www.acrpc.am CONTENTS 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 Armenia-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 Gugark(November12-13), responsibilitiesbothamongthedepartmentsand organizations,since1999ithasbeenpassingexternal oftheTenthAdvancedCoursewasheld.Itwasattended Spitak(November19-20)and financialauditandsince2002it hasbeenpublishing withineachdepartmentaredefined. by43teachersfromnineregions oftheRepublic. Stepanavan(December17-18) Theinternalmanagement, evaluationandmonitoring, annualreports.aswell June20-July7,thefirstsessionoftheEleventh regions: councilmembers, AdvancedCourseandthesecondsessionoftheTenth church