³ñ, áñÁ Ïáñ¹ÇݳóÝáõÙ ¿ñ ³ß˳ï³ÝùÁ, ·áñÍÁÝóóÁ ÝáõÛÝå»ë ¹Åí³ñ ¿ñ, ù³Ý½Ç ݳ ÉëáõÙ ¿ñ µáÉáñ ³Û¹ å³ïÙáõÃÛáõÝÝ»ñÁ, áñáÝó ÙÇçáí ³ÝóÝáõÙ ¿ÇÝ Ñ³ñó³½ñáõó³í³ñÝ»ñÁ ¨ ëïáõ·áõÙ ³ß˳ï³ÝùÝ áõ ϳñ¹áõÙ µáÉáñ ѳÛÑáÛ³Ï³Ý µ³é»ñÁ, áñ ѳñóíáÕÝ»ñÝ û·ï³·áñÍ»É ¿ÇÝ È¶´î ³ÝÓ³Ýó Ýϳñ³·ñ»Éáõ ѳٳñ: ²Ûë ѻﳽáïáõÃÛáõÝÝ Çñ ï»ë³ÏÇ Ù»ç ³é³çÇÝÝ ¿ г۳ëï³ÝÇ Ñ³Ù³ñ, ¨ ³ÛÝ ËÇëï ϳñ¨áñ ¿: лﳽáïáõÃÛáõÝÁ áã ÙdzÛÝ Ñ³Û³ëï³ÝÛ³Ý Çñ³Ï³ÝáõÃÛáõÝÁ ï»ëÝ»Éáõ Ñݳñ³íáñáõÃÛáõÝ ¿ ï³ÉÇë, ³Ûɨ ÑÇÙù ¿ ѳݹÇë³Ýáõ٠ѻﳷ³ ù³ÛÉ»ñÇ Çñ³·áñÍÙ³Ý Ñ³Ù³ñ, ÇÝãå»ë ݳ¨ ³å³·³ ѻﳽáïáõÃÛáõÝÝ»ñÇ Ñ³Ù³ñ ͳé³Û»Éáõ ¿ áñå»ë ëϽµÝ³Ï³Ý ï»Õ»Ï³ïíáõÃÛ³Ý Ñ³ÙÁݹ·ñÏáõÝ ³ÕµÛáõñ:

• local and international non-governmental organisations.

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Sevak Kirakosyan

One may suspect that the negative attitude with respect to LGBT persons is conditioned by the lack of information and knowledge. The survey has clearly validated that there are problems as regards to perception and attitude that LGBT people receive.

Thus, in Armenia LGBT persons nowadays are perceived in a way that the left-handers, for instance, were perceived decades ago – as “deviated” which shall be “helped out” in order them to “become normal” and those who disobey, shall be removed or alienated from the society.

The interviewers themselves have gone through interesting adventures in the process of realising this survey. The process was hard, sometimes even dangerous.

They would often be greeted by concerned house owners who would think that they are lying and that they just wanted to rob the house.

One of the female interviewers was almost attacked by a father who thought that they were trying to “seduce” his son by asking questions regarding “sexual minorities”... the son which involuntarily “enjoyed” the protection of his father was above 18 years old.

Lusine too, being the coordinator of the working process, was having troubled time whilst this project was ongoing; hearing all these stories the interviewers would go through and doublechecking the work and reading all these swearing words they have used to describe LGBT persons wasn’t something that easy-to-digest.

This survey is the first of its kind for Armenia, and it is critically important. The survey gives a chance not only to grasp the Armenian realities, it is also a base for further steps, it will serve as an initial comprehensive source of information for the successive surveys as well.

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human rights

ºñµ ë»ñÁ ãÇ Ñ³ÕÃáõÙ When love doesn’t take over

ƱÝã ¿ ÑáÙáýáµÇ³Ý ÐáÙáýáµÇ³Ý (Ñáõݳñ»Ý` ÑáÙÇáë – ÝáõÛÝ, ýáµÇ³ – í³Ë) »ñÏÛáõÕÝ ¿, í³ËÁ, ³ï»ÉáõÃÛáõÝÝ áõ ½½í³ÝùÁ ÝáõÛݳë»é³Ï³Ý ϳ٠áñå»ë ÝáõÛݳë»é³Ï³Ý ÁÝϳÉíáÕ Ù³ñ¹Ï³Ýó ¨ ÝáõÛݳë»é³Ï³ÝáõÃÛ³Ý Ýϳïٳٵ: ÐáÙáýáµÇ³ÛÇ ÑÇÙùáõÙ µ³ó³ë³Ï³Ý ϳñÍñ³ïÇå»ñÝ áõ ݳ˳å³ß³ñÙáõÝùÝ»ñÝ »Ý: ÐáÙáýáµÇ³ÛÇ ï³ñµ»ñ ï»ë³ÏÝ»ñ ϳÝ: ÎÉÇÝÇÏ³Ï³Ý ÑáÙáýáµÇ³ÛÇ ¹»åùáõÙ ³ÝѳïÁ ýǽÇÏ³Ï³Ý ½½í³Ýù ¨/ϳ٠»ñÏÛáõÕ ¿ ï³ÍáõÙ ÝáõÛݳë»é³Ï³ÝÝ»ñÇ Ï³Ù Çñ ÏáÕÙÇó áñå»ë ÝáõÛݳë»é³Ï³Ý ÁÝϳÉíáÕ ³ÝÓ³Ýó Ýϳïٳٵ, áñÝ ÇÝùÁ ϳé³í³ñ»É ãÇ Ï³ñáÕ³ÝáõÙ: ºñµ»ÙÝ ¹³ ϳñáÕ ¿ áõÕ»Ïóí»É ϳ٠ѳëÝ»É Ñ³É³Í³ËïÇ (å³ñ³ÝáÛ³ÛÇ): ÎÉÇÝÇÏ³Ï³Ý ÑáÙáýáµÇ³ÛÇ Ý߳ݳϳÉÇ µ³ÕϳóáõóÇãÝ Çé³óÇáÝ³É í³ËÝ ¿: ÎÉÇÝÇÏ³Ï³Ý ÑáÙáýáµÇ³Ý áõÝÇ Ùï³íáñ, Ñáõ½³Ï³Ý ¨ ýǽÇÏ³Ï³Ý Ñëï³Ï ³Ëï³ÝÇßÝ»ñ: ²Ñ³ ¹ñ³ÝóÇó ÙÇ ù³ÝÇëÁ` ³Ýϳé³í³ñ»ÉÇ ³ÝѳݷëïáõÃÛáõÝ Ï³Ù Ñáõ½ÙáõÝù, ÝáõÛݳë»é³Ï³ÝáõÃÛáõÝÇó Ëáõë³÷»Éáõ ѳٳñ ³Ù»Ý ÇÝã ³Ý»É å³ïñ³ëï ÉÇÝ»Éáõ ½·³óáÕáõÃÛáõÝ, »ñµ»ÙÝ` ·Çï³ÏóáõÙ, áñ í³Ë»ñ¹ ³ÝÑÇÙÝ »Ý ϳ٠ͳÛñ³Ñ»Õ³óí³Í, ë³Ï³ÛÝ ¹ñ³Ýó ³Ýϳé³í³ñ»ÉÇáõÃÛ³Ý ½·³óáÕáõÃÛáõÝ: ÆÝï»ñÝ³É (Ý»ñùÇÝ) ÑáÙáýáµÇ³Ý ÝáõÛݳë»é³Ï³Ý ³ÝѳïÇ í³ËÝ ¿ ë»÷³Ï³Ý ÝáõÛݳë»é³Ï³ÝáõÃÛ³Ý Ýϳïٳٵ: ÆÝï»ñÝ³É ÑáÙáýáµÇ³ÛÇ ¹»ùáõÙ ³ÝѳïÁ Ëëïáñ»Ý ×ÝßáõÙ ¿ ë»÷³Ï³Ý ë»é³Ï³Ý ó³ÝÏáõÃÛáõÝÝ»ñÁ, ÇÝãÁ å³Ûٳݳíáñí³Í ¿ Çñ Ïñù»ñÇ, ó³ÝÏáõÃÛáõÝÝ»ñÇ, ý³ÝﳽdzݻñÇ ¨ ÏñáÝ³Ï³Ý Ï³Ù ëáóÇ³É³Ï³Ý Ñ³í³ï³ÉÇùÝ»ñÇ ÙÇç¨ ³éϳ ÏáÝýÉÇÏïáí, áñÇ å³ï׳éáí

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What is homophobia?

Homophobia (Greek: homios – same, phobia – fear) is the fear, hatred and disgust toward homosexual people or those perceived to be homosexual and from homosexuality. Homophobia is built on negative stereotypes and prejudices. There are different sorts of homophobia.

In case of being affected with a clinical homophobia one is really contaminated with physical disgust or fright against homosexuals or those perceived as homosexuals which one may not control. Sometimes it can be accompanied by or alter up to paranoia. The significant element of homophobia is the irrational fear. The clinical homophobia has clear mental, emotional and physical symptoms. Here are few of them: a feeling of uncontrollable anxiety, a yearning to do everything possible to avoid anything that has to do with homosexuality, often, the knowledge that your fears are unreasonable or exaggerated, but feeling powerless to control them.

Internal homophobia is the fear of the homosexual person about her/his own homosexuality. In case of internal homophobia, a person is severely suppressing his/her own homosexual desires which is due to a conflict between his/ her own passions, desires, fantasies and religious or social beliefs, because of which the person may have an internal struggle. That in-

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ternal struggle can result in clinical depression.

Institutional homophobia is characterized by use of homophobia by certain establishments or (often state or religious) institutions.

This includes criminalisation and penalisation of homosexuality, hate speech use by officials or spokesmen belonging to that establishment and other expressions of persecution, violence and discrimination against homosexual humans.

Homophobia is sometimes regarded as a branch of xenophobia, meaning that it is a fear against the “stranger, other”, from an individual who is ‘different’ from one experiencing these fears or discomfort.

Homophobia is also regarded in the scope of sexism as homosexual men are sometimes regarded as “dishonoured”, because “they have lost their masculinity”, they “imitate women”, and the status of the woman is lower; it is not honourable to “refuse” one’s masculinity and “imitate” a woman. And some homosexual women are viewed to be “usurpers” of man’s role, “impersonators” of men.

ÆÝãá±õ ¨ ÇÝãå»±ë ¿ ÑáÙáýáµÇ³Ý ï³ñ³ÍíáõÙ §²ï»ÉáõÃÛ³Ý ³é³ùÛ³ÉÝ»ñÁ¦ áõß³·ñ³í ѳÕáñ¹Ù³Ý ßñç³Ý³ÏÝ»ñáõÙ Éñ³·ñáÕ Ø³ñdzݳ í³Ý ¼»ÉÉ»ñÁ µ³ó³Ñ³ÛïáõÙ ¿ ÑáÙáýáµÇ³ÛÇ ï³ñ³ÍÙ³Ý ÙÇçáóÝ»ñÇó ϳ٠·áñÍÇùÝ»ñÇó Ù»ÏÁ` ÏñáÝÇ Ù»Ïݳµ³ÝáõÃÛáõÝÁ: ØǨÝáõÛÝ ÏñáÝÇ ï³ñµ»ñ Ù»Ïݳµ³ÝáõÃÛáõÝÝ»ñÁ ϳñáÕ ¿ û·ï³·áñÍí»É ÇÝãå»ë ë»ñ, ѳݹáõñÅáճϳÝáõÃÛáõÝ, ѳٻñ³ßËáõÃÛáõÝ, ˳ճÕáõÃÛáõÝ áõ ÙdzëݳϳÝáõÃÛáõÝ, ³ÛÝå»ë ¿É ³ï»ÉáõÃÛáõÝ, ë³ñë³÷, í³ñ³ÝáõÙÝ»ñ, ˳éݳß÷áÃ, ³É»ÏáÍáõÃÛáõÝÝ»ñ áõ ³Ýç³ïáÕ³-

سñë»É, üñ³Ýëdz ÐáõÝÇë, 2004Ã.

