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FOREWORD 3 BENEFICIARIESQUOTES 4 HISTORYINBRIEF 5 INTERNALMONITORINGANDEVALUATIONSYSTEM 6 INTERNALCULTURE 6 ACTIVITIESIN 2005 7 ArmenianHumanRightsSchool 7 HumanRightsLibraryNetwork 8 PublicRelations 10 Publications 12 STRATEGICPLANOF 2003-2006 13 ANNEXES 14 ArmenianHumanRightsSchool:AdvancedCourseReport 14 ExperienceExchangeConference: Report 20 SeminarsforCommunityLeaders:Report 21 GCAP"WhiteBand"MobilizationDay3:Report 23 FirstAnnualConferenceofSupporters:Report 24 GCAP"WhiteBand"MobilizationDay2:Report 25 DiscussionsonConstitutionalAmendments:Report 26 GCAP"WhiteBand"MobilizationDay1:Report 27 INDEPENDENTAUDITOR'SOPINIONONFINANCIALSTATEMENTSOF2005 28 SUPPORTERSANDLITERATURE DONATORS 31

1 ACRONYMS FOREWORD

ACRPC ArmenianConstitutionalRight-ProtectiveCentre AHRS ArmenianHumanRightsSchool ALSP -LegislativeStrengtheningProgram ASPU ArmenianStatePedagogicalUniversity CE CivicEducation earColleagues, CoE CouncilofEurope CRS CatholicReliefServices LetmepresenttoyourattentiontheAnnualReportof voluminousmanual,grantingexclusivecopyrightto GB GreatBritain 2005oftheArmenianConstitutionalRight-Protective ACRPCforitspublicationwasalreadygreatlybinding. GCAP GlobalCalltoActionAgainstPoverty Centre. GCE GlobalCampaignforEducation • InsupportwithUNDPArmeniathe“LegalCulture” Duringtheyearof2005ourstrategyaimedat periodicalnewspaperwaspublished,whichaimedat HR HumanRights developinglegalcultureinArmeniawassupportedby formationanddevelopmentofthecivilsocietyin HRLN HumanRightsLibraryNetwork InterchurchOrganizationforDevelopmentCo-operation Armenia. ICCO InterchurchOrganizationforDevelopmentCo-operation (ICCO)oftheNetherlands,UNDPArmeniaAgency,the ICRC InternationalCommitteeoftheRedCross USandBritishEmbassiesinArmenia,theDirectorateof • Insupport withOxfamGBArmenia,ACRPC YouthandSportoftheCouncilofEuropeBudapestand activelyparticipatedintheGCAPthreemobilization IHL InternationalHumanitarianLaw OxfamGBArmenia. daysunderthebanner“WhiteBand”andthe IRTEK LegalInformationSoftwareSystem organizationpresentedtheGCAPArmenianCoalition IOM InternationalOrganizationforMigration • InsupportwithICCOtheArmenianHumanRights duringtheinternationalmeetingofcivilsocietyin IT IndividualTasks Schoolorganizedthefollowingactivities: EdinburghinJuly3-5,2005. in-turnsessionsofitsTenthandEleventhAdvanced JAA JuniorAchievementofArmenia − Courses;and • Theinternationalcampaignheldwithinthe LimitedLiabilityCompany LLC − legalawarenessraisingseminarsforcommunity frameworkoftheGlobalcallforEducation(GCE) LS LegalSubjects leadersofLorimarz. involvedmoreparticipantsincomparisonwiththe LSGB LocalSelf-governingBodies previousyears. Since2003,activitiesofitsnational MDG MillenniumDevelopmentGoals • FundedbytheDepartmentofStatePublicAffairsof coalitionhavebeencoordinatedbyACRPC. theUSEmbassyinArmeniatheexpansionand MinistryofEducationandScience MES developmentprojectoftheHumanRightsLibrary IwouldliketothankallthepartnersofACRPC,its NA NationalAssembly Network,locatedinthetownsofVanadzor,Hrazdan, supportersanddonors,allthestaffmembersand NGO Non-governmentalOrganization Gavar,Artashat,DilijanandSevantowns,was volunteers,fortheirfairandunbiasedefforts,dueto NIE NationalInstituteofEducation implemented. whichweimplementedtheabove-mentionedpro.jects OSCE OrganizationforSecurityandCooperationinEurope • Thecommunitymemberssupportedpublicationof ThankyouforgettingacquaintedwiththeReportand, PCV PeaceCorpsVolunteer fiveissuesofthescientific-methodologicalreview“For ofcourse,Iwillbegladforeveryofyourcomments RA RepublicofArmenia theSakeofJustice”. andsuggestionsonit. SL StateandLaw • InsupportwiththeDirectorateofYouthandSportof Yoursrespectfully, SP StrategicPlan theCouncilofEuropeandtheBritishEmbassyin SysL SystemofLaw ArmeniastrenuousworkwasdonetofulfilltheEnglish- TeachingOrganizationCollaborativeMethodology TOCM Armeniantranslationof“COMPASSaManualon GevorkManoukian UN UnitedNations HumanRightsEducationwithYoungPeople”.Wehave ACRPCChairman paidextremeattentiontotranslatingthisunique UNDP UnitedNationsDevelopmentProgramme UNDPI UnitedNationsDepartmentofPublicInformation US UnitedStates YSU YerevanStateUniversity

2 3 BENEFICIARIESQUOTES HISTORYINBRIEF HenzelMANUCHARYAN MnatsakanMANOUKYAN

PhD,Professor, DoctorofPedagogicalSciences, HeadofChairofPolitics, Professor,HeadofChairof YerevanStateUniversity DepartmentofGeneralPedagogy, YerevanStatePedagogical Universitynamedafter TheACRPCwasfoundedin1988.Itwas registeredin Kh.Abovyan 1995andre-registeredin2004in theRAMinistryof Justiceasanon-political,non-governmental, independent,right-protectiveorganization.TheACRPC TheArmenianConstitutionalRight-ProtectiveCentreis “ArmenianConstitutionalRight-ProtectiveCentre” isleadbytheprinciplessetforth intheUniversal oneofthemostauthoritativeandsuccessful Human non-governmentalorganizationstandsoutfrommany DeclarationofHumanRightsandbylawandjustice Rightseducation NGOs.Thereview “FortheSakeof otherorganizationswithright-protectivemissionsby givenfromabove,aswellasbytheRAConstitution,the Justice” publishedbytheCentreisoneofthemost itseducationalactivities,whichhave alreadybecome RAlegislationinforce andtheACRPCCharter. seriousperiodicalsoftheArmenianscientificpress. Its traditionaldirections ofitswork.TheCentre's positiveinputwithrespectof supportingyoung ArmenianHumanRightsSchoolcantrulybe scientistsisundeniable. consideredasoneoftheRepublic'snon-formal Itiscommendablethatthereviewbe incloserelation sustainableeducationalestablishments(andperhaps withthechairsoftheMotherHigherEducational theonlyoneinsenseofbeinganon-profit EstablishmentoftheRepublic-the YerevanState organization). University.Thatrelationshipismuchcloserparticularly Iespeciallyappreciatethefactthattheteaching withthechairofpolitics,duetowhichtheproblemsof processatAHRSiscarriedoutthroughapplicationof providingtheyounggenerationofpoliticiansand contemporaryteachingmethods(particularly, lawyerswithanopportunitytoappearinthepublicare collaborative). STRUCTURE solved. Thereview“FortheSakeofJustice” ofthe Centre'spublicationsisinfactoneofthemost famousandauthoritativeperiodicalsoftheArmenian ASSEMBLY scientificpress. In2005withintheeightdepartments seventeenemployeeswereinvolved.The implementationoftheactivitiesofthe departmentswasalsosupportedbythe PRESIDIUM SteveBLOOM volunteers. Thedepartmentalheadsareaccountableto RuleofLawLiaison-JudicialReform ACRPCChairman,andeachemployeeis CHAIRMAN VICECHAIRMAN ABA/CEELI Yerevan,Armenia accountabletothecorrespondingdepartmental head. Thestaffrecruitmentisthroughtender;prio- rityisgiventocandidateswithhighereduca- IhadthehonorofcollaboratingwithACRPCasaPeaceCorpsvolunteerinmanyofitsareasofexpertise.Stillin tion,computerskillsandlanguageproficiency. YerevanthePeaceCorpsstafftoldmethattheACRPCwasoneofthewell-knownandefficientNGOsinArmenia. HUMAN EDITORIAL RESOURCES DuringmyworkthereIbecamesurethatthisorganizationwasreallyoneofthebestNGOsinArmenia. DEPARTMENT DEPARTMENT TheArmenianHumanRightsSchool,foundedbyACRPC,whereittrainsLSteachers,isasustainableeducational establishment,anditsroleinformingacivilsocietyinArmeniaisundeniable.TheroleandsignificanceofHuman RightslibrariesfoundedbyACRPCinvariousregions ofArmeniaareinvaluableindevelopinglegalcultureinthe EDUCATIONAL ECONOMIC country. DEPARTMENT DEPARTMENT IampresentlyworkingwiththejudgesofArmeniaonjudicialreform,andmanyofthegovernmentofficialsthatI meetandworkwithhaveheardoftheworkACRPCisdoingandtheyallunequivocallyspeakveryhighlyofthese efforts. PUBLIC PROJECTSDESIGN RELATIONS ANDFUNDRAISING Ihavebeenanattorneysince1977andbeforeenrolledtotheUSPeaceCorpsasavolunteerIhadbeenaUS DEPARTMENT DEPARTMENT MagistrateJudgeinEasternOregonsince1988.Ihavebeeninvolvedatthelocal,state,national,andinternational levelonmanyprojects,bothpublicandprivate,andACRPCisoneofthebest. LIBRARY ACCOUNTANCY MybestwishestoeveryoneatACRPCfortheircontinuedsuccess. DEPARTMENT

