July 16, 2012 at 14:24 | Human Rights, Environmental Policy | Gegharkunik
EcoLur offers to get familiar with the nominal list of National Assembly deputies who took part in the voting of governmental package on additional water outlets from Lake Sevan
July 13, 2012 at 18:37 | Human Rights, Environmental Policy | Gegharkunik
Armenian Human Rights Defender Karen Andreasyan made a statement on the legislative amendments as regards with Sevan. The statement says, 'On 15 July 2012 the Armenian Government submitted a package of legislative amendments to the National
July 11, 2012 at 21:08 | Human Rights, Environmental Policy | Gegharkunik
Already 145 million cubic meters has been let out of Lake Sevan. On 11 June Hydroecology and Ichthyology Institute Director Evelina Ghukasyan
July 09, 2012 at 16:13 | Human Rights, Environmental Policy
I am when that can see this increased civic activity. If to recall year 1988, we can see that now other tasks are a priority such as urban development, ecology and even esthetics. But they gather so many people, the movement in 1988 against nuclear power plant gathered 100 times more people. This means that raised environmental problems worry
July 09, 2012 at 13:51 | Human Rights, Environmental Policy | Armavir
Thus, Action Plan on Taking ANPP out of Service published on the official website of Energy and Natural Resources of Armenia, shows that first actions, “List and Structure of Necessary Legislative and Regulatory Documents” were specified still in
July 06, 2012 at 19:24 | Human Rights, Environmental Policy
We suggest that recent trends in Georgia ’s environmental governance contradict the commitments of the Georgian government under EU-Georgia European Neighborhood Policy Action Plan. While, according to the requirement from Action Plan, Georgia is supposed to
July 05, 2012 at 14:15 | Human Rights, Environmental Policy
We are sure if we all follow provisions prescribed in the highest law of the country, many environmental problems will disappear
July 04, 2012 at 15:17 | Human Rights, Environmental Policy | Yerevan
From political viewpoint, Ruben Hayrapetyan bears responsibility, and when he resigned his MP mandate, he made an adequate responsible step. ANC Deputy Gagik Jhangiryan made such as assessment in his conversation with EcoLur in regard with the murder of military
July 03, 2012 at 15:34 | Human Rights, Environmental Policy | Yerevan
When he was asked what the fight in Mashtots Park was eventually directed at, S. Danielyan answered, “The fight was not directed against something, but for
July 02, 2012 at 15:21 | Human Rights, Environmental Policy | Yerevan
The murder of military doctor Vahe Avetyan in Harsnaqar restaurant by bodyguards caused tension of civic and political activity. On 30 June and 1 July mass protest demonstrations took place in front of presidential seat, government building, and
June 29, 2012 at 14:58 | Human Rights, Environmental Policy
Armenian Government program for 2012-2017 has a special chapter devoted to the conservation of the earth
June 29, 2012 at 14:28 | Human Rights, Environmental Policy | Gegharkunik
The public version that officials want to get water for fish farms at the expense of Sevan and not for peasants find its confirmation. As it’s known
June 29, 2012 at 14:14 | Human Rights, Environmental Policy
“The inaccuracies in the electoral lists are due to the improper work of the police,” this is the evaluation given by Ombudsman Karen Andreasyan in his extraordinary report on the parliamentarian elections to the National Assembly of Armenia for 2012. Under the report
June 26, 2012 at 14:37 | Human Rights, Environmental Policy | Gegharkunik
The State Committee on Water Industry presented controversial figures as substantiation for water outlets from Lake Sevan. During the press conference on 21 June, Head of Financial-Economic Department of State Committee on Water Industry Mher Mkrtumyam noted that the level in Sevan will go down by 3-4 cm at the expense of water
June 25, 2012 at 16:31 | Human Rights, Environmental Policy | Syunik
Qajaran Village Head Rafik Atayan, “…They open 100 jobs, while we have 125 families, each of which feeds another 4 families. How many jobs should they open
June 25, 2012 at 14:28 | Human Rights, Environmental Policy | Gegharkunik
The parliament has already adopted the governmental proposal on making amendments in the laws protecting Lake Sevan and approved in the first reading the increase in water outlets from the lake up to 320 million cubic meters, instead of the limit of 170 million; 93 deputies voted “for” and 12 deputies – “against”. The law was introduced by the governing
June 25, 2012 at 13:24 | Human Rights, Environmental Policy
The civic initiatives and activists expressed their concerns with obstacles in the implementation of human rights in Armenia. In reply to the speech by special reporter on human rights defender of the Human Rights UN Council, the activists and civic initiatives
June 22, 2012 at 12:54 | Human Rights, Environmental Policy | Gegharkunik
Today, on 22 June, the agenda of the National Assembly of Armenia includes the discussion of the governmental billon additional water outlets from Lake Sevan. NGOs are not invited
