December 26, 2012 at 15:06 | Human Rights, Environmental Policy | Yerevan
Nature Protection Minister Aram Harutyunyan didn’t receive any documents and doesn’t feel fettered because of the report about crime filed by the civic society to the Public Prosecutor’s Office on 21 December
December 25, 2012 at 17:39 | Human Rights, Environmental Policy | Syunik
Lenik Petrosyan: if the project of Shahumyan opencast mining exists, the environmental expertise will give its assessment, which will be
December 25, 2012 at 12:28 | Human Rights, Environmental Policy | Kotayk
EcoLur thinks that the process of public discussions on these very projects passed into non-transparency stage, personal arrangements and high pressure on public and local villagers, which is fraught with high corruption risks and law violations. We call for Nature Protection Ministry and personally Minister Aram Harutyunyan
December 24, 2012 at 17:31 | Human Rights, Environmental Policy | Yerevan
Yerevan Municipality proposes to construct “Noyland” Historical-Ethnographic Center and “Artcity” Center of Arts and Tourism in the territory “neighboring” to Dalma Gardens. The Municipality website says the Municipality made the statement
December 24, 2012 at 16:42 | Human Rights, Environmental Policy | Kotayk
Suddenly a whole bulk of posts appeared, which used to be trees, among well-known Christmas trees of Hrazdan stretching along the whole highway of Hrazdan-Yerevan. You can count about 100 such stubs. You can understand by traces
December 24, 2012 at 14:10 | Human Rights, Environmental Policy | Vayots dzor
Nature Protection Ministry responded to “Trchkan” and “Jermuk Won’t Become a Mine” civic initiatives very laconically. The letter signed by Ministry Staff Head Edgar Pirumyan says, “All the questions referring to “Gndevanq” SHP will be settled
December 24, 2012 at 11:50 | Human Rights, Environmental Policy | Kotayk
Public representatives protested the fact of holding public hearings on 21 December on the project of Tezhsar nepheline-syenite mine by Alumina Corporation. The statement of the hearings is already the fourth. “Healthy Hrazdan” civic initiative
December 21, 2012 at 16:48 | Human Rights, Environmental Policy
The press release circulated by Nature Protection Ministry informs that Nature Protection Ministry will assist Artsakh in developing mining industry. The Nature Protection Minister paid a two-day
December 21, 2012 at 15:30 | Human Rights, Environmental Policy | Yerevan
In the frames of the demonstration organized against “ACP” Company “Teghout Support” civic initiative filed a report on illegal mine development to the Public
December 21, 2012 at 12:29 | Human Rights, Environmental Policy
“Teghout Support” Civic Initiatve calls the Armenians in Armenia, Artsakh and Diaspora to get involved in the restitution of social justice in progress in Armenia, fight
December 21, 2012 at 11:47 | Human Rights, Environmental Policy | Yerevan
Upon PM Tigran Sargsyan’s assignment, Nature Protection First Deputy Minister Simon Papyan invited the public representatives to discuss civic initiatives the issue of Nature Protection Minister Aram Harutyunyan’s resignation and
December 20, 2012 at 15:59 | Human Rights, Environmental Policy | Yerevan
“Teghout Support” civic initiatives are going to organize a demonstration in Mashtots Park at 13:00 on
December 20, 2012 at 13:37 | Human Rights, Environmental Policy
On 20 December Nature Protection Ministry invites public representatives to discuss the demand they tabled on Nature Protection Minister Aram Harutyunyan’s resignation. The meeting will be presided by Deputy Minister Simon
December 19, 2012 at 16:01 | Human Rights, Environmental Policy | Kotayk
The second public hearings were held on the construction project of a new cyanic plant by “Meghradzor Gold” Company in Meghradzor Village on 17 December. As Hrazdan Aarhus Center Coordinator and member of “Healthy Hrazdan” civic initiative Zhora Arakelyan told EcoLur, the project developers
December 19, 2012 at 14:28 | Human Rights, Environmental Policy | Syunik
If Shahumyan mine is opened, Kapan Town should be closed
December 19, 2012 at 11:37 | Human Rights, Environmental Policy
The fact that on the same day, 18 December, at once three public hearings were held on mining projects bearing high risks for health and safety of people and environment, caused public concerns. The press release of “Trchkan Support”, “Trchkan” and “Jermuk Won’t Become a Mine” civic initiatives particularly says
December 18, 2012 at 15:50 | Human Rights, Environmental Policy
We call for Nature Protection Ministry to stop this non-substantiated parade of public hearings on the projects in mining sector and not to promote the absence of transparency of the activities of mining companies and increase in corruption risks
December 18, 2012 at 15:10 | Human Rights, Environmental Policy
As the statement circulated on Facebook says undersigned by “Teghout Support”, “Trchkan”, “Khosrov Reserve” and “Jermuk Won’t Become a Mine” civic initiatives the demand of “green” civic initiatives – to bring Nature Protection Minister Aram Harutyunyan to criminal justice