4 5 INTERNALMONITORINGANDEVALUATIONSYSTEM ACTIVITIE2SIN005 ARMENIANHUMANRIGHTSSCHOOL

Thestaff-relatedactivitiesareregulatedby the isrealizedthroughaplanning/reportingsystem In2005theACRPCEducationalDepartment SeminarsforLoriRegional 4 ACRPCWorkRegulations. Thedocumentwas (weekly,quarterlyandannual)dulyto the implementedthefollowingactivit:ies CommunityLeaders approvedonDecember22,2002,bythe ACRPC organization'sstrategicplans. • AHRScourses; InNovember-Decemberthree supriumbody,the Assembly. Thedailymattersandissuesareregulatedthrough • ExperienceexchangecsonferenceofLSpecialists;and two-dayseminarswere Itpresentstheorganizationalstructure,job morningbriefingsofthe ACRPCchairman- • SeminarsforLoriregion'sclommunityeaders organizedon“PrinciplesofLaw descriptionsandgeneralandspecific responsibilities departmentalheadsindividually.Incaseofnecessity andLegislation”. Theseminarswereattendedby ofthestaffmembers,theworkperformanceappraisal consultationsareinvited. AHRSCourses ThesessionsoftheTenthandEleventhAdvanced 69leadersof16communitiesof criteria,etc;theexplicitboundsofauthoritiesand The ACRPCsubmitsprojectreportstoitsdonor Courseswereorganized.January8-28,thefirstsession (November12-13), responsibilitiesbothamongthedepartmentsand organizations,since1999ithasbeenpassingexternal oftheTenthAdvancedCoursewasheld.Itwasattended (November19-20)and financialauditandsince2002it hasbeenpublishing withineachdepartmentaredefined. by43teachersfromnineregions oftheRepublic. (December17-18) Theinternalmanagement, evaluationandmonitoring, annualreports.aswell June20-July7,thefirstsessionoftheEleventh regions: councilmembers, AdvancedCourseandthesecondsessionoftheTenth church representatives, AdvancedCoursewereorganized.1 Itwasthefirsttime educationalestablishments,NGOs,theprivatesector, theAHRShadconductedasessioninparticipationwith themassmedia,aswellasvolunteersandstudents). INTERNALCULTURE learnersoftwovariouscourses.Thatbecame possible Theparticipantsoftheseminarsreceivedcertificates duetoapplicationofthe TeachingOrganization Withintheorganizationaculturehasbeenformed, Thisisstimulatedbyvariousjointactivities: ColleborativeMethodology()TOCM.2 approvedbytheGovernorofLoriregion andtheACRPC whichrepresentsthe integrityofthestaffmembers • Theworkinghoursareinterruptedby anone-hour Thesessionwasattendedby93learnersfromall regions Chairman. andthevolunteers'behaviours,moralvaluesandtheir andfifteen-minute breaks, oftheRepublic(52learnersoftheEleventhand41ofthe beliefs. • Staffretreatthree-dayprogramsareorganizedat TenthCourses).Fifteentrainerswereinvolvedin the Theresultsofasociologicalsurveyshowed thatthe Theorganization'sactivityistransparentto its leasttwiceayear, sessions(twoHRspecialists,threemethodologist- awarenessonlawandlegislationof50%ofthe participantswasraisedonaverageby38.84%. beneficiaries,partners,thecommunityandthesociety • Thestaffmembersandthevolunteers'birthdaysand experts,nineLSspecialistsandanSLexpert). DuringtheseminarstwoliveTVprogramswere ingeneral.Thestaffmembersareprogressiveand nationalholidaysarecelebrated,etc. 3 broadcastinparticipationwithcommunityleaders,on goal-oriented,courteousandkindtowardseachother. TheACRPCmanagementisconsistentinproviding ExperienceExchangeConferenceofLSSpecialists thestaff'ssustainabilityandcompetitiveness. InJune27-28,anexperienceexchangeconferenceof December17via“Fortuna”TVStationofStepanavan LSspecialistswasorganized.It wasattendedby63 townandonDecember19via“Lori-TV”ofVanadzor peoplefromvariousregions oftheRepublic:LS town. teachers,specialists,representativesof educational establishments, NGOsandthemassmedia. Duringtheconference14reportswerepresentedon ArayikPAPIKYAN threebasictopics: HeadofEducationalDepartment -Educationalpolicy:problemsandperspectives; -Democracyand participationindecisionmaking; -Legalstate,education andupbringing.

1 SeeinAnnex1,p.14. 2 TobeacquaintedwiththeTOCMpleaserefertothefollowingsources: 1.Ø.².ØÏñïãÛ³Ý,ÎñÃáõÃÛ³Ýϳ½Ù³Ï»ñåÙ³ÝÏáÉ»ÏïÇí»Õ³Ý³ÏÇϳ۳óÙ³ÝÑÇÙݳѳñó»ñÁ,ºñ¨³Ý,2001: 2.Ïåäàãîãè÷åñêèéïîèñê,Ì,Ïåäàãîãèêà,1987. 3.ÑëåâàêîÃ.Ê.,Ñîâðåìåííûåîáðàçîâàòåëüíûåòåõíîëîãèè,Ì.,“Íàðîäíîåîáðàçîâàíèå”,1998. 4.ÄæóðèíñêèéÀ.Í.Ðåôîðìûçàðóáåæíîéøêîëû.Íàäåæäûèäåéñòâèòåëúíîñòú.Ì.,Çíàíèå,1989(ñåðèÿ“Ïåäàãîãèêàèïñèõîëîãèÿ”,í.7). 5.ÖóêåðìàíÃ.À.Êòîó÷èò-ó÷èòñÿ.,æóðí.“ÐóññêèéÿçûêâÀðìåíèè”,í.3,1999. 6.¶.سÝáõÏ۳ݨáõñÇßÝ»ñ,سñ¹áõÇñ³íáõÝùÝ»ñ,Ò»éݳñÏáõëáõóãÇѳٳñ,ì³Ý³Óáñ,2002: 7.².Ø»ÉÇùë»ÃÛ³Ý,»ٳݻñÇ÷áËѳÕáñ¹Ù³ÝÙ»Ãá¹ÇϳÛÇÏÇñ³éáõÙÁ§ø³Õ³ù³ódzϳÝÏñÃáõÃÛáõݦ³é³ñϳÛÇ ¹³ë³í³Ý¹Ù³ÝųٳݳÏ,§ì³ëݳñ¹³ñáõû³Ý¦,N36,2002: 8.ú.¸áõ¹áõÙÛ³Ý,²Ýѳï³Ï³ÝѳÝÓݳñ³ñáõÃÛáõÝÝ»ñÇ÷áËëïáõ·Ù³ÝÙ»Ãá¹ÇϳÛÇÏÇñ³éáõÙÁ§Ø³ñ¹áõÇñ³íáõÝùÝ»ñ¦ áõëáõÙݳϳݳé³ñϳÛǹ³ëÁÝóóáõÙ,§ì³ëݳñ¹³ñáõû³Ý¦,ÃÇí37,2003: 3 SeeinAnnex2,p.20. 4 SeeinAnnex3,p.21.