Marseille, France June, 2004

ϳÝáõÃÛáõÝ ï³ñ³Í»Éáõ ѳٳñ: ì³ËÝ áõ »ñÏÛáõÕÁ Ñ³×³Ë û·ï³·áñÍáõÙ »Ý ³ÛÝ Ñ³ë³ñ³ÏáõÃÛáõÝÝ»ñáõÙ, áñï»Õ ϳ ·Çï»ÉÇùÇ ¨ ï»Õ»Ï³ïíáõÃÛ³Ý å³Ï³ë, ÇÝãÁ ·áñÍáõÙ ¿ ß³ï ³½¹»óÇÏ Ó¨áí, ѳïϳå»ë »ñµ ïíÛ³É Ñ³ë³ñ³ÏáõÃÛáõÝÁ ·ïÝíáõÙ ¿ ïÝï»ë³Ï³Ý, ù³Õ³ù³Ï³Ý, µÝ³Ï³Ý (µÝ³Ï³Ý ³Õ»ïÝ»ñÇ ³éϳÛáõÃÛáõÝ) ³ÝϳÛáõÝ íÇ׳ÏáõÙ: ä³ïٳϳÝáñ»Ý í³ËÝ áõ »ñÏÛáõÕÝ ³ÙµáËÇ Ýϳïٳٵ ÑëÏáÕáõÃÛáõÝ ë³ÑٳݻÉáõ, ÇÝãå»ë¨ áã ó³ÝϳÉÇ Ñ³Ï³é³Ïáñ¹ÇÝ Ï³Ù Ùñó³ÏóÇÝ ³Ûë ϳ٠³ÛÝ Ó¨áí íݳë»Éáõ (³Ýí³Ý³½ñÏ»Éáõó ÙÇÝ㨠ٳѳå³ïÅÇ »ÝóñÏ»ÉÝ áõ Ýñ³ áõÝ»óí³ÍùÇÝ ïÇñ³Ý³ÉÁ) ѳñÙ³ñ Ù»Ãá¹ ¿ »Õ»É: ÐÇÙݳϳÝáõÙ ÑáÙáýáµÇ³ ï³ñ³Í»Éáõ ·áñÍáõÙ ÏÇñ³éíáõÙ »Ý ¹»ÑÛáõÙ³Ýǽ³ódzÛÇ, ë»·ñ»·³ódzÛÇ (½³ïÙ³Ý) ¨ ï»éáñÇ (»ñÏÛáõÕ) Ù»Ãá¹Ý»ñÁ: ¸»ÑÛáõÙ³Ýǽ³óÇ³Ý ³ÝѳïÇÝ Ï³Ù ëáóÇ³É³Ï³Ý ÇÝã-áñ ËÙµÇÝ ³ÝÙ³ñ¹Ï³ÛÇÝ Ï³Ù µ³ó³ë³Ï³Ý áñ³ÏÝ»ñáí Ý»ñϳ۳óÝ»Éáõ ·áñÍÁÝóóÁ ϳ٠»ñ¨áõÛÃÝ ¿, áñÇ ¹»åùáõÙ Ù³ñ¹Ï³Ýó ϳ٠Ýñ³Ýó ËÙµ»ñÇÝ Ñ³×³Ë åÇï³Ï³íáñáõÙ »Ý µ³ó³ë³Ï³Ý áñ³ÏÝ»ñáí (ûñÇݳÏ` ù³Õ³ù³Ï³Ý ·áñÍÇãÝ»ñÁ §Ë³µ»µ³Ý»ñ »Ý¦, ÝáõÛݳë»é³Ï³ÝÝ»ñÁ §Ñ³Ï³ëáóÇ³É³Ï³Ý ï³ññ»ñ »Ý¦, »íñáå³óÇÝ»ñÁ §÷ã³ó³Í »Ý¦, ¨ ³ÛÉÝ): ê»·ñ»·³óÇ³Ý ÇÝã-áñ ³ÝѳïÇ, ëáóÇ³É³Ï³Ý ËÙµÇ Ï³Ù »ñ¨áõÛÃÇ ³é³ÝÓݳóáõÙÝ ¿ ÙÛáõëÝ»ñÇó (ûñÇÝ³Ï Ññ»³Ý»ñÇÝ Ý³óÇëï³Ï³Ý ¶»ñÙ³ÝdzÛáõÙ ÃáõÛÉ ã¿ÇÝ ï³ÉÇë ÏáÕù ÏáÕùÇ ³åñ»É ·»ñٳݳóÇÝ»ñÇ Ñ»ï: ÜáõÛÝ Ý³óÇëï³Ï³Ý ¶»ñÙ³ÝdzÛáõÙ ÝáõÛÝ Ó¨áí ¿ÇÝ í³ñíáõ٠ݳ¨ ÝáõÛݳë»é³Ï³ÝÝ»ñÇ Ýϳïٳٵ` Ýñ³Ýó áõÕ³ñÏ»Éáí ѳٳϻÝïñáݳóÙ³Ý ×³Ùµ³ñÝ»ñ): ê»·ñ»·³óÇ³Ý Ï³ñáÕ ¿ ·áñͳ¹ñí»É ݳ¨ Ùï³íáñ ٳϳñ¹³Ïáí` ·ÇïáõÃÛ³Ý, ÏñáÝÇ, »ñµ»ÙÝ ³ñí»ëïÇ Ï³Ù ³ÛÉ ÙÇçáóÝ»ñáí: î»éáñÁ »ñÏÛáõÕÇ ï³ñ³ÍáõÙÝ ¿ ³ÝѳïÇÝ Ï³Ù ³ÝѳïÝ»ñÇ ËÙµÇÝ í³Ë³óÝ»Éáõ ѳٳñ (úñÇݳÏ` «½·áõß³ó»’ù ÝáõÛݳë»é³Ï³ÝÝ»ñÇó, Ýñ³Ýù ó³ÝϳÝáõÙ »Ý µéݳµ³ñ»É Ó»ñ

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How and Why Homophobia is spread?

Mariana van Zeller reveals one of the basic means or tools of spreading homophobia in a notable documentary “Missionaries of hate” the interpretation of religion. Exactly the same religion can be used both to spread love, tolerance, unanimity, peace and unity, as well as hatred, terror, agitations, mess, turbulence and separatism.

Fear and dread are often used in societies where there is a lack of knowledge and information, in case of which this tactic works very effectively, especially if that particular society is in economic, political and natural (natural disasters occur) instable state. Historically fear and dread were a fit method to govern mobs, control them, as well as to hurt one’s foe or competitor (from defamation up to executing and taking over their fortune).

Chiefly, methods of dehumanisation, segregation and terror are used to spread homophobia.

Dehumanisation is the process or phenomenon of portraying a person or a social group as inhumane or having negative qualities, for which they often use labelling (e.g. politicians are “liars”, homosexuals are “antisocial elements”, Europeans are “immoral” etc).

Segregation is the separation of an individual, a social group or a phenomenon from others (for instance, in Nazi Germany Jews were not allowed to live next to Germans. In the same country, homosexuals were treated the same way: they would be sent to concentration camps). Segregation may be implemented on

½³í³ÏÝ»ñÇÝ»): г׳Ë, áñå»ë½Ç ¹»ÑÛáõÙ³Ýǽ³óÇ³Ý áõ ï»éáñÁ ÉÇÝ»Ý ³é³í»É ѳçáÕí³Í, ÏÇñ³éáõÙ »Ý ݳ¨ ѳëϳóáõÃÛ³Ý Ý»Ý·³÷áËÙ³Ý Ù»Ãá¹Á. ÇÝã-áñ ³é³ñϳ ϳ٠»ñ¨áõÛà ݻñϳ۳óíáõÙ ¿ Çñ³Ï³ÝáõÃÛ³ÝÁ ãѳٳå³ï³ë˳ÝáÕ Ó¨áí, ϳ٠¿É ѳëϳóáõÃÛáõÝÁ ëË³É Ó¨áí ¿ Ù»Ïݳµ³ÝíáõÙ, áñÇ Ýå³ï³ÏÁ ߳ѳ·ñ·éí³Í ÏáÕÙÇÝ Ë³µ»ÉÝ ¿ (úñÇݳÏ` ÝáõÛݳë»é³Ï³ÝáõÃÛáõÝÝ áõ Ù³ÝϳåÕÍáõÃÛáõÝÁ áñå»ë Ù»Ï ÁݹѳÝáõñ »ñ¨áõÛà ϳ٠ÝáõÛݳë»é³Ï³ÝÝ»ñÇÝ áñå»ë Ù³ÝϳåÇÕÍÝ»ñ »Ý Ý»ñϳ۳óÝáõÙ): ÆÝëïÇïáõóÇáÝ³É ÑáÙáýáµÇ³ÛÇ ¹»åùáõÙ ÑáÙáë»ùëáõ³ÉáõÃÛ³Ý Ï³Ù ÑáÙáë»ùëáõ³ÉÝ»ñÇ Ýϳïٳٵ ³ï»ÉáõÃÛáõÝÁ ϳ٠³ÝѳݹáõñÅáÕ³Ï³Ý í»ñ³µ»ñÙáõÝùÁ ϳñáÕ ¿ ï³ñ³Íí»É ³Ûë ϳ٠³ÛÝ Ñ³ëï³ïáõÃÛ³Ý, ϳéáõÛóÇ ÙÇçáóáí` ÑÇÙݳíáñ»Éáí ¹³ §³½·Ç¦ ϳ٠§»ñ»Ë³Ý»ñǦ å³ßïå³ÝáõÃÛ³Ùµ, §Ñ³Ûñ»Ý³ëÇñ³Ï³Ý ÝÏñïáõÙÝ»ñáí¦, §³í³Ý¹³Ï³Ý ³ñÅ»ùÝ»ñÇ å³Ñå³Ýٳٵ¦, »ñµ»ÙÝ ÝáõÛÝÇëÏ §Ñ³ÝáõÝ ÝáõÛݳë»é³Ï³ÝÝ»ñÇ µ³ñûñáõÃ۳ݦ ϳ٠§Ð³ÝáõÝ È³íÇ Ï³Ù ´³ñáõ¦:

a mental level, too, through science, religion, sometimes through art and/or other means.

Terror is the spread of fear to frighten individuals or a group of individuals (e.g. “Beware of homosexuals! They want to rape your children!”). Often, in order dehumanization and terror to be successful, they also use the substitution: a phenomenon can be represented in a way which is not true or the notion is interpreted in a wrong way, by purpose, the goal of which is to fool the interested parties (E.g. homosexuality is represented in the same light as paedophilia, and homosexuals are depicted as paedophiles).

Speaking about the institutional homophobia, hatred and intolerance against homosexuality and/or homosexual individuals may be diffused through a specific establishment or institution, justifying it as a noble mean to protect “the nation” or the “children”, for the “patriotic ambitions”, to “conserve the traditional values”, sometimes even “in the name of commonwealth of homosexuals” or “For the Greater Good”.

§²ß˳ñÑáõÙ ùÇã ã³ñÇù ÏÉÇÝ»ñ, »Ã» ã³ñÇùÁ »ñµ»ù ѳÝáõÝ µ³ñáõ ãï³ñ³Íí»ñ¦:

“Little evil would be done in the world if evil never could be done in the name of good.”

سñÇ íáÝ ¾µÝ»ñ-¾ß»Ýµ³Ë

Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach

ÈÇÝáõÙ »Ý ¹»åù»ñ, »ñµ ѳÝñáõÃÛ³Ý Ù»ç ɳÛݳï³ñ³Í ÑáÙáýáµÇ³Ý ÙdzÛÝ ³Ý·ñ³·ÇïáõÃÛ³Ý, ÉéáõÃÛ³Ý ¨ »ñµ»ÙÝ È¶´î (É»ëµáõÑÇ, ·»Û, µÇë»ùëáõ³É, ïñ³Ý뷻ݹ»ñ) ³ÝÓ³Ýó û° ³Ýѳï³Ï³Ý, û° Ùß³ÏáõóÛÇÝ Ù³Ï³ñ¹³ÏÝ»ñáõÙ ³Ýï»ë³Ý»ÉÇáõÃÛ³Ý µ³ó³ë³Ï³Ý ѻ勉Ýù ¿:

Sometimes socially widespread homophobia is nothing but a result of illiteracy, silence and sometimes it is the shortcoming of visibility of LGBTs (Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) both personally and culturally.

ÆÝãå»±ë ѳÕóѳñ»É ÑáÙáýáµÇ³Ý ºÃ» ÑáÙáýáµÇ³Ý ¹Çï³ñÏáõÙ »Ýù ùë»ÝáýáµÇ³ÛÇ ¨ ë»ùëǽÙÇ Ñ³Ù³ï»ùëïáõÙ, ³å³ ÑáÙáýáµÇ³ÛÇ Ñ³ÕóѳñÙ³Ý ·áñÍáõÙ ËÇëï ϳñ¨áñ ¿ ³ñÙ³ï³ËÇÉ ³Ý»É ³é³çÇÝ »ñÏáõëÁ: ØÛáõë ÏáÕÙÇó ¿É, ³ÛÉ ëáóÇ³É³Ï³Ý ýáµÇ³Ý»ñÁ ѳÕóѳñ»ÉÝ ÇÝùÝ Çñ»Ýáí ϳñáÕ ¿ Ù»Í ³é³çÁÝóó ³å³Ñáí»É, ë³Ï³ÛÝ ³Ýå³ÛÙ³Ý ã¿, áñ Ýå³ëïÇ Ñ»Ýó ÑáÙáýáµÇ³ÛÇ í»ñ³óÙ³ÝÁ, »Ã» ãÇñ³·áñÍí»Ý ÑáÙáýáµÇ³ÛÇ í»ñ³óÙ³ÝÁ Ýå³ëïáÕ ÙÇçáó³éáõÙÝ»ñ: ÎÉÇÝÇÏ³Ï³Ý ÑáÙáýáµÇ³Ý, ÇÝãå»ë áñ ³ÛÉ ÏÉÇÝÇÏ³Ï³Ý ýáµÇ³Ý»ñÝ ¨ í³Ë»ñÁ, ѳëó»³·ñíáõÙ »Ý Ù³ëݳ·»ïÝ»ñÇ ÏáÕÙÇó: úñÇݳÏ, ³Û¹åÇëÇ Ù³ëݳ·»ïÝ»ñÇó Ù»ÏÝ ¿ Üǹ»ñɳݹݻñáõÙ ï»Õ³Ï³Ûí³Í Øáñý»áõëÇ ÆÝëïÇïáõïÇ Õ»Ï³í³ñ Ú³Ý ÐÇñÇÝ·Á: ÎÇñ³éáõÙ ¿ ï³ñµ»ñ ûñ³ådzݻñ, Çñ³Ï³Ý³óÝáõÙ ¿ ËÙµ³ÛÇÝ ¨ ³Ýѳï³Ï³Ý ³ß˳ï³Ýù` ÏÉÇÝÇÏ³Ï³Ý ÑáÙáýáµÇ³Ý ѳÕóѳñ»Éáõ ѳٳñ: Æé³óÇáÝ³É í³ËÁ (³ï»ÉáõÃÛáõÝÝ ¿É ¿ µËáõÙ í³ËÇó) ѳÕóѳñ»Éáõ ѳٳñ û·ï³·áñÍíáõÙ »Ý ï³ñµ»ñ Ù»Ãá¹Ý»ñ, ÑÇÙݳϳÝáõ٠ûñ³ådzݻñ, ³Û¹ ÃíáõÙ` ÝÛ³ñ¹³É»½í³µ³Ý³Ï³Ý Íñ³·ñ³íáñÙ³Ý (NLP Neuro Linguistics Programming) ¨ ųٳݳϳóáõÛóÇ Ã»ñ³ådzݻñÁ (Time Line Therapy): ÆÝï»ñÝ³É Ï³Ù ÇÝï»ñݳɳóí³Í ÑáÙáýáµÇ³Ý (áñ ݳ¨ »ñµ»ÙÝ ÏáãáõÙ »Ý ¿·á¹ÇëïáÝÇÏ ÑáÙáýáµÇ³) ¨ë Ù³ëݳ·»ïÝ»ñÇ û·ÝáõÃÛ³Ùµ ¿ µáõÅíáõÙ: Ðá·»µ³ÝÝ»ñÇ ²Ù»ñÇÏÛ³Ý ²ëáódzóÇ³Ý ÷³ëï³·ñáõÙ ¿, áñ ѳëï³ïáÕ³Ï³Ý Ã»ñ³ådzݻñÁ (affirmative psychotherapy) û·ï³Ï³ñ »Ý:

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ø³ñ¹³ßÛ³Ý ùáõÛñ»ñ, ³ñß³í §àã ³ï»ÉáõÃÛ³ÝÁ¦ Kardashian sisters, NOH8 Campaign

How to overcome homophobia?

