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In the Regular Issue of Legal Culture:

On the first page, there is the speech of the President of the Republic of Armenia, Serzh Sargsyan, delivered in the Deir ez-Zor desert:

“Today, I am here because I simply could not not be. I am brought here by the immense pain of my people, which was the first genocide of the 20th century and the greatest shame of so-called civilized humanity.”

On the second page, under the title “Law and Human Rights in the World,” excerpts are presented from the Armenia-related sections of the U.S. Department of State’s “Human Rights in 2009” report, along with information about an unprecedented lawsuit and fast-tracked trial against the Government of Armenia, and Ani Manukyan’s article titled “When Will Business Finally Be Cleansed of Fraud?”

“… Corruption in the country remains widespread… Authorities are not making decisive efforts to combat it.”
“The Administrative Court of the Republic of Armenia has concluded the trial of the ‘EcoDar’ environmental NGO’s lawsuit against the Government of Armenia with unprecedented speed.”
“… Certain individuals, with unclear authorization, have set prices for staying in this area, even for 1-2 hours.”

On the third page, programs related to the agricultural sector, approved by the Ministry of Agriculture of Armenia, are presented by Sargis Sedrakyan, the president of the “Farmers’ Movement” NGO.

On the fourth and fifth pages, there is an open letter by Davit Gyulzadyan, titled “Public Letter to the President of the Republic.”

“…Dear President, every time I write an article dedicated to the linguistic situation in Armenia, I think, ‘I wish it would be the last one.'”

The sixth, seventh, and eighth pages contain, respectively, cultural, spiritual, and informational materials.

On the first page

Is Gor Sargsyan’s editorial article titled “The Standard: Talent and Dedication”, discussing certain standards developed by the National Commission on Television and Radio:

“Recently, the attention was drawn to Grigor Amalyan, the chairman of the National Commission on Television and Radio…

…The NCTR chairman is admirably impressed by Armenian TV series.”

On the second page, under the heading “Law and Human Rights in the World”, there is information resulting from a study by the Office of the Human Rights Defender of Armenia about violations revealed at the “Erebuni” penitentiary institution and about discriminatory treatment of Roma children in the Czech Republic:

“…Instead of the 90 grams of meat products prescribed by the government, the administration of the institution provides only about 11 grams…”

The third page features Nune Jomardyan’s article “Questions Regarding the Draft Law on Pensions”, where the author offers valuable suggestions and observations about the draft law:

“Does the draft create conditions for people of retirement age that will help overcome the isolation of the elderly…?”

On the fourth page is Janibek Ghukasyan’s publicistic article titled “The Fate of an Armenian: To Complain or to Be Content?”:

“One often hears, ‘It’s Armenian fate again; what can you do?’ And within this Armenian fate, there is always an undertone of hopelessness and emphasis on dissatisfaction.”

The fifth page presents a study by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) regarding the irreversible impact of the financial crisis on the education sector:

“…While wealthy countries strive to recover their economies, poor countries are sounding the alarm over the threat of educational prospects being completely undermined.”

The sixth, seventh, and eighth pages feature cultural, spiritual, and informational materials, respectively.

ON DECEMBER 11, 2009, AT 12:00, THE MEETING OF THE ARMENIAN COALITION FOR THE GLOBAL CAMPAIGN FOR EDUCATION TOOK PLACE

On December 11, 2009, at 12:00, a meeting of the Armenian Coalition for the Global Campaign for Education took place at the AKPC office.

During the meeting, an action plan draft was developed. Proposals were made to be submitted to education sector decision-makers. These include:

Ensuring de facto free education in schools in accordance with the Constitution of the Republic of Armenia.
Creating favorable conditions for the development of the education sector.
Establishing cooperation between cultural institutions and schools, specifically mandating students’ periodic attendance at cultural events.
Preventing the negative impact of television channels on the education sector.
Improving the effectiveness of subject teaching.
Enhancing quality control in education.

The coalition decided to take the following steps in preparation for the Global Action Week (April 2010):

Requesting public schools to provide information on children who do not attend school.
Appealing to the Ministry of Education and Science and the National Football Federation for support in the campaign.

THE EDUCATIONAL CONCEPT OF THE ARMENIAN SCHOOL OF HUMAN RIGHTS WAS REVISED

On January 30-31, 2010, a working session for revising the educational concept of the Armenian School of Human Rights (ASHR) took place at the AKPC educational-cultural center in Vanadzor, Lori region. The session was chaired by Deputy Minister of Education and Science of Armenia, Manuk Mkrtchyan, one of the founders of the collaborative learning method.

Participants included experts from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), the National Institute of Education of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Armenia, the Assessment and Testing Center, ASHR trainers and graduates, human rights teachers from various regions of Armenia, and librarians from the AKPC Human Rights Library Network.

During the two-day session, the participants reviewed the results and recommendations of previous years’ local and international expert evaluations. They developed a revised draft of the new educational concept for the Armenian School of Human Rights, outlining ASHR’s vision and defining its operational directions for the next five years (2011-2015).