6 7 ACTIVITIE2SIN005 ACTIVITIE2SIN005 • Paralleltotheassessment, HUMANRIGHTSLIBRARYNETWORK ElucidationofServices • TheHRLNfactsheetwasmade.anddisseminated sociologicalsurveyswere • Announcementsonlibraryserviceswerespreadout conductedamongthereaders HRLNinvolvesHRlibrariesinVanadzor,Hrazdan, withthereaders’demands. byvariousmassmedia. andmeetingswereinvitedin Dilijan,Artashat,GavarandSevantownsofArmenia. • The IRTEK1 programwasinstalledinallthelibraries SevanandVanadzorlibraries oftheNetwork,whichisupdatedeverythreemonths. MonitoringandEvaluation aswell,duringwhich ImplementedWork • Thelibrariessubmittedmonthlyreportsdulytothe suggestionsaimedat to • Todevelopthequalityofprovisionoflibrary definedprocedure. improvingthelibraryservice • InJanuary-Septembertheimplementationofthe services,twoseminar-meetingsoftrainingand • InNovember-December,thelibraryperformance wererecorded. project “HumanRightsLibraryNetwork experienceexchangeoflibrarianswereorganized. appraisalwascarriedout.Toeliminatetherevealed DevelopmentinArmenia”,sponsoredbythe shortcomingsandomissionscorrespondingactions DepartmentofStatePublicAffairsoftheUSEmbassy Services were plannedwithintheHRLNannualplanof2006. inArmeniawascontinued. HakobHAKOBYAN • InFebruary,ininitiationwithlocalvolunteersand • 4538readersmadeuseoftheHRLNservices. HeadofLibraryDepartment supportedbyauthorities,thesixthHRlibrarywas • Thelibraryfundwas supplementedwith2373pieces foundedinSevantown.Itwassaturatedwith ofnewliterature. stationary,computertechniqueandbooksduringthe • Thelibrariessubscribedto tentitlesofrepublican year. andforeignpress. VANADZORHRLIBRARY • TheHRLNliteraturefundwassupplementedwith • 301newreaderssignedupinthe.HRLN VarsikMesropyan,Librarian necessarylegalpublicationsandinformational HRLNSiteMap packages.Theliteraturewasacquiredinaccordance 1ShirakatsiLane,Building2, t.,2002R,LoriMarz,A Tel.:+374(322) 22967 Fax:+374(322) 44781 DILIJANHRLIBRARY E-mail:[email protected] ParandzemNazinyan,Librarian

TownLibrary, 59Myasnikyan,t. Dilijan TavushMarz,RA Tel.:+374(2680)73-37 HRLNservicespermemberlibraries E-mail:[email protected]

Thenumberofusersofvariouslibraryservice Copying New New Reading- 1 HRLNmember- Subscription IRTEK publication subscriber room service Total HRAZDANHRLIBRARY libraries KamoArakelyan, Librarian Reader number GAVARHRLIBRARY ofpages AstghikHoveyan,Librarian Center,4 Wing,401, t.Hrazdan,KotaykMarz,RA VanadzorHRLibrary 1465 118 679 461 184 668 4096 1992 16Buniatyan,t. Gavar Tel.:+374(223)28442 GegharkunikMarz,RA E-mail:[email protected] HrazdanHRLibrary 109 37 344 536 0 132 0 1012 Tel.:+374(264) 22059 E-mail: [email protected] DilijanHRLibrary 109 5 125 8 0 0 0 133

GavarHRLibrary 109 56 149 132 10 275 0 566

ArtashatHRLibrary 109 40 194 167 22 76 287 459 ARTASHATHRLIBRARY SevanHRLibrary 472 45 180 96 27 73 1735 376 LousikRushanyan,Librarian

Totalin2005 25Shahumyan, t.Artashat,AraratMarz,RA SEVANHRLIBRARY Tel.:2+374(35)22602 YevgineHakobyan,Librarian E-mail: [email protected] 4Sevantsi,t. Sevan GegharkunikMarz,RA Tel.: +374(261)22235 E-mail: [email protected] 1 LegalinformationsoftwaresystemoftheArmenianlegislationinforce

8 9 ACTIVITIE2SIN005 ACTIVITIE2SIN005 PUBLICRELATIONS

ACRPCDepartmentofPublicRelationsattaches ofVanadzorMunicipality.ACRPCsupporters, “SupporttoChildrenDevoidofEducation” wasperformed,forwhich valuetopartnershipasaneffectivemeansfor representativesoflocalandinternational Project nearly1000invitationcards achievingtheorganization'sgoals.Accordingly,in organizations,themassmedia,volunteers and were distributedinVanadzor 2005wecontinuedoureffortstodevelopand beneficiariesfromvariousregionsofArmenia • InJuly-October,supportedbyVanadzortown's townfreeofcharge.Aseminar strengthenrelationswithlocalandinternational participatedintheevent.Duringthegroupdiscussions businessmen,theproject"SupporttoChildrenDevoid ontheissueof preventionof organizations,statestructures,localself-governing theparticipantsspokeabouttheexistingsocial ofEducation" wasimplemented,withintheframework human traffickingwas bodiesandeducationalestablishments,themass problemsandmadetheirsuggestionsonsolutions. ofwhich21childrenofvariousagesofLorimarzwere organizedin which mediaandthepublicingeneral. Thesesuggestionswillbeconsideredduringthe senttoschool,providedwithcompletesetsof representativesofVanadzor elaborationofthe ACRPCStrategicPlanfor2007- stationeryandclothes. NGOs.participated ACRPCisassociatedwithUNDepartmentofPublic 2010. Information,itisamembertointernationalandlocal “SupporttoCivilSocietyAnti-corruption Expos2005 networksandcoalitions “TheEuropeanUnion&Me”ProjectofBritish Initiatives”UNDPProject (seewww.acrpc.am/eng/Membership.html). Council • InApril6-8andinMarch15-17,theACRPCwas • InJune-December,inLoriregion,ACRPC presentedcorrespondinglyintheSixth"Educationand InMarchtheACRPCrepresentativewaselectedasa • OnOctober12,withintheframeworkoftheproject participatedintheimplementationof theproject Career2005"andthe""EducationinArmenia2005 memberoftheCoordinatingCounciloftheCRINGO ""TheEuropeanUnionandMeoftheBritishCouncil,a “SupporttoCivilSocietyAnti-corruptionInitiatives”. InternationalSpecializedExposwithintheframework Network.SinceAugust2005 theorganizationhas seminar-discussionwasconductedinVanadzorHR ofwhich theAHRSwasawardedaprizeinthe beenin membershipwiththeCivilSocietyPartnership Libraryinparticipationwithtwelve youngpeople. InternationalOrganizationforMigration'sactivity nomination“ForApplyingNewTeachingMethods”. Network(CSPN), whichiscoordinatedbytheOxfam Duringthediscussionthe ArmenianandEuropean forPreventionofHuman Trafficking GBArmenia(www.cso-network.am). valueswerecomparedandpointsofviewwere AshotHAKOBYAN exchanged. • InJune23-24,inconjunctionwiththeInternational HeadofPublicRelationsDepartment Since2003ithasbeencoordinatingtheactivityof OrganizationforMigration,theplay“BurningCandles” GCEArmenianCoalition. GCAP"WhiteBand"2MobilizationDay 3

1 GCAP"WhiteBand"3MobilizationDay • OnSeptember10,inconjunctionwiththeOxfamGB Armenia,withintheframeworkoftheSecond •OnDecember10,ontheHumanRightsandtheG- MobilizationDayoftheGlobalCalltoActionagainst CAPThirdMobilizationDay,insupport withtheOxfam Povertyaseriesofeventswereorganized. GBArmenia,roundtableswereorganizedinthe ACRPCHRlibrariesinsixregionsoftheRepublic,in DiscussionsonConstitutionalAmendments4 participationwithrepresentativesoflocaland internationalorganizations,localself-governing • OnAugust23,ameeting-discussionrelatedto bodies,educationalestablishments,themassmedia, issuesonconstitutionalamendmentswasorganized studentsandothers.Liveprogramswerebroadcast andaliveprogramwasbroadcastviatheVanadzor viaregionalTVstations“MIG”ofVanadzortownand TVStation“LoriTV”. “Hrazdan”ofHrazdantown. GCAP"WhiteBand"1MobilizationDay 5 FirstAnnualConferenceofACRPCSupporters2 • On1July,inconjuctionwiththeOxfamGBArmenia, •OnDecember4,theFirstAnnualConferenceof ACRPCorganizedaseriesofactivitieswithinthe ACRPCSupporterstookplaceintheConferenceHall campaign.