If we look upon homophobia in the context of xenophobia and sexism, then it is imperial to disroot the two. On the other hand, overcoming other social phobias could make a grand progress, yet it is not necessarily a guarantee per se to the eradication of homophobia, if no proper actions are undertaken.

Clinical homophobia, as other clinical phobias and fears, is addressed by specialists. For instance, Jan Heering from Morpheus Institute in the Netherlands. For overcoming irrational fear (and hatred emanates from fear), different types of methods are used, mostly therapies, NLP (Neuro Linguistics Programming) and Time Lane Therapy among others.

Internal or internalized homophobia, too (which is also called egodystonic homophobia), shall be treated with the help of specialists. American Psychological Association (APA) suggests

ÈÇɳ ¶ñ»ÛëÇ Ñ»ï³½áïáõÃÛ³Ý ³ñ¹ÛáõÝùÝ»ñÁ óáõÛó ïí»óÇÝ, áñ ɳÛݳËáÑáõÃÛ³Ùµ ¹³ëïdzñ³Ïí³Í ¨ ÝáõÛݳë»é³Ï³ÝÝ»ñÇ Ñ»ï ùÇã û ß³ï ß÷áõÙ áõÝ»ó³Í ³ÝÓÇù ÑÇÙݳϳÝáõÙ ³í»ÉÇ Ñ³Ý¹áõñÅáÕ »Ý ÉÇÝáõÙ: лﳽáïáõÃÛ³Ý ³Ù»Ý³Ï³ñ¨áñ ³ñ¹ÛáõÝùÝ»ñÇó ¿ñ, áñ ³ÛÝ Ñ³ëï³ï»ó ÁÝÏ»ñáõÃÛ³Ý ¨ ³ÝÓ-³ÝÓ ÷áËѳñ³µ»ñáõÃÛ³Ý ³Ýѳí³ï³ÉÇ ½áñáõÃÛáõÝÝ áõ ³ñ¹Ûáõݳí»ïáõÃÛáõÝÁ` µ³ó³ë³Ï³Ý í»ñ³µ»ñÙáõÝùÝ áõ Ëïñ³Ï³ÝáõÃÛáõÝÁ ѳÕóѳñ»Éáõ ·áñÍáõÙ: ²ÛëåÇëáí, ëáódzɳϳÝ, ÏñáÝ³Ï³Ý ¨ Ùß³ÏáõóÛÇÝ ÑáÙáýáµÇ³ÛÇ Ñ³ÕóѳñÙ³Ý ·áñÍáõÙ ß³ï ϳñ¨áñ ¿ ³å³Ñáí»É` - ȶ´î ³ÝÓ³Ýó ï»ë³Ý»ÉÇáõÃÛáõÝÁ ¨ Ý»ñϳ۳óáõóã³Ï³ÝáõÃÛáõÝÁ ѳÝñáõÃÛ³Ý Ù»ç, - ÝáõÛݳë»é³Ï³ÝáõÃÛ³Ý í»ñ³µ»ñÛ³É ·Çï³Ï³Ý ï»Õ»Ï³ïíáõÃÛ³Ý ßñç³Ý³éáõÃÛáõÝÁ, - ÇÝãå»ë ݳ¨ ³ÛÉ Ý³Ë³å³ß³ñÙáõÝùÝ»ñÇó áõ ýáµÇ³Ý»ñÇó Ó»ñµ³½³ïí»Éáõ ·áñÍÁÝóóÁ: ÆÝëïÇïáõóÇáÝ³É ÑáÙáýáµÇ³ÛÇó å³ßïå³Ýí»Éáõ É³í³·áõÛÝ ÙÇçáóÁ ٻͳٳë³Ùµ ѳϳËïñ³Ï³Ý ûñ»Ýë¹ñáõÃÛáõÝ áõݻݳÉÝ áõ ³ÛÝ ·áñͳͻÉÝ ¿: ê¨³Ï ÎÇñ³ÏáëÛ³Ý

that gay affirmative psychotherapies are helpful.

The results of the study of Leela Grace have shown that persons being brought up openminded and having some contact with homosexuals are more tolerant. One of the most important results of the research was that it pointed out to the incredible transformative power of friendship and person-to-person interaction.

Thus, it is: - the visibility and representation of LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) persons in the society, - the circulation of science-based knowledge, - as well as the process of getting rid of other prejudices and phobias that are important for overcoming social, religious and cultural homophobia.

The best way of protecting oneself against the institutionalised homophobia is mostly having anti-discriminatory legislation and using it properly.

Sevak Kirakosyan Sources: CTRN (Change That’s Right Now) APA (American Psychological Association)

ÐáÙáýáµÇ³ÛÇ ¨ ïñ³ÝëýáµÇ³ÛÇ ¹»Ù å³Ûù³ñÇ ÙÇç³½·³ÛÇÝ ûñ سÛÇëÇ 17, ºñ¨³Ý (Éáõë³ÝϳñÁ` ܳ½ÇÏ ²ñٻݳÏÛ³ÝÇ) International Day against Homophobia and Transphobia May 17, Yerevan (photo by Nazik Armenakyan)

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culture

ÎÝáç ѳٳñÓ³ÏáõÃÛáõÝÝ ³ñí»ëïáõÙ. ´»ñï³ Øáñǽá Woman’s audacity in art: Berthe Morisot ´»ñï³ ØáñǽáÝ Ï³ñáÕ³ó³í ³Ý»É Çñ ųٳݳϳßñç³ÝÇ Ñ³Ù³ñ ·ñ»Ã» ³ÝÑݳñÇÝ Ãí³óáÕÁ` ѳí³ï³ñÇÙ ÙݳÉáí Çñ ÁÝïñ³Í áõÕÕáõÃÛ³ÝÁ ¨ ¹³éݳÉáí ÇÙåñ»ëÇáÝǽÙÇ å³ïÙáõÃÛ³Ý Ù»ç ·áñÍáÕ Ï³ñ¨áñ³·áõÛÝ Ï»ñå³ñÝ»ñÇó Ù»ÏÁ: ܳ ³ÛÝ Ñ³Ù³ñÓ³Ï ï³Õ³Ý¹³íáñ ëï»Õͳ·áñÍáÕÝ»ñÇó ¿ñ, áí Ó»éÝáó Ý»ï»ó ³í³Ý¹³Ï³Ý ³Ï³¹»ÙÇ³Ï³Ý á×ÇÝ ¨ Çñ ·áñÍ»ñáí Ý»ñϳ۳ó³í 1874Ã. ö³ñÇ½Ç ÝϳñÇã ܳ¹³ñÇ ³ñÑ»ëï³ÝáóÇ ·»Õ³ÝϳñãáõÃÛ³Ý óáõó³¹ñáõÃÛ³ÝÁ:

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Berthe Morisot was able to do something that almost seemed impossible for her time: with remaining faithful to her ideals, becoming one of the most important characters in the history of Impressionism.

She was one of those brave and talented artists who challenged and rejected the traditional academic style and in 1874 presented her works at the art exhibition of Parisian painter Nadar.

øÝݳ¹³ïáõÃÛáõÝ / Ýáñ³ñ³ñáõÃÛáõÝ

Criticism / innovation

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The exhibition was a really big event in the cultural life of Paris. Thirty young artists were presented with over 165 works, which were quite different from the works existing previously, winning them a fresh wind. Immediately they started to talk and spar about this new movement which was called Impressionism. These artists became the target of journalists and the public. The journalists mentioned Berthe Morisot among the brave ones as well, of course by criticizing her choice. They immediately mentioned about her grandfather, a famous French painter Jean Honore Fragonard, who, according to journalists, must have turned in his grave after his granddaughter’s extravagant step.

Even the people that knew Berthe well were unable to appreciate / accept the art in the innovative way. Joseph Guichard, who taught Berthe the basics of art, wrote to Berthe’s mother about his impressions of the exhibition: “Dear Mrs. Morisot, when I entered there and saw your daughter’s works in that sick environment, the feeling of despondency came over me. . . If we look at it conscientiously, then somewhere we can find wonderful works, but one way or another, all of them are abnormal. Ms. Berthe has also become the victim of this mental disorder, her brain is a little bit exhaled”.

Despite the fact that her art was not accepted, Berthe Morisot did not stray from her chosen path, and time put everything in its place and today her name has its unique spot in the history of Impressionism.

Berthe was born in 1841 in Bourge, Cher, France, where her father was quite an important figure. For her time period, she received an amazing education. Berthe

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¾¹áõ³ñ¹ Ø³Ý»Ý ´»ñï³ ØáñǽáÛÇ ÏÛ³ÝùáõÙ 1868Ã. ÈáõíñáõÙ ´»ñï³Ý ͳÝáóÝáõÙ ¿ ¾¹áõ³ñ¹ Ø³Ý»Ç Ñ»ï: Ø³Ý»Ý ïå³íáñíáõÙ ¿ ´»ñï³ÛÇ ï³Õ³Ý¹áí, Ýñ³ Ûáõñ³Ñ³ïáõÏ ·»Õ»óÏáõÃÛ³Ùµ, Ø³Ý»Ý ÝϳñáõÙ ¿ ´»ñï³ÛÇ ³í»ÉÇ ù³Ý 10 ¹ÇÙ³Ýϳñ: ê³Ï³ÛÝ ³ÝÏ³Ë ÷á˳¹³ñÓ Ó·áÕáõÃÛ³Ý` Ýñ³Ýó ÙÇç¨, ÁÝÏ»ñáõÃÛáõÝÇó ½³ï, áãÇÝã ã¿ñ ϳñáÕ ÉÇÝ»É, ù³ÝÇ áñ Ø³Ý»Ý ³Ùáõëݳó³Í ¿ñ: Ø³Ý»Ý Ù»Í ³½¹»óáõÃÛáõÝ ¿ áõÝ»ó»É ´»ñï³ÛÇ ·áñÍ»ñÇ íñ³, ë³Ï³ÛÝ ´»ñï³Ý µ³í³Ï³ÝÇÝ ÇÝùÝáõñáõÛÝ ¿ñ ¨ ѳëϳÝáõÙ ¿ñ ë»÷³Ï³Ý á×Ç Ý߳ݳÏáõÃÛáõÝÁ: ºí ³Ý·³Ù Ø³Ý»Ç áñáß³ÏÇ áõÕÕáõÙÝ»ñÇó Ñ»ïá ݳ Çñ»Ý í³ï ¿ñ ½·áõÙ, ù³ÝÇ áñ ·ïÝáõÙ ¿ñ, áñ ǹ»É³Ï³Ý ëï³óíÇ ÝϳñÁ, ³ñ¹ÛáõÝùáõÙ ³ÛÝ ÏáñóÝáõÙ ¿ Çñ ³Ýѳï³Ï³ÝáõÃÛáõÝÝ áõ ¹³¹³ñáõÙ ¿ ÉÇÝ»É Çñ ëï»Õͳ·áñÍáõÃÛáõÝÁ: Ø³Ý»Ý Í³ÝáóóÝáõÙ ¿ ´»ñï³ÛÇÝ ÇÙåñ»ëÇáÝÇëïÝ»ñ ØáÝ»Ç, è»Ýáõ³ñÇ, êÇëÉ»Ç, ¸»·³ÛÇ, äÇëë³ñáÛÇ, 껽³ÝÇ Ñ»ï: ´»ñï³Ý ½³ñٳݳÉÇáñ»Ý ÁݹáõÝíáõÙ ¿ Ýñ³Ýó ßñç³å³ïáõÙ, Ýñ³Ý ѳñ·áõÙ »Ý, ³Ý·³Ù ë³ñϳëïÇÏ ÏݳïÛ³ó ¸»·³Ý ѳñ·³Ýùáí ¿ ³ñï³Ñ³ÛïíáõÙ ´»ñï³ÛÇ Ù³ëÇÝ:

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was interested in art since her childhood and standard art classes did not suffice her. Even her teacher, noticing her and her sister’s talent, said that they could be great artists but she would be a revolutionary in that field.

For Berthe, meeting the French artist Camille Corot was a meaningful event.

The artist began not only giving Morisot advice regarding her art but also was carefully following Berthe’s progress and became a close friend of the family; Corot was famous for her self-restraint. Berthe gained great knowledge and new skills from Corot. Already at twenty-three years old, she exhibited her work at The Hall, where the qualifications for choosing art to display were quite strict, but Berthe’s work was displayed there for several years.

Edouard Manet as Part of Berthe Morisot’s Life In 1868, Berthe met Edouard Manet at the Louvre. Manet was impressed by Berthe’s talent and her unique beauty – he made more than 10 portraits of her.

However, regardless of attraction, nothing but friendship was possible between the two, because Manet was married.

Manet had a great influence on Berthe’s work, therefore Berthe was quite independent and understood the importance of personal style. Sometimes even after taking direction from Manet, Berthe would become upset, feeling that in the pursuit of the ideal image, the art lost its personality and ceased to be her creation.

