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    FINDINGS OF OSCE-SUPPORTED TRIAL MONITORING IN JUVENILE CASES DISCUSSED IN YEREVAN

    Noyan Tapan
    01.11.2011

    A report on the findings from monitoring of court proceedings involving
    juveniles was presented and discussed in Yerevan today.

    The report concerns 45 cases where juveniles were involved as
    defendants. It also analyses domestic legislation and practices, as
    well as co-operation between agencies, to reveal gaps with respect
    to enhancing the juvenile justice system and offer recommendations
    for improvement. The project was implemented by the Civil Society
    Institute non-governmental organization with the support of the OSCE
    Office in Yerevan.

    Vladimir Tchountoulov, the Human Rights Programme Officer at the
    OSCE Office in Yerevan, said: "Children who come in conflict with the
    law need a protective environment and not just from the government,
    but from all of society. Alongside prevention, policies should be in
    place to promote alternatives to deprivation of liberty. We very much
    hope that this report will be useful and instrumental for our Armenian
    counterparts in joining and redoubling their efforts to strengthen
    the protection of the rights and best interests of children."

    Participants also discussed a study on "Juvenile Justice in Armenia:
    Perspective of Children in Conflict with the Law", conducted in
    co-operation with the Advanced Social Technologies NGO with the
    support of the OSCE Office in Yerevan. The study aimed to enhance child
    participation and assess the juvenile justice system from the point of
    view of children. It formed a part of the overall UNICEF-commissioned
    research on the "Assessment of Juvenile Justice Reform Achievements
    in Armenia" (http://www.osce.org/yerevan/84569)

    Arman Danielyan, the President of Civil Society Institute NGO, said:
    "The rate of juvenile crime in Armenia is quite low in comparison to
    many other countries, but there is still a need to have a juvenile
    justice system in place where a different approach is taken towards
    young offenders. There is a need to have special judges, investigators,
    specialists during court proceedings, which is a system that has
    been used in other countries for a long time and has proven to be
    effective."

    Representatives of the judiciary, advocates, Prosecutor General's
    Office, Office of the Human Rights Defender, civil society, and media
    participated in the event.

    The monitoring was implemented in three main cities of Armenia,
    namely Yerevan, Vanadzor and Gyumri. Within the framework of the
    project the Office also supported a hotline to provide free legal
    advice to citizens, including juveniles and their relatives.

    The electronic version of the report can be found here:

    http://www.osce.org/yerevan/84567.

    For more information please contact Ms. Gohar Avagyan, National Public
    Information Officer, OSCE Office in Yerevan, at (+374 10) 22 96 10/
    11/12/13/14 ext. 5406, cel (091) 436389.

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