1 SeeinAnnex4,p.23. 2 SeeinAnnex5,p.24. 3 SeeinAnnex6,p.25. 4 SeeinAnnex7,p.26. 5 SeeinAnnex8,p.27.

10 11 ACTIVITIE2SIN005 STRATEGICPLANOF2003-2006 Goal HumanRightsideasareinculcatedinArmenia. PUBLICATIONS

During2005,theEditorialDepartmentimplemented Armenia“SupporttoCivilSociety's Anticorruption Objective1 Objective2 thefollowingactivities: Initiatives”,thefirstissueof""LegalCulture Thesystemofthelegaleducationhasbeendeveloped. Thelevelofthecommunitymanagement newspaperwaspublished.in2000copiesprintrun effectivenesshasbeenraised. • Fiveissues51-52joint,53,54and55ofthelegal Intermediate scientificmethodologicalreview“FortheSakeof • Withintheframeworkoftheproject “English- Results Justice”were published.Thepublicationoftheissues ArmenianTranslation/PublicationofCompassa 1.1.Thelevelof 1.2.LSteachers 1.3.Inalltheregions 2.Thelevelofthe andpupilsare thepopulationmakes wasrealizedin200copiesprintrun,duetofinancial ManualonHumanRightsEducationwithYoung theoreticalknowledge communityleaders' andmethodological providedwith useoftheHumanRights supportofcommunitymembers. People”, themanualwaspartially editedand skillsof675secondary theoreticaland LibraryNetwork'sservices. awarenessinrights schoolLSteachershas scientific- andlegislationisraised. proofread. beenraised. methodological • WithintheframeworkoftheprojectofUNDP publications.

Outputs

1.1.1.TheLSteachers 1.2.Thelibrariesof 1.3.Alibrarynetwork 2.1.Loriregionalcommunity haveparticipatedin thesecondaryschools functionsamongthe leadershaveparticipatedin theone-yeartraining andhighereducational HumanRightslibraries thetwo-dayseminars. courses. establishmentsare inalltheregions periodically ofArmenia. 2.2Thecommunityleaders 1.1.2.Theexperience supplementedwiththe havebeenprovidedwith exchangesystem ACRPCpublications. legalinformativepackages. functionsforthe secondaryschool 2.3.OnairTVround-tables LSteachers. arebroadcastwiththe participationofthe communityleaders.

2.4.Thecommunityleaders areprovidedwithlegal consultations. Activities

TrainingofSecondary ALegalAwareness LegalPublications HRLibraryNetwork ProgramforLoriRegional SchoolLSTeachers CommunityLeaders

1.1.1.One-year 1.2.1.Publicationofthemonthly 1.3.1.Establishmentof 2.1.Seminarsfor advancedcourses legalscientific-methodological eightHumanRights communityleaders forLSteachers review“FortheSakeofJustice” librariesthrough includingtheminthe 2.2.On-airTVround- 1.1.2.1.Annual 1.2.2.Publicationofthemonthly existinglibrarynetwork tableswithparticipation seminarsof newsletter“LegalCulture” ofcommunityleaders experience 1.3.2.Applicationofa exchangeforLS 1.2.3.Publicationofmanualsfor literatureandinformation 2.3.Legalinformation teachers LSteachers exchangesystem packetsforcommunity amonglibraries leaders 1.1.2.2.Internet 1.2.4.Publicationoflegal- forumforLS scientificworks 2.4.Legalconsultations teachers forcommunityleaders 1.2.5.Publicationofreading- booksforsecondaryschool pupils

1.2.6.Publicationofacollection ofinternationaldocumentson HumanRights

1.2.7.TranslationandPublication oftheHumanRightsEducational Manual“Compass”

1.2.8.PublicationofaHuman Rightsexplanatorydictionary

12 13 ANNEXES ANNEXES Annex1 ARMENIANHUMANRIGHTSSCHOOL:ADVANCEDCOURSEREPORT duetoorganizingtheactivitiesthroughTOCM. -MethodofThematicCo-transfer Accordingtotheprogrammethelearnerswere -ReveneReverseMethod(Annex1.3). Goal Theopeningceremonyofthecourse tookplaceon providedwith15themesofthetheoreticalpart: FromJune20toJuly7,2005,theAHRSorganized June21. correspondingly: Deliveringof thethemesandthemethodsinthe thefirstsessionoftheeleventhandthesecond -“HumanRights”- 6themes groupswasorganizedjointly inparticipationwiththe sessionofthetenthadvancedcourses. Objectives -“CivicEducation”- 1theme learnersofboth courses. Thegoalofthejointsessionwastoraisethelevelof Themainobjectivesofthesessionwere: -“StateandLaw”-;8themesand theoreticalknowledgeofsecondaryschoolLS a)toprovidethecourselearnersdulytothestate Results teachersof"HumanRights","CivicEducation"and academicprogrammeofLSsubjectsforsecondary Four:TOCMmethods Allthelearnersfullycompletedtheirassignmentson "StateandLaw"andtodeveloptheirmethodological schoolswith: -ReveneMethod thethemesandmethodspresentedinChart1. skillsofteaching. -theoreticalknowledgeonthesubjects; -TactMethod -innovativeteachingmethods; Learners -innovativeteachingskillsbasedonrespectfor TheannouncementontheadmissiontoAHRS had humanrightsanduniversalvalues; beendisseminatedthroughthe ACRPCwebsite,the b)toprovidefavorablemoral-psychological Completedthemes/methods Chart1 atmosphereintheprocessofteachingby: HRLNandalsolettersweresenttoschools.In # Thetitleofthetheme Theappliedmethod general,79applicationswerereceivedfromallthe -individualapproachtowardseverylearner;and 1. Collaborativeteaching(1) Lecture/ReveneReverseMethod regions oftheRepublic. -stimulatingthecreationofpositiveinterpersonal Theselectionofpotentiallearnerswasheldintwo relationsamongthecourselearners. 2. Coy-activit Lecture/discussion stages.Thefollowingselectioncriteriaofthefirst Methodology 3. Ideologicalbasesofcreationofeducationalsystem Lecture/ReveneReverseMethod stagewereconsidered: TheworkwasorganizedthroughTOCMmethods, -TheapplicanteducatedtheLegalSubjectsoranyof ReveneDirectandReverseMethod,ThematicCo- thematschool. Therewereassignmentsonanumberofthemesand session(seeChart2),whichthelearnerswillworkon -Existenceofarecommendationfromtheheadofthe transferMethod,IndividualTaskCo-checkingMethod, methods,whichwerenotfullycompletedduringthe duringthedistancelearningandthenextsessions. educationalinstitutionconfirmingthataftercompleting TactMethod.Preliminaryandgeneraldiscussionsand thecoursetheapplicantwouldcontinueteachingthe atestwereconducted.Consideringthatmostofthe learnersdidnotknowtheappliedteachingmethods, LegalSubjectsoranyofthem. Themes/methodsinstudyingprocess Chart2 -Theapplicantparticipatedintheshort-termcourses greatattentionwaspaidtomonitoringof theacademic providedbytheJuniorAchievementofArmenia. process.Foreffectiveassimilationofthe methodsand Thesecondstageoftheselectionwasaninterview, thetheoreticalpartofthetheme,duringthefirstweek Thetitleofthetheme theaimofwhich wastofindouttheapplicant's thetrainersandsomeofthelearnersofthetenth Theappliedmethod expectationsfromthecourse,aswellastobecome coursewereinvolvedinalltheworkinggroups.As surethatthelearnertooktheobligationof soonasthelearnershadgotfullyinvolvedinthe implementingalltherequirementsofthe AHRS process,theworkinthegroupswasorganizedboth programme (nottohaveanyabsentationduringthe withoutthetrainers(byself-checkingandself-control) learning,toassimilatethefullsetofthethemesand andwiththeirinvolvement,forcontributingtothework methodsofthecourseprogrammeandtocontinue organization.Themainfunctionofthemonitoringwas educatingtheLegalSubjects). carriedoutbytheresponsibleoftheremotecontrol Ingeneral,93learnersfromallregionsofArmenia panelandbymeansofperiodicalchecking. attendedthesession,fromwhich52learnersofthe eleventhand41ofthetenthcourses (Annex1.1). Description ThecoursewasconductedbyACRPCtrainers'team ItwasthefirsttimetheAHRShadorganizedasession inconjunctionwithinvitedmethodologists,LS byinvolvinglearnersoftwocourses.Itwaspossible specialistsandexperts.(Annex1.2)