Manet introduced Berthe to such Impressionists as Monet, Renoir, Sisley, Degas, Pissarro and Cézanne. Amazingly, Berthe was accepted into their group, they respected her, and even the oft-sarcastic Degas spoke of Berthe with respect.

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Berthe’s Artistic Style

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In the 1874 exhibition, Berthe exhibited 9 pieces, of which one was the piece “The Cradle”. As a change to the traditional depiction of Madonna and child, in Berthe’s painting a modern woman is portrayed protecting her child’s sleep. Berthe never portrayed nudes in her art; for her, the night clubs, theaters and the crazy and lawless Parisian world were foreign. The content of her work was bounded by the interests of the women of bourgeoisie families – motherhood, family life, gardens and outings in nature… However, at the same time, she quite delicately includes the emotions and daily life of women, depicting them worried and busy. Some critics are shocked at her perception of such women a vast number of her paintings reflect the virtuous, well-bred woman while at the same time showing some internal fire and charm which is seemingly hidden from the rest of the world. She, with her moderate stance, yet seems to remind the male sex of woman’s unattainability and delicacy.

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Berthe’s Family Life Morisot’s family was very tight-knit, Berthe had an especially close relationship since childhood with her sister, who after marriage was forced to let go of her artistic dreams, and so supported Berthe in her artistic life and often served as Berthe’s model. Her sister’s marriage, a happy affair in general, nevertheless did not interest Berthe. She could not picture her life without art, and at that time it was seen as impossible for a woman to compromise career and family. Berthe’s mother would even get upset. Berthe turned thirty, but she was not yet planning any marriage, despite the fact that there was no short-

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´»ñï³ Øáñǽá, úñáñáóÁ, 1872Ã.

Berthe Morisot, The Cradle, 1872

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age of suitors. Poet Stephane Mallarme said “She seems unboundedly proud and standoffish, but her coldness itself is charming making it impossible to remain indifferent.”

Surprisingly, Berthe ended up marrying Edouard Manet’s younger brother, Eugene Manet to whom it seemed he could change Berthe’s skeptical outlook on marriage. More than one year later, Berthe writes “I am married to an amazing, kind young man. I think he truly loves me. For a long time, I was taken by fantasies, which did not make me happy, but now I am starting real life.” Eugene truly cared for his wife and supported her in her artistic career. Their only child, a daughter, Julie, was born four years after they married, when Berthe was already 37 years old. Her favorite artistic subject was the reality of family life – she painted her sister, husband and daughter. Her beloved work helped sustain her after the death of her husband, three years after which Berthe Morisot herself died of pneumonia. She was only 54 years old.

Her daughter Julie continued her work.

She also truly became a talented painters, and her style was similar to that of her mother.

A unique character, an independent woman, who was an innovator for her time and was seen as audacious: with fortunate beginnings and until the end of her life remaining true to her chosen path and style. Berthe Morisot’s life was full of unexpected and odd events, and she herself was considered a big strange. Even now, many are amazed at how she was able to have such success and maintain such a rating for so long. She is worthy only of respect and nothing else.

ÈÇÉÇà ػÉùáÝÛ³Ý

Lilit Melkonyan

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ȳñ³ ²Ñ³ñáÝÛ³Ý Lara Aharonian

ÌÝí»É ¿ 7 ë»åï»Ùµ»ñÇ 1972à êáíáñ»É ¿ ÎáÝÏáñ¹Ç³ гٳÉë³ñ³ÝáõÙ, ØáÝñ»³É, øí»µ»Ï سëݳ·ÇïáõÃÛ³Ùµ` ÏñÃ³Ï³Ý Ñá·»µ³Ý Իϳí³ñáõÙ ¿ §Î³Ý³Ýó è»ëáõñë³ÛÇÝ Ï»ÝïñáÝ Ð³Û³ëï³Ý¦ ÐÎ-Ý ²Ùáõëݳó³Í ¿, áõÝÇ ãáñë »ñ»Ë³ Born in 7 September 1972 Studied at University of Concordia, Montreal, Quebec Profession education psychologist Chairperson at “Women’s Resource Center Armenia” NGO Married, has four children

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– I know it had been many years that You had been living in Canada. How come You came to Armenia, what was Your motivation?

I had first visited Armenia in 1985, to participate in a youth camp. I had gotten first impressions after the visit and I thought that I should come and live in Armenia. I have found few projects back in 1998 and visited Armenia once again; I volunteered in the village of Quarintak in Karabakh, where we repaired a church.

And in 2001, I already went to Shushi, to see whether I could be living there with a child or not. We renovated the hospital of Shushi during the visit. At that time, the husband of mine Raffi and I, we have made a decision to live in Armenia by all means. It was Raffi who had first

áñáßáõ٠ϳ۳óñ»óÇÝù, áñ ³Ýå³ÛÙ³Ý å»ïù ¿ ³åñ»Ýù г۳ëï³ÝáõÙ: ð³ýýÇÝ ³é³çÇÝÁ ·áñÍ ·ï³í г۳ëï³ÝáõÙ, ¹ÇÙ»ó ¨ ÷á˳¹ñí»óÇÝù: ø³ÝÇ áñ »ë ¿É ã¿Ç ó³ÝϳÝáõÙ áã ÙÇ µ³Ý ã³Ý»É, áñáß»óÇ áñ å»ïù ¿ ½µ³Õí»Ù ϳݳÝó Çñ³íáõÝùÝ»ñÇ å³ßïå³ÝáõÃÛ³Ùµ, ù³ÝÇ áñ г۳ëï³ÝáõÙ »Õ³Í Å³Ù³Ý³Ï Ýϳï»É ¿Ç ѳë³ñ³ÏáõÃÛ³Ý Ù»ç ³éϳ ·»Ý¹»ñ³ÛÇÝ ³Ýѳí³ë³ñáõÃÛáõÝÁ, ÏÝáç ó³Íñ ¹»ñÁ ¨ ³éѳë³ñ³Ï ϳݳÝó Çñ³íáõÝùÝ»ñÇ áïݳѳñáõÙÝ»ñÁ: ²Ûë Ëݹñáí ¹ÇÙ»óÇ ºñ¨³ÝÇ ä»ï³Ï³Ý гٳÉë³ñ³Ý: ÆÝÓ áõÕÕáñ¹»óÇÝ êáóÇáÉá·Ç³ÛÇ ý³ÏáõÉï»ï, ù³ÝÇ áñ ³ÛÝï»Õ »Ý ÑÇÙݳϳÝáõÙ ½µ³ÕíáõÙ ·»Ý¹»ñ³ÛÇÝ áõëáõÙݳëÇñáõÃÛáõÝÝ»ñáí: ¶áѳñÇ Ñ»ï ùÝݳñÏ»óÇÝù áñáß µ³Ý»ñ, åÉ³Ý Ù߳ϻóÇÝù, ¨ ëÏë»óÇÝù ϳٳíáñ ÑÇÙáõÝùÝ»ñáí ³ß˳ï»É ѳٳÉë³ñ³ÝÇ ³ÕçÇÏ áõë³ÝáÕÝ»ñÇ Ñ»ï: ØdzëÇÝ ùÝݳñÏáõÙ ¿ÇÝ Ï³Ý³Ýó Çñ³íáõÝùÝ»ñÁ, ·»Ý¹»ñ³ÛÇÝ ³Ýѳí³ë³ñáõÃÛáõÝÁ, ϳݳÝó Ýϳïٳٳµ Ëïñ³Ï³ÝáõÃÛáõÝÁ, ÇëÏ Ñ»ïá ³ñ¹»Ý ë»é³Ï³Ý Çñ³íáõÝùÝ»ñÁ, ë»é³Ï³Ý ³éáÕçáõÃÛáõÝÁ: 2005Ã-ÇÝ ¹áõñë »Ï³Ýù ѳٳÉë³ñ³ÝÇó, µÝ³Ï³ñ³Ý í³ñÓ»óÇÝù, ·ñ³Ýó»óÇÝù §Î³Ý³Ýó é»ëáõñë³ÛÇÝ Ï»Ýïñáݦ ѳë³ñ³Ï³Ï³Ý ϳ½Ù³Ï»ñåáõÃÛáõÝÁ, ëÏë»óÇÝù ¹ÇÙ»É ¹ñ³Ù³ßÝáñÑÝ»ñÇ: ÆëÏ ³ÛÅÙ ³ñ¹»Ý ³ß˳ïáõÙ »Ýù ³ÙµáÕç ѽáñáõÃÛ³Ùµ: – ØÇ ÷áùñ å³ïÙ»ù Ò»ñ ·áñÍáõÝ»áõÃÛ³Ý Ù³ëÇÝ, ÇÝãå»±ë áñáß»óÇù ½µ³Õí»É ù³Õ³ù³óÇ³Ï³Ý ³ÏïÇíáõÃÛ³Ùµ, Ù³ñ¹áõ Çñ³íáõÝùÝ»ñÇ å³ßïå³ÝáõÃÛ³Ùµ: ²ñ¹Ûáù г۳ëï³Ý ·³Éáõó Ñ»ïá »ù ëÏë»É ½µ³Õí»É ù³Õ³ù³óÇ³Ï³Ý ³ÏïÇíáõÃÛ³Ùµ: ØÇÝ㨠г۳ëï³Ý ·³ÉÁ, γݳ¹³ÛáõÙ ß³ï ³ÏïÇí ¿Ç ï³ñµ»ñ ѳñó»ñáõÙ: ²ß˳ïáõÙ ¨ ϳٳíáñáõÃÛáõÝ ¿Ç ³Ýáõ٠û° Ç٠ѳٳÉë³ñ³ÝáõÙ, û° ѳٳÉë³ñ³ÝÇó ¹áõñë: ÐÇÙݳϳÝáõÙ ³ß˳ïáõÙ ¿Ç ѳßٳݹ³ÙáõÃÛáõÝ ¨ ï»ëáÕ³Ï³Ý ËݹÇñÝ»ñ áõÝ»óáÕ ³ß³Ï»ñïÝ»ñÇ Ñ»ï: ²ÏïÇíáõÃÛáõÝ ¿Ç óáõó³µ»ñáõ٠ݳ¨ Ñ³Û Ñ³Ù³ÛÝùáõ٠ѳÛÏ³Ï³Ý Ñ³ñó»ñÇ ßáõñç: ²Û¹ ³Ù»ÝÇ Ñ»ï Ù»Ïï»Õ, ß³ï ³ÏïÇí

found a job in Armenia; he applied for it, and we moved in here. As I didn’t want to sit with hands folded, I have decided that I should have been dealing with women’s rights protection as I had previously had noticed gender inequality prevalent among the society, the lower rank of the woman and, in general, the cases of abuse of women’s rights. I talked to Yerevan State University for this issue. I was referred to the faculty of Sociology as it was mostly there that

¿Ç ϳݳÝó ϳ½Ù³Ï»ñåáõÃÛáõÝÝ»ñáõÙ: Þ³ï ¿Ç Ý»ñ·ñ³íí³Í ݳ¨ ³Õù³ïáõÃÛ³Ý ËݹñÇ Ñ³ÕóѳñÙ³ÝÝ áõÕÕí³Í ³ÏódzݻñáõÙ: ä»ïáõÃÛáõÝÇó å³Ñ³ÝçáõÙ ¿ÇÝù ëáóÇ³É³Ï³Ý ïÝ»ñ ÙdzÛÝ³Ï Ù³Ûñ»ñÇ Ñ³Ù³ñ, ÷ÝïñáõÙ ¿ÇÝù ³ÛÝåÇëÇ ß»Ýù»ñ, áñáÝù ¹³ï³ñÏ ¿ÇÝ, ¨ å»ïáõÃÛáõÝÁ ¹ñ³Ýù ã¿ñ û·ï³·áñÍáõÙ, ·ÝáõÙ ¿ÇÝù ¹ñ³Ýó ¹ÇÙ³ó óáõÛó ¿ÇÝù ³ÝáõÙ, áñ å»ïáõÃÛáõÝÁ ¹ñ³Ýù ãù³Ý¹Ç, µÇ½Ý»ëÇ ãí³×³éÇ ³ÛÝù³Ý ųٳݳÏ, ÙÇÝ㨠ٻñ å³Ñ³ÝçÁ ã¿ñ Çñ³·áñÍí»É: Þ³ï ³ÏïÇí »Ù »Õ»É ݳ¨ Ñá·»Ï³Ý ³éáÕçáõÃÛ³Ý ËݹÇñÝ»ñÇ áÉáñïáõÙ: ²ÏïÇíáõÃÛáõÝë ݳ¨ ß³ñáõݳÏáõÙ »Ù г۳ëï³ÝáõÙ:

Éáõë³ÝϳñÁ` Ðñ³Ûñ سñáõË»³Ý ÑÇÙݳ¹ñ³ÝÇ photo by Hrayt Maroukhian Foundation – ²Ûëù³Ý ï³ñÇ ³ñ¹»Ý ³ß˳ïáõÙ »ù ù³Õ³ù³óÇ³Ï³Ý Ñ³ë³ñ³ÏáõÃÛ³Ý Ï»ñïÙ³Ý ¨ ½³ñ·³óÙ³Ý áõÕÕáõÃÛ³Ùµ, DZÝã ѳçáÕáõÃÛáõÝÝ»ñÇ »ù ѳë»É, DZÝã ÷á÷áËáõÃÛáõÝÝ»ñ »Ý ϳï³ñí»É ³Û¹ áÉáñïÝ»ñáõÙ: ²é³çÇÝ Ñ»ñÃÇÝ Ñ³çáÕáõÃÛáõÝ »Ù ѳٳñáõÙ ³ÛÝ, áñ »ë ³ÝÓݳå»ë ß³ï ÷áËí»É »Ù ¨ ß³ï µ³Ý »Ù ëáíáñ»É` ËÙµ³ÛÇÝ ³ß˳ï³Ýù,

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they would deal with gender research. We had discussions on several details with Gohar, had a plan drawn and started working with female students of the university on voluntary basis.

