February 06, 2013 at 13:42 | Human Rights, Environmental Policy | Syunik
The Territorial Administration Ministry gives explanations what kind of significance the documents publicized by “EcoLur”
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February 05, 2013 at 15:54 | Human Rights, Environmental Policy | Vayots dzor
On 5 February for the first time EcoLur ensured live broadcasting of the public hearings of “Gndevanq” SHP working project held in Jermuk. Despite technical drawbacks it turned out that there are a number of drawbacks in the project raised by public representatives, such as
February 05, 2013 at 12:36 | Human Rights, Environmental Policy
Paruyr Hayrikyan decided not to postpone elections planned for February 18, his lawyer Levon Baghdasaryan told reporters on
February 05, 2013 at 10:28 | Human Rights, Environmental Policy
“We Are This City’s Owners”, “Our City”, “Jermuk Wont’ Become a Mine” and “Teghout Support” civic initiatives have disseminated a video material accompanied with a statement, which particularly says, “Armenian presidential candidate, incumbent president and the main responsible for oligarchic system
February 04, 2013 at 18:16 | Human Rights, Environmental Policy | Lori
the National Assembly of Armenia has turned down the bill on setting up an ad hoc committee to examine the lawfulness of the development of Teghout copper and molybdenum mine. The bill was
February 04, 2013 at 17:52 | Human Rights, Environmental Policy
As compared with 2011, illegal tree felling has reduced half 2012. “In 2012 the total volume of illegal tree felling made up 1860 ha as compared with
February 04, 2013 at 15:34 | Human Rights, Environmental Policy
The further it goes, the more the course of presidential election campaign deviated from the usual format and beat in Armenia. Presidential candidate Andreas Ghukasyan’s hunger strike, which continues for already 15 days, was accompanied by an unprecedented assassination
February 04, 2013 at 13:02 | Human Rights, Environmental Policy | Ararat | Kotayk
Senior Investigator of Special Criminal Investigative Department of Sardaryan Division made a motion to Nature Protection Minister Aram Harutyunyan about necessary measures directed to removing causes of poaching in Khosrov Reserve, in regard of
February 04, 2013 at 12:18 | Human Rights, Environmental Policy
“The economic activities in Armenia are focused only income and impact on health, food safety and drinking water is not taken into consideration. That is, the violation of rights to healthy environment will lead to the violation of
February 01, 2013 at 17:20 | Human Rights, Environmental Policy | Yerevan
Our mass media often covers a topic that fight against corruption in Armenia is a show. Corrupted officials can’t fight against corruption and won’t chop down the wire, which supplied them. Consequently, the civic society should find ways to fight
February 01, 2013 at 17:06 | Human Rights, Environmental Policy | Kotayk
On 31 January presidential candidate, incumbent president Serzh Sargsyan visited an ecological hot spot, Hrazdan Town. Hrazdan is environmentally unfavorable town polluted with the emissions of the cement plant, Hrazdan thermal power plant plus the mining
February 01, 2013 at 15:34 | Human Rights, Environmental Policy | Gegharkunik
On 31 January presidential candidate and incumbent president Serzh Sargsyan visited Gegharkounik Region
February 01, 2013 at 13:18 | Human Rights, Environmental Policy | Syunik
EcoLur publishes to documents concealed from the public in regard with the Armenian-Iranian cooperation about the allocation of land areas in Syunik region for leasing to Iranian province named East Azerbaijan
February 01, 2013 at 11:14 | Human Rights, Environmental Policy | Yerevan
The February 18 presidential election in Armenia maybe postponed after an assassination attempt against Paruyr Hayrikyan, candidate for president of Armenia, Leader of the union for National Self-Determination Party, overnight. Parliament speaker Hovik Abrahamyan made
January 31, 2013 at 00:54 | Human Rights, Environmental Policy | Kotayk
“Healthy Hrazdan” civic initiative intends to propose to Serzh Sargsyan to develop a strategy on mining industry. They have addressed a letter to the president, which particularly says, “...At least ten licenses for opencast development and geological prospecting
January 30, 2013 at 13:40 | Human Rights, Environmental Policy | Lori
We have examined the documents and detected that the territory they mentioned is on the Dzoraget River, while the construction was launched on the tributary to the Dzoraget, Chqnagh River.This is our resort zone. Here water is
January 30, 2013 at 12:09 | Human Rights, Environmental Policy
Human rights to health and healthy environment in Armenia are not complied with. These conclusions are made by “Transparency International” Anti-Corruption Center Deputy Director Sona Ayvazyan corroborated with numerous examples. The report was prepared
January 29, 2013 at 17:53 | Human Rights, Environmental Policy | Kotayk
The official website of the Nature Protection Ministry, www.mnp.am, informs that the documentation package on the project of developing Tezhsar nepheline-syenite mine has been sent for refinement. Starting from May 2011 “Alumina Corporation” Company has been persevering in its intention to get