14 15 ANNEXES ANNEXES

OnJune24,27,andonJuly5,thelearnersofthe successfulcomplitionof theabovementionedstages 25. HeriknazGevorgyan VayotsDzor TenthAdvancedCoursewhohadassimilatedthe theyweregivencertificates.Thegraduatestookthe 26. LilitMarkosyan themesandmethodsplannedforthefirstandsecond responsibilitytogoonwithteachingLegalSubjectsat 27. LianaOhanyan 28. HenrikGalstyan Tavush tests,continuedtheirlearningthroughindividualco- leastforatwo-yeartermataneducational 29. PavlikHakobyan checkingcardstogetreadyfortheirtests scheduled establishmentofArmenia. 30. LilitSahakyan for June25,29andJuly6. 31. NellyNazaryan Everylearnerwasgivenhandoutsofindividualtasks 32. ArusyakHarutyunyan Armavir Ontheassimilatedthemessumming-uplecturesand fordistancelearning,aswellasbooks,referencesand 33. SedaHarutyunyan discussionswereheldbyaspecialist. othernecessarymaterials. 34. ZarineAbrahamyan 35. ArtyomAbrahamyan TwodaysofthesessionweredevotedtoInternational Thelearnerswereprovidedwiththematicpublications, 36. ArshaluysOhanyan HumanitarianLaw.FromJune30toJuly1,the posters,referencesdonatedbytheUNDPI,the ICRC 37. AnushavanVoskanyan lecturers'teamofICRCArmeniaDelegation,inthe Armenian Delegation,theCoEInformationDesk 38. NarineZazyan Lori teamof AshotAstabatsyan,DavidShahverdyan, Armenia,theRAConstitutionalCourt,aswellasby 39. HasmikYeghikyan NvardKhachmanyan,VladimirMargaryan,and thesparebookfundoftheHRLN. 40. AnnaBaburyan RuzannaVardanyanandoftheArmenianRedCross 41. SpartakStepanyan Syunik CommitteeLusineStepanyanconductedatwo-day OnJune28,apilgrimagewasorganizedtoSanahin *Twolearners,GrigorBabadganyan(VayotsDzorregion)andTaguhiMargaryan(Syunikregion)missedthesessions. seminaronInternationalHumanitarianLaw. Church-HistoricalComplex. OnJune4,theUNHCRArmeniaOfficerepresentative OnJuly6,theclosingceremonyofthesessionwas ArmineKarakhanyan deliveredalectureand organized. conductedpracticallessonsontheRefugees'Rights. Thesessionwasheldin“Tsitsernak”campofthe EleventhAdvancedCourseLearnersList GugaratsDioceseoftheArmenianApostolicChurch. Onthelastdayofthesession,contractsweresigned 27. VardanKhalatyan Thecourseoftheactivityand theopeningandclosing # Name Region withthelearnersoftheEleventhAdvancedCourseon 1. AnahitGabrielyan Tavush 28. TehmineAsatryan ceremonieswereelucidatedvia“LoriTV”and“MIG” theirfurther studies.Accordingtoit,thelearnerwas 2. LorettaAntonyan 29. LusineZakaryan consideredasagraduatefromtheAHRSafterhe/she TVStations,in the“LoriMarz”newspaperandthe 3. KristineOhanyan 30. ManyaDganamyan hadfullyassimilatedtheacademicprogramme, ACRPCwebsite. 4. RudikApitsaryan 31. AnushHayrapetyan Yerevan passedthetestsandthefinalexamination. Incaseof 5. NazikHarutyunyan 32. SusanKhachatryan 6. GoharPiloyan 33. RuzanKhachaturyan 7. TamaraGrigoryan 34. GayaneHovsepyan 8. NairaPetrosyan 35. MarineKurghinyan Annex1.1 Lori 9. HrayrHovhannisyan 36. MarietaArakelyan 10. GagikZhamharyan 37. SusannaKhachatryan Kotayk TenthAdvancedCourseLearnersList* 11. NarineVardanyan 38. GayaneAntonyan 12. AnahitMnatsakanyan 39. KarineMovsisyan Armavir # Name Region 12. KnarikYenokyan 13. IrinaUzhdina 40. AramMkhitaryan 1. KimaYesayan 13. ArmanAvetisyan 14. TatulYeganyan 41. ArayikMartirosyan Shirak 2. HrachyaNersisyan 14. VachaganMelkonyan 15. LilitMinasyan 42. LusineMikayelyan 3. GeghamAndreasyan 15. NairaEghiazaryan 16. SedaSayadyan 43. NazikHarutyunyan Ararat Kotayk 44. AshkhenAvetisyan VayotsDzor 4. NellyAvetisyan 16. BagratIspiryan 17. HermineMarkosyan Aragatsotn 17. AnnaBaghdasaryan 18. AnnaTadevosyan 45. SirvardMinasyan 5. NairaAndreasyan 18. AnzhelaMargaryan 19. HasmikToneyan 46. SurikZakaryan 6. EllaPetrosyan 19. NarineHayrapetyan 20. LusineKhzmalyan 47. EmmaNazaryan Ararat 7. ArtyomAleksanyan 20. VardanAvetisyan 21. AnushikDanielyan 48. AsyaGrigoryan 22. LiaGrigoryan 49. RuzannaManukyan 8. VahagnSimonyan 21. MelanyaGrigoryan Gegharkunik 23. HripsimeMovsisyan 50. AnnaDanielyan 9. NairaGyulnazaryan Shirak 22. ArtakKhachatryan Gegharkunik Syunik 51. SatineHambardzumyan 10. VahagnHovhannisyan 23. LianaSargsyan 24. MarietaShahverdyan 25. LusineGharibyan 52. AnushAvetisyan 11. NairaMelkonyan 24. MamikonSayadyan 26. HasmikMartirosyan

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Annex1.2

Working Team Annex1.3 # ListofThemes&Methods Trainers 1. GevorkManoukian ACRPCChairman/ProjectManager # Thetsheme Subject 2. ArayikPapikyan ACRPCVice-chairman/HeadofEducationalDepartment 1. ConceptofHumanRights Methodology experts 2. ClassificationofHumanRights 1. HeadoftheRAMESNIEDepartmentofScientificEducational 3. ElectoralLaw ManukMkrtchyan ""HumanRights ProcessPlanningandInformationalAnalysis 4. Child’sRights 2. LeadingExpert,RAMESNIEDepartmentofScientific 5. Refugees’Rights VardanParsamyan EducationalProcessPlanningandInformationalAnalysis 6. InternationalHumanitarianLaw 9. Co-activity ""CivicEducation Expert 10. Democracy 1. EdmonMarukyan SLExpert,Lawyer 11. SystemofLaw(SysL1) LSesxpert 12. AdministrativeLaw(SysL2) 1. ArmineIvanyan EighthCoursegraduate,deputydirectorofYerevanSchoolN27 13. CriminalLaw(SysL5) "StateandLaw" (Yerevan) 14. CriminalLaw(SysL6) 2. LilitYesayan NinthCoursegraduate,LSteacherofVanadzorSchoolN9 15. CivilRight (Sys L7) (Loriregion) 16. ActorsofCRivicelations(SysL8) 3. TatevShahverdyan NinthCoursegraduate,LSteacherofVanadzorSchoolN8 # Theappliedmethod TeachingOrganizationCollaborativeMethodology (Loriregion) 1. Revene 4. AnahitSahakyan NinthCoursegraduate 2. ReveneReverse (Syunikregion) LSteacherofShrvenantsSchool 3. Thematicco-transfer TOCM 5. TatevSardaryan NinthCoursegraduate 4. Tact (Loriregion) LSteacherofVanadzorSchoolN22 5. Collectiveteaching(1) 6. Ideologicalbasesofcreationofeducationalsystem 6. ShushanikZakiyan NinthCoursegraduate,AbovyanMCedicalollege, 7. Individualco-checkingcards(I&II) Tests (Kotaykregion) methodologyunionchairwoman 7. AidaPetrosyan NinthCoursegraduate, (Loriregion) LS teacherofGugark SchoolN2

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Annex2 Annex3 EXPERIENCEEXCHANGECONFERENCE:REPORT SEMINARSFORCOMMUNITYLEADERS:REPORT