They would discuss women’s rights together, gender inequality and discrimination towards women, and then, sexual rights and sexual health. In 2005, we left the university, rent an apartment, registered “Women’s Resource Center” non-profit organization and started applying for funding. And now, we work fully and joyfully.

– Tell us a little bit about your goings-on; how come you decided to get involved into civic activism and Human Rights protection? Did you do so after arriving in Armenia?

Prior to coming to Armenia, I was very active in lots of matters in Canada. I was involved in work and volunteerism both in the university and outside of the university. I was mostly preoccupied with people having disabilities and with pupils having visual impairment. I was active in Armenian issues in Armenian community as well. Meanwhile, I was very active in women’s organizations. I was also drawn in actions for combating poverty. We would claim state to provide housing to single mothers, we would seek abandoned state buildings, organize protests in front of them for the state not to demolish them, not to sell them for business purposes as long as our plea would not be satisfied. I also was very active in issues on mental health. I carry on my activism in Armenia, too.

– You are working on creating and developing civil society; what is your success track, what changes have been made in that sphere?

First of all, I reckon my personal transformation to be an achievement; I also have mastered new skills: team work, cooperating and working with people of different flavours, working in different ways. Another success for me was that I was able to create a milieu where

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young women may gather, discuss concerns they have and generally use the space the way they want to. I have also introduced some changes in the practice of management of our organization, furthermore trying to influence other NGOs (non-governmental organizations) in order to change their hierarchic relationship resting it in more horizontal position. The fact that I have started operating in a coalition is yet another success.

One huge success for us was the fortune of founding women’s first ever resource centre in Karabakh, Shushi which was the first organization representing civil society there.

– And what sort of hardships and obstacles have You faced during Your vocation?

The first and the foremost obstacle is stemming from the society; you do something and they don’t support you, and vice versa, they somewhat hinder you. On the other hand, one shall be more watchful as freedoms of speech and expression are not protected in Armenia which is putting one and one’s activism in greater danger. True, anything terrible has never happened to me so far, yet there have been many threats. Another obstacle is the fact that there is no consensus among other organizations on the manner of attitude regarding the work on women’s rights and gender equality. As a result, the cooperation is harder to achieve, which is resulting in some shortcomings and we move on with difficulty, by devoting more time on solving the same exact problem. Having a big family and children is a little bit of obstacle; nonetheless I have also found the way to overcome it.

– And how do You succeed in banding family and work together, still acing to be a good mother, an active woman and a civic activist?

It all has to do with careful planning; if everything is well planned, then you can be a success in doing everything and being at time everywhere.

I have a superb mechanism of assistance here;

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in the family, outside of the family and among friends. Besides, I had been teaching my children from an early age to adapt themselves to my lifestyle. It is also a contribution to their unanimity; they lend a hand to each other. The society is child-centered here; they love them, they help out, care for them etc. My smallest child has to be a part of various conferences, actions, and that also serves to be a model of an active mother. Self-confidence is essential; when they see that you’ve got it, they are sure you will make it do.

– Being so young, You’ve still earned sympathy and appreciation in the whole Armenian society. What does secure Your success?

There is a pattern of continuity in what I do, that is to say it never happened an activity to be ceased when funding would be over, if dealing with women’s issues. Apart from that, I am involved in any action which has to do with the violation of Human Rights. If one is an activist, then one is an activist everywhere and always.

Even if rights of a single person are not protect-

²Ù»Ý µ³Ý ·³ÉÇë ¿ ÇÝùݳíëï³ÛáõÃÛáõÝÇó. »ñµ ï»ëÝáõÙ »Ý, áñ ÇÝùݳíëï³Ñ »ë, ѳÙá½íáõÙ »Ý, áñ ϳñáÕ »ë:

ed and are infringed, then you are vulnerable, too, as the whole society is suffering because of that.

– ²Ûëù³Ý »ñÇï³ë³ñ¹ ï³ñÇùáõÙ ¸áõù ѳٳÏñ³Ýù áõ ׳ݳãáõÙ »ù Ó»éù µ»ñ»É áÕç ѳ۳ëï³ÝÛ³Ý Ñ³ë³ñ³ÏáõÃÛ³Ý Ù»ç: à±ñÝ ¿ Ò»ñ ѳçáÕáõÃÛ³Ý ·ñ³í³Ï³ÝÁ: ÆÙ ·áñÍáõÝ»áõÃÛ³Ý Ù»ç ß³ñáõݳϳϳÝáõÃÛáõÝ Ï³, ³ÛëÇÝùÝ »ñµ»ù ³ÛÝå»ë ãÇ ëï³óí»É, áñ »Ã» ½µ³ÕíáõÙ »Ù ϳݳÝó ѳñó»ñáí ¨ Íñ³·ÇñÝ ³í³ñïíáõÙ ¿, ¹³¹³ñ»óÝáõÙ »Ù ·áñÍáõÝ»áõÃÛáõÝÁ: ØÛáõë ÏáÕÙÇó ¿É Ý»ñ·ñ³íí³Í »Ù ³ÛÝ µáÉáñ ·áñÍáÕáõÃÛáõÝÝ»ñÇ Ù»ç, áñáÝù í»ñ³µ»ñíáõÙ »Ý Ù³ñ¹áõ Çñ³íáõÝùÝ»ñÇ áïݳѳñáõÙÝ»ñÇÝ: ºÃ» ³ÏïÇíÇëï »ë, áõñ»ÙÝ ³ÏïÇíÇëï »ë ³Ù»Ý ï»Õ ¨ ÙÇßï: ºÃ» ѳë³ñ³ÏáõÃÛ³Ý Ù»ç ûÏáõ½ Ù»Ï Ù³ñ¹áõ Çñ³íáõÝùÝ»ñÁ å³ßïå³Ýí³Í ã»Ý ¨ áïݳѳñíáõÙ »Ý, áõñ»ÙÝ ¹áõ ¨ë Ëáó»ÉÇ »ë, áñáíÑ»ï¨ áÕç ѳë³ñ³ÏáõÃÛáõÝÝ ¿ ïáõÅáõÙ ¹ñ³ÝÇó:

– Finally, as a skilled professional, an activist in civil society and, foremost, model woman, what would be Your advice to our youth and young citizens?

The least I advise is them not to be silent when something is seen to be unjust. If one keeps silence about something, then one may remain silent in other affairs, and after that we will lose the control over the civic society. Young women should not be afraid of being activists as it bestows on a lot of opportunities, it is didactic, and one acquires many skills whilst being involved in activism, not by sitting in universities.

If I were not involved in activism for so many years, I would not have had that much of experience. One shall not discount the possibilities and pros that activism and volunteerism make available.

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– ÆëÏ áñå»ë ÷áñÓ³éáõ Ù³ëݳ·»ï, ù³Õ³ù³óÇ³Ï³Ý Ñ³ë³ñ³ÏáõÃÛ³Ý ³ÏïÇíÇëï, ¨ áñ ³Ù»Ý³Ï³ñ¨áñÝ ¿, ûñÇݳϻÉÇ ÏÇÝ` DZÝã ËáñÑáõñ¹ Ïï³ù Ù»ñ »ñÇï³ë³ñ¹áõÃÛ³ÝÁ, »ñÇï³ë³ñ¹ ù³Õ³ù³óÇÝ»ñÇÝ: Üí³½³·áõÛÝ µ³ÝÁ, áñ ËáñÑáõñ¹ »Ù ï³ÉÇë, ³ÛÝ ¿, áñ »ñµ ï»ëÝáõÙ »Ý ÙÇ µ³Ý ³ÝÇñ³í ¿, ãÉé»Ý ¹ñ³ Ù³ëÇÝ: ºÃ» ÙÇ Ñ³ñóÇ ßáõñç ÉéáõÙ »Ýù, ³å³ ÏÉé»Ýù ݳ¨ ÙÛáõë ѳñó»ñáõÙ, ¨ ÏáñóÝáõÙ »Ýù ù³Õ³ù³óÇ³Ï³Ý Ñ³ë³ñ³ÏáõÃÛ³Ý í»ñ³ÑëÏáÕáõÃÛáõÝÁ: ºñÇï³ë³ñ¹ ϳݳÛù ãå»ïù ¿ í³Ë»Ý³Ý ³ÏïÇíÇëï ÉÇÝ»É, ù³ÝÇ áñ ¹³ ß³ï Ñݳñ³íáñáõÃÛáõÝÝ»ñ ¿ ï³ÉÇë, ëáíáñ»óÝáõÙ ¿. ß³ï ÑÙïáõÃÛáõÝÝ»ñ Ó»éù »Ýù µ»ñáõÙ ³ÏïÇíǽÙÇ Å³Ù³Ý³Ï, ³ÛÉ áã û ѳٳÉë³ñ³ÝáõÙ: ºÃ» »ë ³Û¹ù³Ý ï³ñÇÝ»ñ ϳٳíáñ ãÉÇÝ»Ç, ³å³ ³Û¹ù³Ý ÷áñÓ ã¿Ç áõݻݳ: ä»ïù ã¿ ³Ýï»ë»É ³ÛÝ Ñݳñ³íáñáõÃÛáõÝÝ»ñÝ áõ ³é³í»ÉáõÃÛáõÝÝ»ñÁ, áñáÝù ï³ÉÇë ¿ ³ÏïÇíǽÙÁ, ϳٳíáñáõÃÛáõÝÁ:

ØÛáõëÝ»ñÁ ȳñ³ ²Ñ³ñáÝÛ³ÝÇ Ù³ëÇÝ ²Ýáõß äáÕáëÛ³Ý, §Î³Ý³Ýó é»ëáõñë³ÛÇÝ Ï»ÝïñáÝ Ð³Û³ëï³Ý¦ ÑÏ È³ñ³ÛÇÝ ×³Ý³ãáõÙ »Ù 2005Ã-Çó: ȳñ³Ý ³é³ÝÓݳÝáõÙ ¿ áñå»ë ß³ï µ³ñÇ, Ñá·³ï³ñ, ÙǨÝáõÛÝ Å³Ù³Ý³Ï ËÇëï ¨ ûµÛ»ÏïÇí ջϳí³ñ: ØÇßï ÑdzÝáõÙ »Ù ³ÛÝ µ³Ýáí, áñ ÇÝùÁ ϳñáÕ³ÝáõÙ ¿ ѳٳï»Õ»É Çñ ÁÝï³ÝÇùÁ, ³ß˳ï³ÝùÁ, ѳëóÝáõÙ ¿ ß³ïß³ï µ³Ý»ñ ¨ ÙÇ³Å³Ù³Ý³Ï Ï³ñáÕ³ÝáõÙ ¿ ÉÇÝ»É ÙÇ ù³ÝÇ ï»Õ»ñáõÙ` ¿Ý»ñ·Ç³Ûáí Éóí³Í: ȳñ³Ý ³ÛÝ µ³ó³éÇÏ Ù³ñ¹Ï³ÝóÇó

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Others speaking about Lara Aharonian Anoush Poghosyan, “Women’s Resource Center Armenia” NGO I know Lara since 2005. Lara can be singled out as a very kind, careful, meanwhile very strict and objective leader. I always admire the fact that she is able to combine her family and work, she manages to do a whole lot of things and she can be present at several places at once, full of energy. Lara is one of these exceptional persons that, methinks, had made important changes in the lives of many, and I am not an exception. I have learned, thanks to her, that if something disturbs you or is not fair, and then you shall fight it. I thank you Lara, for everything. I love you very much, and I love your humor and optimism above all.

Raffi Niziblyan, Lara’s husband Lara is my muse, my inspiration and my partner in crime. Lara is someone with values, with a conscience, with a will. Lara is a great friend, a wonderful mother and dedicated activist and a sensual wife. Lara is intelligent; she is strong but also very sensitive. Lara is all that I would want in a woman. Best of all, when our kids are older, they will refer to their mother as a role model!

Timothy Straight, Honorary Consul at Royal Norwegian Consulate, Finnish Honorary Consulate Lara never fails to amaze me. She fights for important issues, the right issues. She fights on the ground, in the streets, in the police stations and in the court rooms. She is always at the front, on the barricades. Fearless and determined, she is also graceful. She is focused.

Lara, you are an inspiration.

Nvard Margaryan

¿, áñ ϳñÍáõÙ »Ù ß³ï Ù³ñ¹Ï³Ýó ÏÛ³Ýùáõ٠ϳñ¨áñ µ³Ý»ñ ¿ ÷áË»É, ¨ »ë µ³ó³éáõÃÛáõÝ ã»Ù: Æñ ßÝáñÑÇí ëáíáñ»É »Ù, áñ »Ã» ÙÇ µ³Ý ˳ݷ³ñáõÙ ¿ ù»½ ϳ٠³ñ¹³ñ³óÇ ã¿, áõñ»ÙÝ å»ïù ¿ å³Ûù³ñ»ë ¹ñ³ ѳٳñ: Þ³ï ßÝáñÑ³Ï³É »Ù ù»½ ȳñ³ ³Ù»Ý ÇÝãÇ Ñ³Ù³ñ: ø»½ ß³ï ëÇñáõÙ »Ù, ¨ ³Ù»Ý³ß³ïÁ ùá ÑáõÙáñÝ áõ ɳí³ï»ëáõÃÛáõÝÁ: ð³ýýÇ ÜǽǵÉÛ³Ý` ȳñ³ÛÇ ³ÙáõëÇÝÁ ȳñ³Ý ÇÙ Ùáõë³Ý ¿, á·»ßÝãáõÙÁ ¨ ѳÝó³ÝùÇ ÁÝÏ»ñÁ: ȳñ³Ý ß³ï ³ñÅ»ùÝ»ñ, ËÇÕ× ¨ ϳÙù áõÝ»óáÕ Ù³ñ¹ ¿: ȳñ³Ý ß³ï ɳí ÁÝÏ»ñ ¿, Ññ³ß³ÉÇ Ù³Ûñ, ÝíÇñí³Í ³ÏïÇíÇëï ¨ ½·³Û³Ï³Ý ÏÇÝ: ȳñ³Ý ß³ï ˻ɳóÇ ¿, ݳ áõÅ»Õ ¿, µ³Ûó ÙǨÝáõÛÝ Å³Ù³Ý³Ï, ß³ï ½·³Û³Ï³Ý: ȳñ³Ý ³ÛÝ ³Ù»ÝÝ ¿, ÇÝã »ë ó³ÝϳÝáõÙ »Ù ÏÝáç Ù»ç: È³í³·áõÛÝÝ ³ÛÝ ¿, áñ »ñµ Ù»ñ »ñ»Ë³Ý»ñÁ ٻͳݳÝ, Ýñ³Ýù Çñ»Ýó ÙáñÁ ¹Çï³ñÏ»Éáõ »Ý áñå»ë ûñÇݳϻÉÇ ¹»ñ³ÛÇÝ Ùá¹»É: ÂÇÙÁÃÇ êÃñ»ÛÃ, Üáñí»·Ç³ÛÇ ²ñù³Û³Ï³Ý ÐÛáõå³ïáë³ñ³ÝÇ ä³ïí³íáñ ÐÛáõå³ïáë, üÇÝÝ³Ï³Ý ä³ïí³íáñ ÐÛáõå³ïáë ȳñ³Ý ³ÝÁÝ¹Ñ³ï ½³ñÙ³óÝáõÙ ¿ ÇÝÓ: ܳ å³Ûù³ñáõÙ ¿ ϳñ¨áñ, ×Çßï ËݹÇñÝ»ñÇ Ñ³Ù³ñ: ܳ å³Ûù³ñáõÙ ¿ ·»ïÝÇÝ Ýëï³Í, ÷áÕáóÝ»ñáõÙ, áëïÇϳݳïÝ»ñáõÙ áõ ¹³ï³ñ³ÝÝ»ñáõÙ: ܳ ÙÇßï ³é³çÇÝ ß³ñù»ñáõÙ ¿, µ³ñÇϳ¹Ý»ñÇÝ: ²Ýí³Ë ¨ í×é³Ï³Ý, ݳ ݳ¨ ݳ½»ÉÇ ¿: ܳ Ï»Ýïñáݳó³Í ¿: ȳñ³, ¹áõ á·»ßÝãáÕ »ë: Üí³ñ¹ سñ·³ñÛ³Ý

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We are two Swedish students from Lund university, Gender department who have been given the great opportunity to be interns at Pink Armenia for almost four months. Our time in Armenia has been full of impressions. Most of our time has been spent in Yerevan and we have gotten to know the city quite well. During our stay we have been visiting Matenadaran where we saw the huge monument of Mashtots; we have been to the National History Museum and seen everything from the world’s oldest shoe to big phalluses; we have been walking around the stands at the vernisage with both old USSR objects and pieces of traditional Armenian art; we have been to the Cascade with its amazing view of Yerevan and we have been to opera and seen Aida.

Yerevan is indeed a very masculine city with its angular construction and the many monuments of heroic men, depicted as stereotypes of masculinity. Mother Armenia watches over gray, cold buildings from her elevated plateau. With her sword and her strong appearance she challenges

Ø»Ýù ³Ûë Ñ»ï³ùñùÇñ ù³Õ³ùáõÙ »Õ³Ýù û·áëïáë ³Ùëí³ ³í³ñïÇó ëÏë³Í ¨ Ñݳñ³íáñáõÃÛáõÝ áõÝ»ó³Ýù ݳ¨ ³Ï³Ý³ï»ë ÉÇÝ»É, û ÇÝãå»ë ¿ ÷á÷áËíáõÙ »Õ³Ý³ÏÝ ³Ûëï»Õ: ´³í³Ï³ÝÇÝ ßá· ³Ù³éí³ÝÇó Ñ»ïá, áñÇ ÁÝóóùáõ٠ϳñÍ»ë »ñ¨³Ý³Û³Ý ÷áÕáóÝ»ñÁ »éáõÙ ¿ÇÝ, Ù»Ýù ï»ë³Ýù ³Û¹ ÝáõÛÝ ÷áÕáóÝ»ñÁ` å³ïí³Í ÓÛ³Ý µ³ñ³Ï ß»ñïáí: Ø»Ýù ß³ï ëÇñ»óÇÝù ³Ûë å»ïáõÃÛáõÝÁ, ¨ ѳïϳå»ë ³ÛÝ Ù³ñ¹Ï³Ýó, áõÙ Ù»Ýù ѳݹÇå»óÇÝù ³ÛÝï»Õ: Üñ³Ýù Ù»½ Ñݳñ³íáñáõÃÛáõÝ ïí»óÇÝ ï»ëÝ»É Ñ³ë³ñ³ÏáõÃÛ³Ý Ù»ç ³éϳ ÑáÙá·»ÝáõÃÛáõÝÇó ³í»ÉÇÝ` ï»ëÝ»É »ñ¨³ÝÛ³Ý µ³½Ù³½³ÝáõÃÛáõÝÁ, ÇÝãÁ ³é³çÇÝ Ñ³Û³óùÇó ¹Åí³ñ ¿ Ýϳï»ÉÁ: ºñµ Ù»Ýù ųٳÝÙ³Ý ³é³çÇÝ ûñÁ ù³ÛÉáõÙ ¿ÇÝù ºñ¨³Ýáí, ³é³çÇÝ ½áõÛ·ÇÝ, áñ ï»ë³Ýù, ÙÇ ïÕ³ ¿ñ` ë¨ Ñ³·³Í ßáñ»ñáí ¨ Ý»Õ Å³Ï»ïáí, ¨ ÙÇ ³ÕçÇÏ` µ³ñÓñ³ÏñáõÝÏ ÏáßÇÏÝ»ñáí, ÇÝãå»ë ݳ¨ ÙÇ áëïÇϳÝÇ` Ù»Í ·É˳ñÏáí: ²ÛÝáõÑ»ï ѳëϳó³Ýù, áñ ß³ï ß³ï Ù³ñ¹ÇÏ Ï³Ý ³ÛÝï»Õ ³Û¹åÇëÇÝ: ØÇ µ³Ý, áñÁ Ù»½ ß³ï ½³ñÙ³óñ»ó ¨ áõñ³Ë³óñ»ó, ³ÛÝ ¿ñ, áñ г۳ëï³Ýáõ٠ϳÛÇÝ µ³½Ù³ÃÇí ѳë³ñ³Ï³Ï³Ý ϳ½Ù³Ï»ñåáõÃÛáõÝÝ»ñ, áñáÝù ³ß˳ïáõÙ »Ý ϳݳÝó Çñ³íáõÝùÝ»ñÇ ¨ ·»Ý¹»ñ³ÛÇÝ Ñ³í³ë³ñáõÃÛ³Ý áÉáñïÝ»ñáõÙ: Ø»Ýù Ñݳñ³íáñáõÃÛáõÝ áõÝ»ó³Ýù ѳݹÇå»É Ýñ³ÝóÇó ß³ï»ñÇ Ñ»ï ¨ ï»ëÝ»É ³ÛÝ Ù»Í ·áñÍ»ñÁ, áñáÝù Ýñ³Ýù Çñ³Ï³Ý³óÝáõÙ »Ý: âݳ۳Í, áñ ϳݳÝó Çñ³íáõÝùÝ»ñÇÝ í»ñ³µ»ñíáÕ ³ß˳ï³ÝùÁ ã³÷³½³Ýó á·¨áñÇã ¿ñ ¨ É³í ¿ñ Çñ³Ï³Ý³óíáõÙ, Ù»Ýù ÙÇ ÷áùñ ïËñ»óÇÝù` ï»ëÝ»Éáí, áñ öÆÜø-Á ÙÇ³Ï Ï³½Ù³Ï»ñåáõÃÛáõÝÝ ¿, áñ ³ß˳ïáõÙ ¿ ȶ´î ËݹÇñÝ»ñÇ Ñ»ï: ²ÝÑñ³Å»ßï ¿ å³Ûù³ñ»É ¨° ÑáÙáýáµÇ³ÛÇ, ¨° ïñ³ÝëýáµÇ³ÛÇ, ¨° ë»ùëǽÙÇ ¹»Ù, ù³ÝÇ áñ ¹ñ³Ýù ë»ñïáñ»Ý ÷áËϳå³Ïóí³Í »Ý ÙÇÙÛ³Ýó Ñ»ï: ÀݹѳÝáõñ ³éٳٵ, Ù»ñ г۳ëï³ÝáõÙ ³Ýóϳóñ³Í ųٳݳÏÁ ÉÇóù³íáñÇã ¿ñ, ç»ñÙ, ÑdzݳÉÇ, áõñ³Ë ¨ ÏÛ³ÝùÇ ÷á÷áËáõÃÛáõÝÝ»ñÇ µ»ñ»ó, µ³Ûó ÙǨÝáõÛÝ Å³Ù³Ý³Ï, ß³ï µ³ñ¹, ¹Åí³ñáõÃÛáõÝÝ»ñáí ¨ Ù³ñï³Ññ³í»ñÝ»ñáí ÉÇ: ÐÇÙÝ³Ï³Ý ³éáõÙáí, ³ÛÝ ß³ï á·¨áñÇã ¿ñ ¨ Ù»Ýù Çëϳå»ë ß³ï Ïó³ÝϳݳÛÇÝù ³å³·³ÛáõÙ í»ñ³¹³éÝ³É ³Ûëï»Õ:

the traditional female role. She is just one of the interesting things in Yerevan and Armenia as a whole. Post Soviet history meets ancient history, west meets east and everything is mixed together in this country between the mountains.

We have been in this interesting city since the end of August and we have seen the seasons change. From hot summer with the streets of Yerevan boiling, to the streets covered in a thin layer of snow.

We have grown very fond of the country and especially the people we have met here. They have made us see through the homogeneous façade and see that Yerevan is more diverse than might first be noticed. When we walked the streets of Yerevan, the first couple of times we only noticed men in black, shiny jackets and pointy shoes, women in high heels and policemen in really big hats. Then we realized that there is so much more to it.

One thing by which we were impressed and surprised was the large number of non-governmental organizations (NGO) that work with women’s rights and gender equality. We have had the chance to meet with a lot of them and see the great things they are doing. Although the work being done regarding women’s rights is very inspiring and well needed, it is sad to notice that Pink Armenia’s work with LGBT issues is an exception. Both homophobia, transphobia and sexism need to be dealt with as they are strongly connected to each other.

Overall our experience in Armenia has been refreshing, overwhelming, amazing, fun and life changing, but also hard, challenging and difficult. Most of all it has been inspiring and we really much would like to come back in the future.

ä³íÉÇݳ ¾Ï¹³ÑÉ ÐÇÉÉ»íÇ Ð³áõ½

Pavlina Ekdahl Hillevi House

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Candlelight in memory of Zaruhi Petrosyan On October 3, next to the Swan Lake in Yerevan, “Coalition to stop violence against women” had organized candlelight to commemorate one-year anniversary of death of 20 years-old Zaruhi Petrosyan and to raise the level of awareness on domestic violence against women.

Activists of various age groups joined the event lighting their candles with pain, remembering the story of the twenty years-old woman. The passers-by would approach the organizers and inquire on the purpose of the event and would respect Zaruhi’s memory as well. The passers-by would also be given fliers and booklets which contained hot-lines, they would also be asked not to be indifferent for the society and for their neighbors, as in case of Zaruhi, the social indifference has led to negative consequences.

It is noteworthy that similar events were organized in Gexarqunik, Tavoush, Lori and Syunik

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marzes where some activism was recorded on behalf of the public. It were especially men that would approach to the candles surrounding the image of Zaruhi, light them and respect her peace in silence. Moreover, they would call on others to approach as well and not to be indifferent.

The court sentenced Yanis Sarkissov to ten years of imprisonment for murdering Zaruhi Petrosyan by beating. Sarkissov was charged by 14th point of second paragraph of 112nd law (if caused the death of the aggrieved by negligence, is punished with imprisonment for the term of 5 to 10 years) of Penal Code of RA. For such case, this was the gravest measure of punishment. As the lawyer of Sarkissov said, the involvement of representatives of the civil society per se has influenced the course of the case, and without pressure from the society, the case could have had a different outcome.

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"GATE - Gender, Activism, Tolerance, Equality" youth camp “Public Information and Need of Knowledge” non-governmental organisation organised “GATE - Gender, Activism, Tolerance, Equality” youth camp on October 5-9. The youth camp had unified activists of civic society that had discussions on gender issues, spoken on problems of civil society, tried to find solutions for them and to stimulate civic activism in the Republic of Armenia. Activists from civic society, experts and professionals have joined the camp sharing their success stories with the participants and informing the participants on projects in which they could get involved. Guests of the camp were Arthur Sakunts from the office

of Vanadzor of Helsinki civil assembly, Gayane Asatryan from “Armactive youth center” NGO, Milena and Anoush from “Women’s Resource Center” NGO and Mariné Manoucharian from “Civil Forum” NGO. The participants of the camp also had a chance to discuss latest developments and youth problems with volunteers of PINK that came from Sweden and the U.S.; Hillevi, Pavlina and Nieri.

The participants were quite impressed with the camp, and after the camp was over, they have presented their own initiatives.

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Events in the scope of 16 days of activism against gender violence Sixteen days of fighting violence against women and girls From November 25 to December 10 was commemorated. “Coalition to stop violence against women” has organised and maintained series of events. On November 24th in the international media centre of “Novosti”, press release of “Coalition to stop violence against women” took place. The participants of the press release were the project officer of “Society Without Violence” Anna Nikoghosyan, founding director of “Women’s Rights Center” NGO Sousanna Vardanian and employee of “Sexual Assault Crisis Center” Siranush Davtyan.