InJuly27-28,2005,thefirst experienceexchange “Educational Policy:ProblemsandPerspectives”. InNovember-December,withintheframeworkofthe washeld.Theparticipantswere16representatives conferenceofLSspecialistswasorganized.The implementationoftheStrategicPlanfor2003-2006, fromfivecommunitiesofthesub-region: activitywasattendedby63peoplefromvarious PresentationsweremadealsobyMelanyaGrigoryan theACRPCArmenianHumanRightSchool,in representativesfromtheeducationalestablishment, RegionsoftheRepublic:LSteachers,education (Shirakregion),StellaAvagyan(Yerevan),Anna conjunctionwithLoriRegionalAdministration, NGOs,themassmedia,aswellasaUSPCvolunteer. specialists,representativesofNGOsandthemass Baghdasaryan(Kotaykregion),AstghikAvetisyan(Lori organizedandconductedthreetwo-dayseminarson Theagendaoftheseminarsincludedissuesonthe media. region),TatevShahverdyan(Loriregion),Tehmina “TheBasicsofLawandLegislation” forLori region conceptionsof“Law”and“HumanRights”,theRA Kocharyan(Shirakregion),AidaPetrosyan(Lori communityleaders. Constitution,the“CivilCode”aswellaslawson“The Toparticipateintheconferenceb,yJanuary31,2005 region),MargaritOchinyan(Loriregion),Anahit localself-governingbodies”and“Basicsof ingeneral 37applicationswerereceived. Sahakyan(Syunikregion),ArmenPetrosyan(Armavir Theinformationontheseminarsincludingthe AdministrationandAdministrativeProcedures”. Intheresultofreviewingthereportsummaries,34 region),NellyNazaryan(Armavirregion),Shushanik announcementandthenotepaperweredisseminated DiscussionsandQ&Awereheld,aswellasapractical applicantswereinvitedtotakepartintheconference. Zakiyan(Kotaykregion),EdmonMarukyan(Lori to62communitiesofGugark,SpitakandStepanavan activity“Howconvincingareyou?” wasexercised. Afterpreliminaryexperimentalstudyofthesubmitted region). sub-regionsoftheLoriregion,54educational (Theactivitywasadaptedfrom“Compass-Maanual reports,theagendaoftheactivitywasdrafted.The establishments,NGOsthroughthemassmedia and onHumanRightsEducation,withYoungPeople contentoftheconferenceincludedthreebasicitems: Thepresentationswere followedbyandQ&A theACRPCwebsite.()www.acrpc.am publishedbytheCoE). -Educational Policy:ProblemsandPerspectives; discussions. -Democracy,ParticipationinDecisionMaking;and November12-13,thefirstseminarforGugark Theparticipantsoftheseminarsreceivedlegal- -LegalEducation/UpbringingandLegalState. Theconferenceresultswerepublishedinaseparate communityleaderswasheldinVanadzortown. informationalhandoutsfotheagendaandadditional TheconferencewasheldintheHallofVanadzor report. topics,aswellascertificatesapprovedbytheLori Municipality. 24representativesfromfivecommunitiesoftheregion Region GovernorandtheACRPCChairman. Mr.ManukMkrtchyan, HeadoftheRAMESNIE tookpartintheseminar.Amongthemwere village DepartmentofScientificEducationalProcess governors,councilmembers,representatives of AllthethreeseminarswereelucidatedvialocalTV PlanningandInformationalAnalysis,spokeon NGOs,theprivate(business)sector,themassmedia, Stations. andstudents. TheseminarswereconductedbyGevorkManoukian ThesecondseminarwasheldinNovember19-20,in (ACRPC,lawyer),SteveBloom(USPCV),Arayik Spitaktown,intheTown LibraryofSpitak. Papikyan(ACRPC,lawyer),EdmonMarukyan(expert, Theparticipantswere29representativesfromsix lawyer). communitiesofthesub-sregion:villagegovernor, councilmembersandrepresentativesofthe Town Library,educationalestablishments,NGOs,themass OnDecember17andonDecember19liveprograms mediaandstudents. werebroadcastcorrespondingly viaTVStation “Fortuna”ofStepanavan,via“Lori”and"MIG" of ThethirdseminarwasheldinDecember17-18,in Vanadzor.Duringtheprogramsinformationonthe Stepanavantown.Itwasorganizedinpartnership with seminars,theparticipantsandthetopics were NGO“FullLife”,intheoffice hallofwhichtheseminar presented.

20 21 ANNEXES ANNEXES Annex4 Atthebeginningandattheendoftheseminarsan Theresultsoftheinquirymadeattheendofthe GCAP"WHITEBAND"MOBILIZATIONDAY3:REPORT inquirywasmadeamongtheparticipantsaccordingto seminarswerethefollowing: aquestionnaireelaboratedbytheexperts.Itincluded questionsonthetopicsoftheseminarprogram. Thefirstpart: Accordingtothestructureandthecontentthe In Vanadzor:49correctanswersor77.77percentoutof OnDecember10,2005,inconjunctionwithOxfamGB Arakelyan,ResponsibleOfficerofHrazdanHRLibrary. questionnairewasdividedintotwoparts:thefirstpart possible63correctones. Armenia,theACRPCorganizedaseriesofactivities: TheparticipantswerepresentedwiththeDay'sbanner were questions1-3forcheckingthetheoretical In Spitak:50correctanswersor72.46percentoutof andobjectives;also discussionswereheld. knowledgeandthesecondpart-questions4-12on possible69correctones. • AsignaturegatheringwasorganizedforthePetition Informationalmaterialsonthe GCAP'sThird In Stepanavan:31correctanswersor73.80percentout thepracticaluseoftheknowledge. totheparticipantsofWorldTradeOrganization'sHong MobilizationDayweredistributedalongwithwhite ofpossible42correctanswers. bands,banners,capsandballoonsprovidedbyOxfam Thepreinquiryrelatedtothefirstpartgavethe KongSummitofDecember13-18,2005,which902 followingresults: Thesecondpart: peoplefromvariousregions ofArmeniajoined. GBArmenia. In Vanadzor:165correctanswersor56.12percentout In Vanadzor:therewere23correctanswersor31.94per ofpossible294correctanswers. • InHRlibrariesinVanadzor,Dilijan,Gavar,Sevan, InparticipationwithGevorkManoukian,ACRPC centoutofpossible72correctonesrelatedto“Human In Spitak:174correctanswersor54.03percentoutof HrazdanandArtashattownsroundtableswere Chairman,HovhannesNikoghosyan,“Flight”NGO Rights”,“HumanRightsConcept”and“Independenceof possible322correctones. organizeddevotedtotheThirdMobilizationDayofthe Chairman,,AshotHakobyan,ACRPCPROfficerand Court”. In Stepanavan:94correctanswersor47.95percentout GlobalCampaignagainstPovertyinparticipationwith KamoArakelyan,ResponsibleOfficerofHrazdanHR ofpossible196correctones. Library,liveprogramswerebroadcastviaTVstations In Spitak:therewere34correctanswersor41.97per Thepostinquirygavethefollowinggeneralresults:563 about90representativesoflocalandinternational centoutofpossible81. correctanswersor63.68percentoutofthepossible organizations,localself-governingbodies,educational “Mig”ofVanadzortownand“Hrazdan”ofHrazdan town.Theparticipantspresentedtheobjectivesofthe In Stepanavan:16correctanswersor35.55percentout correctanswers. establishments,themassmedia,studentsandothers. ofpossible45. InVanadzorandDilijantheroundtableswere Campaign,theeventsof,thedayansweredthe Basedoncomparisonofthepreandpostinquiries,itwas conductedbyGevorkManoukian,ACRPCChairman, questionsoftheauditorium.Thefilm“NoChildDevoid Theresultsofpreinquiryrelatedtothesecondpartwere concludedthat theseminarshadpositiveresultsinthe inGavarandSevan-byAshotHakobyan,HeadofPR ofEducation”wasshowedvia“Hrazdan”TVStation. thefollowing: senseofefficiency: inparticular,theaveragelevelof Department,inArtashat-byHakobHakobyan,Head knowledgeoftheparticipantsonthefirst(theoretical)part In Vanadzor:therewere129correctanswersor38.39 ofLibrary DepartmentandinHrazdan-byKamo percentoutofpossible336correctanswersrelatedto wasincreasedfrom36.48upto74.67 percent,andthatof “TheCivilCode”,“LocalSelf-governingBodies”,“Access thesecondpartpracticalusewasincreasedfrom39.70 up toInformation”,“BasicsofAdministrationand to52.70percent. Summingupthefigures,itcanbe AdministrativeProcedure”. statedthattheleveloftheknowledgeoftheparticipants oftheseminarswasincreasedinmorethantwice In Spitak:163correctanswersor43.12percentoutof relatedtothetheoreticalpartandinabout1.5times possible378. In Stepanavan:therewere79correctanswersor37.61 relatedtothepracticalpartofit,ortheaveragelevel percentoutofpossible210. wasincreasedfrom38.09percent(theresultofthepre Thepreinquirygavethefollowinggeneralresults:there inquiry)upto63.68percent(theresultofthepost were444correctanswersor38.09percentoutofthe inquiry). possiblecorrectanswers.

22 23 ANNEXES ANNEXES Annex5 Annex6 GCAP"WHITEBAND"MOBILIZATIONDAY2:REPORT FIRSTANNUALCONFERENCEOFSUPPORTERS:REPORT

OnDecember4,2005,ACRPCSupportersFirstAnnual Mr.ArshavirGhukasyanHeadofAdministrative OnSeptember10,ACRPCorganizedaseries of theDay'sbanner,theobjectivesoftheCampaignand ConferencetookplaceintheHallofVanadzor DepartmentofLoriRegionalAdministration,suggested eventswithintheframeworkof“WhiteBand2” theeventstakingplaceduringtheDaythroughoutthe Municipality. preparingthepaperbackande-versionsofthereports mobilizationday Campaign. worldandparticularlyinArmenia. andspreadingthemtosupporters,partnersandother Theactivitywasattendedby 48people:ACRPC interestedorganizationsandindividuals. • ThetextofthePetitionwasmadetobehandedto • InVanadzorHRLibraryaroundtableon“WakeUp supporters,representativesoflocalandinternational ChairmanofEconomicsDepartmentofVanadzorState toPoverty”wasorganizedinparticipationwith16 organizationsandthemassmedia,beneficiariesfrom TeachersTrainingInstituteMr.KoryunTorosyanpointed theRADelegationtotheUNSummit,whichwassent variousregionsofArmenia. outtheimportanceofNGOsingeneralandofthe toACRPCHRregionallibrariesforsignature representativesofNGOsandthemassmedia.Inthe ACRPCinparticular andtookthecommitmentof gathering.About600signatoriesfromvarioussregion resultaregionalcoalitionwasformed,which ACRPCChairmanGevorkManoukiangreetedthe elucidating aboutACRPC'sactivitieswithinpossible ofArmeniajoinedit. committedtoorganizationoftheThirdMobilization participantsandpresentedtheimportanceand circles,whichwouldexpandthesupporters'army. DayonDecember10. objectivesoftheConference whichwereasfollows: • Wallpaperswith thelogo“WakeUptoPoverty”were 1.topresentthecommunitymemberswiththereporton TomaketheConferencemorefactualandefficient, publishedin1000copiesprintrunandspreadoutin • InparticipationwithACRPCChairmanGevork thecourseof implementationofACRPCStrategicPlan groupdiscussionswereorganized.Infourgroupsof variousregions ofArmenia. Manoukian,Vice-chairmanArayikPapikyan,PR for2003-2006andactivitiesfor2005;and elevenpeopletheparticipantsbrainstormedto revealthe DepartmentHeadAshotHakobyanand“Flight”NGO 2.toreceivesuggestionsfromtheparticipants currentproblemsofthesocietyandtostatepossible • Theinformationon“GlobalCalltoActionAgainst ChairmanHovhannesNikoghosyan,“Public concerningACRPC'sfutureactivitiesandwaysof solutions,afterwhichthegroupspresentedtheirwork. Poverty”campaign waspublishedintherepublican Dialogues”liveprogramwasbroadcastviaVanadzor improvementtoconsiderthemwhenelaboratingthe Abouttwodozensofthereceivedvaluablesuggestions newspapers“HayastaniHanrapetutyun”,“Azg”and “MIG”TVStation,duringwhichtheparticipants StrategicPlanfor2007-2010. willbeconsideredduringtheelaborationofACRPC's “Aravot”. presentedtheDay'sresultsandansweredthe TheheadsofACRPCdepartmentsintroducedtheir StrategicPlanfor2007-2010. questionsoftheauditorium. activitiesof2005.Eachpresentationwasfollowedby • OxfamGBArmeniaPublicPolicyResponsible Mr. Q&A. ArmanNavasardyanandACRPCChairman Mr. • HrazdanHRLibraryorganizedarallyfromHR GevorkManoukianweretheguestsofthelive LibrarytoKotaykGoverner'sOffice,towhichmore program“BariLuys”("GoodMorning")ofthe “H2”TV than100citizensparticipated. Station.Duringa 25-minutetalkshowtheypresented

24 25 ANNEXES ANNEXES Annex7 Annex8 GCAP"WHITEBAND"MOBILIZATIONDAY1:REPORT DISCUSSIONSONCONSTITUTIONALAMENDMENTS:REPORT

OnAugust23,2005,ACRPCinpartnership with representativeof“Ardarutyun”(“Justice”)Faction-Mr. OnJuly1,2005,inconjunctionwithOxfamGBCharity thewaysofsolutionsthroughmasscampaigns. VanadzorNGOResourceCenterorganizedameeting FrunzeTadevosyan,aswellasrepresentativesof18 Organization,ACRPCorganizedandheldactivities at“Argishti”HotelofVanadzorCityconcerningtheRA NGOs,twostatebodiesandfourMassmediaagencies withintheframesofthe“FirstWhiteBandMobilization Thesameevening,the“LoriMIG”TVcompanyof Constitutionalamendmentsandintheevening,anon- ofLoriregion tookpart. DayinArmenia”.Massiveralliesfocusedonpoverty Vanadzorhelda70-minutelivebroadcastingofa airTVprogramvia“LoriTV”Channelonthe andeducationissuestookplaceinVanadzorand paneldiscussionontheglobalpovertyissues,aswell aforementionedtheme. Therewasefficientdiscussionduringthemeetingand HrazdantownsofArmenia(LoriandKotaykregions). astheArmeniancountryspecifics,withthe nearlyalltheparticipantsmadetheirproposals. Around1500people,70secondaryschoolteachersof participationofMr.ArmanNavasardyan,OxfamGB Tomakethemeetingeffective,onAugust19and22at Eventually,adraftpaperwasdevelopedwith28 LegalSubjectsamong,unitedundertheslogansof ArmeniaPolicyOfficer,Mr.GevorkManoukian, theVanadzorResourceCenter,twopreliminary proposals,whichthenextdaywassenttotheNA "MakePovertyHistory","GlobalJustice","NoChild ACRPCChairman,andother15localNGOs’ meetingswereheldwithinparticipationwith Administrationandtheheadsoffactions. DevoidofEducation"andotherstojointheGlobal representativesandstateofficials.Thisveryhot representativesofNGOs,themassmedia,LSGBs Campaignefforts.Theralliesendedupbythemeeting discussionmanagedtocommunicatetheGCAP andstatebodiesofLoriregion.26suggestions were Thatevening,anon-airTVprogramwasbroadcastvia inthecentralsquaresofVanadzorandHrazdan,with messagestothelargeauditoriumofLoriregion.Afilm elaboratedfortheDraftConstitution. “LoriTV”ChannelinparticipationwithLoriRegional thespeechesonbehalfofcivilsocietyorganizations wasreleasedonthecoverageoftheeventandtheTV NGOrepresentativesandPCVMr.SteveBloom. andchildren. broadcast. InthemeetingofAugust23theArmeniaLegislation Duringtheon-airbroadcastcommunitymemberswere OnJuly4-8,asarepresentativeofGCAPArmenian StrengtheningProgram's(ALSP)Vice-DirectorMr. alsoinvolvedbyphoninginquestionsandcomments Theaimofthecampaignwastosupportthe Coalition,ACRPCChairmanparticipatedinthe JohnArmstrong,SpecialistonStateStructures-Ms. ontheconstitutionalamendments.Thecalledin achievementofMDGsthroughfocusingthepublicand internationalgatheringofcivilsocityorganizationsin LilitHakobyan,andConsultantonPublicPolicy-Mr. questionswereansweredbytheparticipants.Mr. thegovernment’sattentiontopovertyreductionasa Edinburgh,Scotland. EdwardSafaryan,theThirdSecretaryoftheBritish SteveBloompresentedsomepointsconcerningthe humanevil,thegreatnumberofraisedproblemsand EmbassyinArmenia-Ms.NairaSultanyan,theUS AmericanConstitutionwhichwereofinteresttothe PCVandaformerfederaljudgeMr.SteveBloom,a audience.

26 27 INDEPENDENTAUDITOR'SOPINIONONFINANCIALSTATEMENTSOF2005 INDEPENDENTAUDITOR'SOPINIONONFINANCIALSTATEMENTSOF2005

28 29 INDEPENDENTAUDITOR'SOPINIONONFINANCIALSTATEMENTSOF2005 SUPPORTERSANDLITERATUREDONATORS

Sinceitsestablishment,ACRPChaspromoteditsactivitiesconsideringtheneedsandtheproblemsofthe societyoftheperiod.Appreciationoftheseactivitieshasalwaysencouragedanumberofcommunitymembers toshowregularsupporttotheorganizationwithvariousmeansandways.Moreover,thefirstgrantsfrom internationalorganizationswerereceivedonlyin1996and,infact,duringthefirstsevenyearsofitsactivity (1988-1995)theorganizationimplementedmany educational-informative,advocacy,publicationandconsultancy projects, exclusivelywithcontributionsanddonationsfromthecommunity,aswellasfromitsmembersand volunteers. ACRPCgreatlyappraisesthecommunity'ssupport,firstofallconsideringitasaguaranteeforasoundplacein thesocietyandforpurposefulactivities. Duringthelasttwoyearstherowsofthesupportersweresupplementedbyteachers,businessmen, representativesofstategoverningandlocalself-governingbodies,institutionsandorganizations,aswellas communitymembersfromvariousregionsofArmenia.