On November 25 the first event was kicked off, using “Do not tolerate violence” title. The participants of the march walked throuth Terian street until Northern Avenue where they have posted their confessions about their further actions on the fight of violence against women.

The march was yet another means to raise the level of public awareness. Thus, the participants of the action wanted to state that violence

is a grave problem in Armenia and none of us is insured of it at our houses, workplaces, streets and other places.

“Wall of shame” was in the list of actions as well, organized by “Women’s Resource Center” NGO, also various movie screenings, exhibits “Happy families” and “Which Way Home?” etc. Other events concerning violence against women and centered at public awareness raising were organised in Syunik, Lori, Armavir and Shirak marzes.

Violence against women and girls is a serious problem both in the whole world and in Armenia. Women and girls are subjected to violence at home, in the streets, educational and work institutions; they deal with physical, psychological, sexual and domestic violence.

Every third woman on Earth which was subjected to domestic violence also mentions that she was forced into a sexual relation. All over the world, the victims of domestic violence are women in 95 % cases.

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ÒƲÐ-Ç ¹»Ù å³Ûù³ñÇ Ñ³Ù³ß˳ñѳÛÇÝ ûñ §Ð³ëÝ»É ½ñáÛǦ World AIDS Day "Getting to Zero" ¸»Ïï»Ùµ»ñÇ 1-Á ÒƲÐ-Ç ¹»Ù å³Ûù³ñÇ Ñ³Ù³ß˳ñѳÛÇÝ ûñÝ ¿, ¨ ³ÛÝ ³éÇà ¿ Ù»Ï ³Ý·³Ù ¨ë Ëáë»Éáõ ØƲì/ÒƲÐ-Ç ÑÇÙݳËݹÇñÝ»ñÇ, Ù»ñ »ñÏñáõÙ ØƲì/ÒƲÐ-ÇÝ Ñ³Ï³½¹Ù³Ý áõÕÕáõÃÛ³Ùµ ï³ñíáÕ ³ß˳ï³ÝùÝ»ñÇ, Ó»éùµ»ñáõÙÝ»ñÇ ¨ ³éϳ ËݹÇñÝ»ñÇ Ù³ëÇÝ: ²Ûë ï³ñÇ ÒƲÐ-Ç ËݹñÇ ç³ï³·áíáõÃÛ³Ý ËáõÙµÁ Çñ³Ï³Ý³óñ»ó Ñ»ï¨Û³É ÙÇçáó³éáõÙÝ»ñÁ` ÝíÇñí³Í ÒƲÐ-Ç ¹»Ù å³Ûù³ñÇ Ñ³Ù³ß˳ñѳÛÇÝ ûñí³Ý: ØÇçáó³éáõÙÝ»ñÇ Ù»ÏݳñÏÁ ïñí»ó زÎ-Ç Ñ³Û³ëï³ÝÛ³Ý ·ñ³ë»ÝÛ³ÏáõÙ, áñï»Õ ϳ۳ó³í ÒƲÐ-Ç ¹»Ù å³Ûù³ñÇ Ñ³Ù³ß˳ñѳÛÇÝ ûñí³Ý ÝíÇñí³Í Ù³ÙÉá ³ëáõÉÇë: ²ëáõÉÇëÇÝ Ù³ëݳÏóáõÙ ¿ÇÝ ÐÐáõ٠زÎ-Ç Ùßï³Ï³Ý ѳٳϳñ·áÕ ¸³ýÇݳ ¶»ñ㨳Ý, ÐÐ ³éáÕç³å³ÑáõÃÛ³Ý Ý³Ë³ñ³ñÇ ï»Õ³Ï³É îÇ·ñ³Ý ê³Ñ³ÏÛ³ÝÁ, ÐÐ ²Ü ÒƲÐ-Ç Ï³Ý˳ñ·»ÉÙ³Ý Ñ³Ýñ³å»ï³Ï³Ý Ï»ÝïñáÝÇ ïÝûñ»Ý ê³Ùí»É ¶ñÇ·áñÛ³ÝÁ, §¸ñ³Ï³Ý Ù³ñ¹Ï³Ýó ѳÛÏ³Ï³Ý ó³Ýó¦ ѳë³ñ³ñ³Ï³Ý ϳ½Ù³Ï»ñåáõÃÛ³Ý Ý³Ë³·³Ñ ²Ý³ÑÇï гñáõÃÛáõÝÛ³ÝÁ, Ð³Û ²é³ù»É³Ï³Ý êáõñµ ºÏ»Õ»óáõ ²ñ³ñ³ïÛ³Ý Ð³Ûñ³å»ï³Ï³Ý »ÙÇ ØƲì-áí ³åñáÕ Ù³ñ¹Ï³Ýó ¨ ÃÙñ³ÙÇçáóÝ»ñÇ Ý»ñ³ñϳÛÇÝ û·ï³·áñÍáÕÝ»ñÇ ó»ñ»Ï³ÛÇÝ Ï»ÝïñáÝÇ ïÝûñ»Ý, î»ñ ¶ñÇ·áñ ù³Ñ³Ý³ ¶ñÇ·áñÛ³ÝÁ, ÙÇ ß³ñù ѳë³ñ³Ï³Ï³Ý ¨ ÙÇç³½·³ÛÇÝ Ï³½Ù³Ï»ñåáõÃÛáõÝÝ»ñÇ, زÎ-Ç ·áñͳϳÉáõÃÛáõÝÝ»ñÇ ¨ ¼ÈØ-Ý»ñÇ Ý»ñϳ۳óáõóÇãÝ»ñ: ²ÛÝáõÑ»ï¨ ºñ¨³Ý ù³Õ³ùÇ Ñ³Ù³Éë³ñ³ÝÝ»ñÇ ßñç³ÝáõÙ Çñ³Ï³Ý³óí»ó »ñÃ: ºñÃÇ Ù³ëݳÏÇóÝ»ñÁ ѳ·»É ¿ÇÝ §Ð³ëÝ»É ½ñáÛǦ Ëáñ³·ñáí ß³åÇÏÝ»ñ ¨ ÏñáõÙ ¿ÇÝ å³ëï³éÝ»ñ Ñ»ï¨Û³É ϳñ·³ËáëÝ»ñáí. §²í»ÉÇ Ñ»ßï ¿ ãí³ñ³Ïí»É, ù³Ý µáõÅí»É»¦, §0 ØƲì-Ç Ýáñ ¹»åù, 0 ٳѳóáõÃÛáõÝ ÒƲÐ-Çó, 0 Ëïñ³Ï³ÝáõÃÛáõݦ, §·Çï»Ù, Ùï³Ñá· »Ù, ·áñÍáõÙ »Ù¦, §÷á˳¹³ñÓ Ñ³í³ï³ñÙáõÃÛáõÝÁ Ï÷³ÏÇ ØƲì-Ç ÙáõïùÁ ÁÝï³ÝÇù¦, §³Ýíï³Ý·

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December 1 is World AIDS Day, and that is an opportunity to speak out once more about the issue of HIV/AIDS, the efforts in our state to stop the spread of HIV/AIDS, as well as present and future issues. This year the Advocacy Group on AIDS organized the following events in the name of World AIDS Day. The kickoff of the events was given at the UN office in Armenia, where a press conference was held discussing World AIDS Day. Participating in the press conference were permanent representative of the UN to Armenia Dafina Gershwin, representative of Ministry of Health of RA Tigran Sahakyan, director of public prevention center of Ministry of Health of RA Samvel Grigoryan, “Positive People Armenian Network” NGO president Anahit Haroutunyan, Armenian Apostolic Church Araratian Patriarchal Diocese’s members who live with HIV and Narcotic Drug Users Daily Center’s president Ter Grigor Bishop Grigoryan, some local and international organizations, UN agencies and representatives of the press.

Following the press conference, in the Yerevan State University area, a march took place. The participants of the march wore “Getting to Zero” slogan t-shirts and carried posters with the following slogans on them: “It’s easier to not get infected than it is to be treated”, “0 new cases of HIV, 0 AIDS-related deaths, 0 discrimination”, “I know, I am worried, I am trying”, “Mutual commitment will stop entry of HIV into your family”, “Safe sex is my choice”,

ë»é³Ï³Ý ѳñ³µ»ñáõÃÛáõÝÁ ÇÙ ÁÝïñáõÃÛáõÝÝ ¿¦, §ØƲì/ÒƲÐ-Á í»ñ³µ»ñíáõÙ ¿ ÇÝÓ, í»ñ³µ»ñíáõÙ ¿ µáÉáñÇݦ, §ØƲì-Á ãÇ ÷á˳ÝóíáõÙ ÁÝÏ»ñáõÃÛ³Ý ÙÇçáóáí¦ ¨ ³ÛÉÝ: ºñÃÇ ÁÝóóùáõÙ Ù³ëݳÏÇóÝ»ñÁ ³Ýóáñ¹Ý»ñÇÝ µ³Å³Ý»óÇÝ Ý³¨ ï»Õ»Ï³ïí³Ï³Ý ïå³·Çñ ÝÛáõûñ ¨ ÃéáõóÇÏÝ»ñ: ¸»Ïï»Ùµ»ñÇ 1-ÇÝ å³ñ½ ¹³ñÓ³í ݳ¨ §ØƲì/ ÒƲРËÝñÇ ç³ï³·áí 2011¦ Ùñó³Ý³Ï³ÏÇñÝ»ñÇ ³ÝáõÝÝ»ñÁ: ÀÝïñáõÃÛáõÝÁ Çñ³Ï³Ý³óí»É ¿ñ` Áëï ùí»³ñÏáÕÝ»ñÇ Ó³ÛÝ»ñÇ Ù»Í³Ù³ëÝáõÃÛ³Ý, ÇÝãÇ ³ñ¹ÛáõÝùáõÙ ³Ûë ï³ñí³ ØƲì/ÒƲÐ-Ç ËݹñÇ ç³ï³·áí»ñ »Ý ׳ݳãí»É.

1. ѳÝñ³ÛÇÝ ·áñÍÇã` è³Éý ÚÇñÇÏÛ³Ý, §ìÇí³ë»ÉØîê¦ ÁÝÏ»ñáõÃÛ³Ý ·É˳íáñ ïÝûñ»Ý, 2. ¼ÈØ` §Ð»ïù online¦ ûñÃ, ·É˳íáñ ËÙµ³·Çñ` ¾¹ÇÏ ´³Õ¹³ë³ñÛ³Ý 3. ï»Õ³Ï³Ý ѳë³ñ³Ï³Ï³Ý ϳ½Ù³Ï»ñåáõÃÛáõÝ` §Ð³Ýñ³ÛÇÝ ï»Õ»Ï³ïíáõÃÛáõÝ ¨ ·Çï»ÉÇùÇ Ï³ñÇù¦ ÐÎ-Ý` ݳ˳·³Ñ سÙÇÏáÝ Ðáíë»÷Û³Ý, 4. ÙÇç³½·³ÛÇÝ Ï³½Ù³Ï»ñåáõÃÛáõÝ` ´³ó гë³-

“HIV/AIDS is relevant to me, it is relevant to all”, “HIV is not transmitted through friendship”, etc. During the march, the participants also passed out informative leaflets and booklets to passers-by.

Also on December 1, the names of the winners of the “HIV/AIDS Advocate of 2011” award were announced. The decision was made according to majority vote, by the result of which this year’s HIV/AIDS advocates have been recognized: 1. Public Figure: Ralph Yirikian, “VivacellMTS” CEO 2. Media: Hetq Online newspaper editor in chief Edik Baghdasaryan 3. Local NGO: “Public Information and Need of Knowledge” NGO, president Mamikon Hovsepyan 4. International organization: Open Society Foundation - Armenia, director Lar-

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ñ³ÏáõÃÛ³Ý ÐÇÙݳ¹ñ³ÙÝ»ñ - г۳ëï³Ý, ջϳí³ñ` ȳñÇë³ ØÇݳëÛ³Ý, 5. å»ï³Ï³Ý ϳéáõÛóÇ Ý»ñϳ۳óáõóÇã` ä»ïñáë ê»Ù»ñçÛ³Ý, гÝñ³å»ï³Ï³Ý ݳñÏáÉá·Ç³Ï³Ý ÏÉÇÝÇϳ, 6. Ùß³ÏáõóÛÇÝ ·áñÍÇã` DJ Vakcina: Øñó³Ý³Ï³µ³ßËáõÃÛ³Ý Å³Ù³Ý³Ï ³é³ÝÓݳóí³Í ¿ÇÝ í»ó ³Ýí³Ý³Ï³ñ·»ñ` ï³ñµ»ñ³Ïí³Í ѳٳӳÛÝ ØƲì/ÒƲÐ-Ç Ï³Ý˳ñ·»ÉÙ³ÝÝ áõ Ù³ñ¹áõ Çñ³íáõÝù»ñÇ å³ßïå³ÝáõÃÛ³ÝÝ áõÕÕí³Í ·áñÍáõÝ»áõÃÛ³Ý áÉáñïÝ»ñÇ: ØƲì/ÒƲÐ-Ç ËݹñÇ ç³ï³·áíáõÃÛ³Ý Ù»ç ϳñ¨áñ Ý»ñ¹ñáõÙ áõݻݳÉáõ ѳٳñ ѳÝÓÝí»óÇÝ Ý³¨ ßÝáñѳϳɳ·ñ»ñ` • ²éáÕç³å³ÑáõÃÛ³Ý ÷áËݳ˳ñ³ñ ê»ñ·»Û ʳã³ïñÛ³ÝÇÝ, • ²ñÃáõñ äáïáëÛ³ÝÇÝ` гϳÃÙñ³ÙáɳÛÇÝ ù³Õ³ù³óÇ³Ï³Ý ¹³ßÇÝù ÐΠݳ˳·³Ñ, • ê³Ùí»É ¶ñÇ·áñÛ³ÝÇÝ` ÒƲÐ-Ç Ï³Ý˳ñ·»ÉÙ³Ý Ñ³Ýñ³å»ï³Ï³Ý Ï»ÝïñáÝÇ ïÝûñ»Ý, • ܳÇñ³ ê³ñ·ëÛ³ÝÇÝ` زÎ-Ç ØƲì/ÒƲÐ-Ç ÙdzóÛ³É Íñ³·ñÇ Õ»Ï³í³ñ, • §²é³íáï¦ ûñ³Ã»ñÃÇÝ (·É˳íáñ ËÙµ³·Çñ` ²ñ³Ù ²µñ³Ñ³ÙÛ³Ý), • Éáõë³ÝϳñÇã гÏáµ äáÕáëÛ³ÝÇÝ:

isa Minasyan 5. State institution representative - Petros Semerjyan, State Narcotic Clinic 6. Cultural figure: DJ Vakcina During the awards, six categories were given, divided into the activity areas of HIV/AIDS prevention and human rights protection.

Honorable mentions were also given to the following people for having important contribution to the issue of advocacy for HIV/AIDS: • Deputy minister of Ministry of Health Sergey Khachatryan • Artur Potosyan, Civil Union Alliance NGO president • Samvel Grigoryan, director of National Center for AIDS prevention • Naira Sargsyan, UNAIDS Armenia • “Aravot” daily newspaper (editor in chief Aram Abrahamyan) • Photographer Hakob Poghosyan

ÒƲÐ-Ç ¹»Ù å³Ûù³ñÇ Ñ³Ù³ß˳ñѳÛÇÝ ûñí³ ³éÇÃáí гÛ÷áëïÇ ÎÇ¨Û³Ý Ù³ëݳ×ÛáõÕáõÙ Ù³ñí»ó ØƲì í³ñ³ÏÇ Ï³Ý˳ñ·»ÉÙ³ÝÁ ÝíÇñí³Í ѳïáõÏ Ý³Ù³Ï³ÝÇß: ²ß˳ñÑÇ 20 Ëáßáñ ÷áëï³ÛÇÝ ÁÝÏ»ñáõÃÛáõÝ ØƲì-ÒƲÐ-Ç ËݹñÇÝ ÝíÇñí³Í ݳٳϳÝÇßÝ»ñ ¨ ýÇɳï»ÉÇëï³Ï³Ý ³ÛÉ ³åñ³ÝùÝ»ñ ¿ ÃáÕ³ñÏáõÙ: гÛ÷áëïÁ ¨ë Ùdzó³í ³Ûë ݳ˳ӻéÝáõÃÛ³ÝÁ ¨ 30 ѳ½³ñ ûñÇݳÏáí ѳïáõÏ Ý³Ù³Ï³ÝÇß ïå»ó: ÆëÏ ³ñ¹»Ý »ñ»ÏáÛ³Ý ï»ÕÇ áõÝ»ó³í ѳÝñ³ÛÇÝ ÙÇçáó³éáõÙ ØáëÏí³ ÏÇÝáóïñáÝÇ Ùáï, áñï»Õ ë»Õ³ÝÇ íñ³ ï»Õ³¹ñí³Í ¿ÇÝ µ³½áõÙ Ýí»ñÝ»ñ: ²Ýóáñ¹Ý»ñÁ ¹ñ³Ýù ëï³Ý³Éáõ ѳٳñ å³ï³ë˳ÝáõÙ ¿ÇÝ Ýí»ñÇÝ ÷³Ïóí³Í ѳñóÇÝ: ØÇçáó³éáõÙÁ ëÏë»Éáõó ³ñ¹»Ý ÙÇ ù³ÝÇ ñáå» Ñ»ïá ë»Õ³ÝÝ»ñÇ Ùáï Ñ»ñà ¿ñ ·áÛ³ó»É, ¨ µáÉáñÁ ó³Ý³Ï³ÝáõÙ ¿ÇÝ å³ï³ëË³Ý»É Ñ³ñó»ñÇÝ` ëï³Ý³Éáõ ѳٳñ Çñ»Ýó Ýí»ñÝ»ñÁ: ¸»Ïï»Ùµ»ñÇ 2-Çó 10-Ý ÁÝÏ³Í Å³Ù³Ý³Ï³Ñ³ïí³ÍáõÙ ºñ¨³ÝÇ å»ï³Ï³Ý ¨ áã å»ï³Ï³Ý ѳٳÉë³ñ³ÝÝ»ñáõ٠ϳ½Ù³Ï»ñåí»óÇÝ ¨ Çñ³Ï³Ý³óí»óÇÝ §ØƲì/ÒƲР¨ Ù³ñ¹áõ Çñ³íáõÝùÝ»ñ¦ ûٳÛáí ¹³ë³ËáëáõÃÛáõÝÝ»ñ, áñáÝó Ù³ëݳÏó»óÇÝ ³í»ÉÇ ù³Ý 200 áõë³ÝáÕÝ»ñ ï³ñµ»ñ µáõÑ»ñÇó: ì»ñçáõ٠ѳí»É»Ýù, áñ ÒƲÐ-Ç ËݹñÇ ç³ï³·áíáõÃÛ³Ý ËáõÙµÁ ãáñë ѳë³ñ³Ï³Ï³Ý ϳ½Ù³Ï»ñåáõÃÛáõÝÝ»ñÇ` §Ð³Ýñ³ÛÇÝ ï»Õ»Ï³ïíáõÃÛáõÝ ¨ ·Çï»ÉÇùÇ Ï³ñÇù¦, §Æñ³Ï³Ý ³ß˳ñÑ, Çñ³Ï³Ý Ù³ñ¹ÇϦ, §Î³Ý³Ýó é»ëáõñë³ÛÇÝ Ï»Ýïñáݦ, §¸ñ³Ï³Ý Ù³ñ¹Ï³Ýó ѳÛÏ³Ï³Ý ó³Ýó¦ ¨ زÎ-Ç ØƲì/ÒƲÐ-Ç ÙdzóÛ³É Íñ³·ñÇ Ý³Ë³Ó»éÝáõÃÛáõÝÝ ¿, áñÁ Ýå³ï³Ï áõÝÇ Çñ³Ï³Ý³óÝ»É Ñ³Ù³ï»Õ ·áñÍáÕáõÃÛáõÝÝ»ñ Ëáó»ÉÇ ËÙµ»ñÇ Çñ³íáõÝùÝ»ñÇ å³ßïå³ÝáõÃÛ³Ý ¨ Çñ³íáõÝùÝ»ñÇ ç³ï³·áíÙ³Ý ßáõñç, ÇÝãå»ë ݳ¨ ѳÝñ³ÛÇÝ áõß³¹ñáõÃÛáõÝÁ 먻é»É ë»é³Ï³Ý ³éáÕçáõÃÛ³Ý ËݹÇñÝ»ñÇÝ:

On the occasion of World AIDS day, at the Kiev branch of Haypost, a stamp was created to commemorate HIV prevention efforts. In 20 largest mail companies of the world, stamps and other philatelist materials are also being issued on the occasion of World AIDS Day. Haypost also joined this initiative and printed thirty-thousand copies of this stamp.

By evening, a public event took place near the Moscow Theater, where a multitude of prizes were laid out on tables. To receive those, passers-by had to answer the question attached to the prize. Only a few minutes after the event started, people were standing in line by the tables and everyone wanted to answer the questions to receive the prizes.

From December 2 to 10, in Yerevan’s state and private universities, “HIV/AIDS and human rights” lectures were prepared and given, in which participated more than 200 students from different universities.

In summary, the Advocacy Group on AIDS, which consists of four NGOs, “Public Information and Need of Knowledge”, “Real World, Real People”, “Women’s Resource Center”, “Positive People Armenian Network”, as well as UNAIDS, is the initiative which aims to perform cooperative activities to protect and advocate for the rights of vulnerable groups, as well as to point public attention towards the issue of sexual health.

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سñ¹áõ Çñ³íáõÝùÝ»ñÇ ûñ Human Rights Day 1948Ã. ¸»Ïï»Ùµ»ñÇ 10-ÇÝ ÁݹáõÝí»É ¿ سñ¹áõ Çñ³íáõÝùÝ»ñÇ Ñ³ÙÁݹѳÝáõñ Ñéã³Ï³·ÇñÁ: ²Ûë ÷³ëï³ÃáõÕÃÁ ѳٳñíáõÙ ¿ Çñ³íáõÝùÝ»ñÇ ³é³çÇÝ ·Éáµ³É ë³ÑÙ³ÝáõÙÁ, áñáí ûÅïí³Í »Ý µáÉáñ Ù³ñ¹ÇÏ: гÙÁݹѳÝáõñ Ñéã³Ï³·ÇñÁ Ødzíáñí³Í ³½·»ñÇ Ï³½Ù³Ï»ñåáõÃÛ³Ý ÑÇÙݳñ³ñ µ³Õ³¹ñÇã ÷³ëï³ÃáõÕÃÝ ¿: 1950Ã. Ç å³ïÇí Ðéã³Ï³·ñÇ, زÎ-Á ѳëï³ï»ó سñ¹áõ Çñ³íáõÝùÝ»ñÇ ûñí³Ý ÝíÇñí³Í ïáÝÁ, áñÁ ÝßíáõÙ ¿ ¹»Ïï»Ùµ»ñÇ 10-ÇÝ: سñ¹áõ Çñ³íáõÝùÝ»ñÇ ûñí³ Ï³å³ÏóáõÃÛ³Ùµ سñ¹áõ Çñ³íáõÝùÝ»ñÇ å³ßïå³Ý γñ»Ý ²Ý¹ñ»³ëÛ³ÝÁ سñ½³Ñ³Ù»ñ·³ÛÇÝ Ñ³Ù³ÉÇñáõ٠ϳ½Ù³Ï»ñå»É ¿ñ §Ø³ñ¹áõ Çñ³íáõÝùÝ»ñÇ EXPO¦: EXPú-Ç ÁÝóóùáõÙ ï»Õ³Ï³Ûí³Í ¿ÇÝ ï³ñµ»ñ ï³Õ³í³ñÝ»ñ, áñï»Õ Ý»ñϳ۳óí³Í ¿ÇÝ »ñ»Ë³Ý»ñÇ, ϳݳÝó, µéÝáõÃÛáõÝÝ»ñÇ ¨ Ëáßï³Ý·áõÙÝ»ñÇ ½áÑ»ñÇ, ³½·³ÛÇÝ ÷áùñ³Ù³ëÝáõÃÛáõÝÝ»ñÇ, ÷³Ëëï³Ï³ÝÝ»ñÇ, ѳßٳݹ³ÙÝ»ñÇ, ³Ý³å³ÑáíÝ»ñÇ, ÇÝãå»ë ݳ¨ ï»Õ»Ï³ïíáõÃÛáõÝ ëï³Ý³Éáõ Çñ³íáõÝùÇÝ ³éÝãíáÕ Ý»ñϳÛÇë ³é³í»É ëáõñ ¨ ³ñ¹Ç³Ï³Ý ËݹÇñÝ»ñÁ:

γݳÝó ѳñó»ñÇÝ ¨ ËݹÇñÝ»ñÇÝ ³éÝãíáÕ ï³Õ³í³ñáí ¿ñ Ý»ñϳ۳ÝáõÙ ³Ûë ÙÇçáó³éÙ³ÝÁ §Àݹ¹»Ù ϳݳÝó Ýϳïٳٵ µéÝáõÃ۳ݦ Ïá³ÉÇódzÝ: γݳÝó Çñ³íáõÝùÝ»ñÇ ï³Õ³í³ñáõ٠ѳÝñáõÃÛ³ÝÁ Ý»ñϳ۳óí³Í ¿ñ Ïá³ÉÇódzÛÇ ³Ûë ï³ñí³ ³ÙµáÕç ³ß˳ï³ÝùÁ ï»Õ»Ï³ïí³Ï³Ý ÝÛáõûñÇ ÙÇçáóáí:

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On December 10 of 1948 the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was accepted. This document is considered to be the first global definition of rights by which all humans are endowed. The Universal Declaration is one of the fundamental auxiliary documents of the UN. In 1950, in honor of the Declaration, the UN has set a holiday for the Human Rights day which is celebrated on December 10.

On the occasion of the Human Rights Day, human rights defender in Armenia Karen Andreasyan had organized “Human Rights EXPO” in Sports and Concert Complex. EXPú presented various pavilions in which issues regarding violence against children, women, victims of torture, national minorities, refugees, handicapped persons, vulnerable individuals, as well as about the right to receive information and actual poignant issues in nowadays.

“Coalition to Stop Violence against Women” was presented by a separate pavilion. The whole job done this year regarding women’s rights was presented through informative materials.

§ÆÝãå»ë ¹áõ¦ ѳݹ»ëÇó ÝÛáõûñ û·ï³·áñÍ»Éáõ ¹»åùáõÙ ÑÕáõÙÁ å³ñï³¹Çñ ¿ Materials taken from "As you" magazine need to be referenced гݹ»ëÁ ³ÝÏ³Ë ï»Õ»Ï³ïí³Ï³Ý ³ÕµÛáõñ ¿, Ññ³ï³ñ³ÏíáõÙ ¿ §Ð³Ýñ³ÛÇÝ ï»Õ»Ï³ïíáõÃÛáõÝ ¨ ·Çï»ÉÇùÇ Ï³ñÇù¦ ÐÎ-Ç, ·áñÍÁÝÏ»ñ ϳ½Ù³Ï»ñåáõÃÛáõÝÝ»ñÇ ¨ ³ÏïÇíÇëïÝ»ñÇ ç³Ýù»ñáí, ¨ Üáñí»·Ç³ÛÇ ²ñï³ùÇÝ ·áñÍ»ñÇ Ý³Ë³ñ³ñáõÃÛ³Ý ýÇݳÝë³Ï³Ý ³ç³ÏóáõÃÛ³Ùµ: The magazine is an independent information source published by efforts of Public Information and Need of Knowledge NGO, partner organizations and activists, and by financial support of Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

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