In2005,ACRPCactivitiesweresupportedbythefollowingpeople (presentedinalphabeticalorder): ArmenSarukhanyan–Lorimarz ArthurHakobyan–Lorimarz BagrationDarbinyan–Lorimarz GagikHovsepyan–Lorimarz HaykHovivyan–Lorimarz ManushakSardaryan–onbehalfofstudentsofVanadzorSchoolN24,Lorimarz RobertHarutyunyan–Lorimarz SamvelDarbinyan–Lorimarz VardanBaghdasaryan–Lorimarz VarduhiHovakimyan–AHRSgraduate,Syunikmarz Totalsummade298.000AMD. In2005,thepublicationof""FortheSakeofJustice legalscientific-methodologicalreviewwassupportedby thefollowingpeopleandorganizations (presentedinalphabeticalorder):

AelitaChibukhchyan,AnahitGrigoryan,AniMakaryan,AnnaGrigoryan,AnnaOhandghanyan,AraratMirzoyan, ArmanGharagyulyan,ArmenGhulyan,ArmenHakobyan,ArmenuhiAbalyan,ArtakKhachatryan,Arthur Martirosyan,ArtyomAndreasyan,AstghikBakhalbashyan,AvetisKalashyan,DavitManukyan,EdmonMarukyan, GretaHakobyan,HasmikSargsyan,HasmikSimonyan,HovhannesHovhannisyan,KarenAdamyan,Khachik Galstyan,LarisaManukyan,LusineFldgyan,LusineGharakhanyan,LusineHakobyan,LusineSahakyan,Lyova Harutyunyan,NairaMkrtchyan,NaraAyvazyan,NarineAvetyan,OfelyaMkrtchyan,PargevGevorgyan,Sargis Galoyan,SeryozhaSarukhanyan,SirakHovhannisyan,TehminaTadevosyan,VachaganKhazhakyan,Vahe Vanesyan,VladimirMartirosyan,ZhirayrEdilyan,ZhoraGrigoryanandtheorganizationof“YoungLawyers' ArmenianAssociation”.

Totalsummade426.000AMD.

In2004,ACRPCactivitiesweresupportedby (presentedinalphabeticalorder):

AnahitSahakyan-AHRSgraduate,Syunikmarz AnnaKhechikyan-AHRSgraduate,Lorimarz ArmenHakobyan-Gegharkunikmarz ArshavirGhukasyan-Lorimarz ArthurHakobyan-Lorimarz EdwardKhlghatyan-Lorimarz GevorgBokhyan-AHRSgraduate,Gegharkunikmarz MaratDadunts-AHRSgraduate,Syunikmarz MargaritOchinyan-AHRSgraduate,Lorimarz MarineKaragezyan-AHRSgraduate,Lorimarz NvardMkrtchyan-AHRSgraduate,Shirakmarz NorikSardaryan-Lorimarz

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CouncilofEurope’sInformationOfficeArmenia 491 RafaelGrigoryan-Lorimarz EurasiaFoundation 11 RubikMersisyan-AHRSgraduate,VayotsDzormarz SamvelHarutyunyan-Lorimarz EuropeanUnionOfficeinArmenia 23 SamvelKirakosyan-Lorimarz “Family”NGO 59 VarduhiHovakimyan-AHRSgraduate,Syunikmarz VeneraYeritsyan-AHRSgraduate,Araratmarz “FortheSakeofSustainableDevelopmentofHumanSociety”Association 27 VrezhManukyan-AHRSgraduate,Lorimarz FoundationforCivilandSocialDevelopment 11 Totalsummade43.000AMD. FoundationforDemocracyandDevelopment 7 In2004,thebelow-presentedindividualssupportedthepublicationofthelegalscientific-methodologicalreview GugarkDiocesePrelacyoftheArmenianApostolicChurch 76 “FortheSakeofJustice” (presentedinalphabeticalorder): “HelsinkiCitizens’Assembly”NGO 5 AlinaGrigoryan,AnahitKalashyan,AnahitStepanyan,AnnaGrigoryan,AnnaHakobyan,AnushGevorgyan, HelsinkiFoundationforHumanRights(Warsaw,Poland) 20 AramayisKokhlikyan,ArmenHarutyunyan,ArmenMarukyan,EdwardMirzoyan,GorKhachatryan,Gravik Babayan,GrigorPetrosyan,HaykDerdzyan,HovhannesHovhannisyan,KamoArakelyan,MaratDavityan,Misha “Hushamatyan”NGO 1 Simonyan,NairaGhazaryan,NairaKhachatryan,NaraNazaryan,NuneKhachatryan,SegeySarukhanyan, InformationOfficeoftheCouncilofEuropeofArmenia 491 VachikBrutyan,VarazdatKarapetyan,VazgenRshtuni,VladimirMartirosyan,ZhoraAloyan,ZhoraGrigoryan. InstituteforHumanRightsandDemocracy 100 Totalsummade176.000AMD. InstituteforSocialandEconomicAnalyses 10 DONATORSOFLITERATURE InternationalAssociationforthePreventionofTorture(Geneva,Switzerland) 5 InternationalCenterforResearchesofPlacesofDetention 7 Nearly60localandinternationalorganizationsperiodicallydonateliteraturetoHumanRightsLibraryNetwork. Duringtheyearsof2004-2005 thefollowingorganizationsmadetheirdonationstotheHRLN: InternationalFoundationforElectionSystems 98 InternationalOrganizationforMigration 7 Organization Quantityofbooks InternationalServiceforHumanRights (Geneva,Switzerland) 4 “AgainstViolationofLaw”NGO 49 JuniorAchievementsofArmenia”NGO 2 AmericanLawyers’Association 12 LibraryoftheRaNationalAssembly 13 AmericanUniversityinArmenia 5 “LOGOS”ExpoCenter 21 AmericanUniversityofWashington, CollegeofLaw 3 “LoriDevelopmentCenter”NGO 4 AmnestyInternational 10 “Lusastgh”NGO 8 “Araza”NGO 10 MuseumoftheArmenianGenocideoftheNASofArmenia 5 “Armenia2020” Project 4 NationalCentreforDemocracyandHumanRights 10 ArmenianAssociationofInternationalLaw 12 NationalInstituteofEducationoftheRAMES 3 ArmenianCenterforNationalandinternationalStudies 10 NationalYouthCouncilofArmenia 27 ArmenianDelegationoftheInternationalCommitteeoftheRedCross 229 “NGOCenter”NGOforCivilSocietyDevelopment 74 ArmenianReliefUnion 1 OfficeoftheHighCommissionerforHumanRights 35 AssociationforForeignInvestmentsandCooperation 15 OrganizationforSecurityandCo-operationinEuropeArmeniaFieldOffice 93 “Astghik”NGO 5 “Oxfam”GBArmeniaOffice 21 “BridgeofHope”NGO 35 “PedagogicalInitiative”ArmenianAssociation 49 BritishEmbassyinArmenia 57 ProjectHarmony-Armenia 3 “CenterforEconomicDevelopmentandResearches”NGO 83 RAConstitutionalCourt 5 CenterforRegionalDevelopment/TransparencyInternationalArmenia 62 RAHumanRightsDefender’sOffice 14 CivilSocietyInstitute 84 RAMinistryofFinancesandEconomy 53 “Spyur”InformationService 15

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“Soldier’sMother”NGO 13 SystemIntegrityResources 8 Trade&IndustrialPalaceofGegharkunikMarz 35 UNDepartmentofPublicInformationOfficeinArmenia 454 UNDevelopmentProgrammeOfficeinArmenia 70 UNHighCommissionerforRefugeesOfficeinArmenia 65 UnionofProtectionofConsumers’Interests 10 “UNISON”NGOforsupportofpeoplewithspecialneeds 15 USEmbassyinArmenia 19 USPeaceCorps 6 VanadzorMunicipality 14 Women’sRightsCenter 3 WorldAssociationforChristianCommunication 12 “WorldLearning-Armenia” 46 WorldVisionInternational/Armenia 198 “YouthAchievement”NGO 23 “YouthtoArmenia”NGO 25

IndividualpersonsalsodonatedliteraturefortheHRLN.Amongthemwere: VladimirOsipovandArmineHalajyan–Yerevan 317 ArthurMinasyan-Yerevan 137

ACRPCexpressesitsdeepgratitudetoallthesupportersandthepeopleandtheorganizations whichdonatedbookstoHRLN,bywhichmaketheirunbiasedcontributionforthesakeofthe developmentoflegalcultureinArmenia.

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