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Armenia In The Council Of Europe
Armenia has been a member of the Council of Europe, an international organization that focuses on strengthening democracy, human rights, and the rule of law across Europe, since 2001. Accession Article 4 of the Statute of the Council of Europe, Council of Europe Statute specifies that membership in the Council of Europe is open to any European country, provided they meet specific democratic and human rights standards. Armenia became the 42nd member state of the Council of Europe on 25 January 2001. Armenia has been allotted 4 seats in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, the parliamentary wing of the Council of Europe. Armenia is also a member of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities, Group of States against Corruption, the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance, the European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice, the Committee for the Prevention of Torture, Eurimages, the Pompidou Group, and the Venice Commission; an advisory body of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ara Ayvazyan
Ara Henrii Ayvazyan (, born 30 March 1969) is an Armenian diplomat and former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia. Early life and career Ayvazyan was born on 30 March 1969 in Yerevan. From 1986 to 1993, he studied at the Faculty of Oriental Studies and the Faculty of Arabic Studies at Yerevan State University. In 1994, he graduated from Haigazian University in Lebanon. In the mid-90s, he served in MFA positions in Latin America. In 1998, he became the MFA Secretary General. From 1999 to 2006, he served as Ambassador of Armenia to Argentina, Chile and Uruguay (residence in Buenos Aires). From 2006 to 2011, he was Adviser to the Office of the Minister of Foreign Affairs. In the period between 2006 and 2012, he served as the Armenian envoy to the Scandinavian nations. From 2011 to 2016, he was sent to Vilnius to represent Armenia in the three Baltic states. In 2016, he was made ambassador to Mexico, then four nations in Central America and the Caribbean, and in 2018, the amba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
European Convention For The Prevention Of Torture And Inhuman Or Degrading Treatment Or Punishment
The European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment was adopted by the member states of the Council of Europe, meeting at Strasbourg on 26 November 1987. After the European Convention on Human Rights, the Convention for the Prevention of Torture is widely regarded as being one of the most important of the Council of Europe's treaties. The Convention marks a fresh and preventive approach in handling human rights violations. It was subsequently amended by two Protocols. Additionally, the Committee for the Prevention of Torture was established to comply with the provisions of the convention. This body is enabled to visit any place within the jurisdiction of the states' parties where people are deprived of their liberty in line with the articles of the convention. As of 2020, the convention has been ratified by all 47 of the Council of Europe's member states. Furthermore, the ratification of the convention has become a pre-condition ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
European Charter Of Local Self-Government
The European Charter of Local Self-Government was adopted under the auspices of the Congress of the Council of Europe and was opened for signature by the Council of Europe's member states on 15 October 1985. All Council of Europe member states are parties to the Charter. New member states of the Council of Europe are expected to ratify the Charter at the earliest opportunity. The Charter commits the ratifying member states to guaranteeing the political, administrative and financial independence of local authorities. It provides that the principle of local self-government shall be recognised in domestic legislation and, where practicable, in the constitution. Local authorities are to be elected by universal suffrage Universal suffrage or universal franchise ensures the right to vote for as many people bound by a government's laws as possible, as supported by the " one person, one vote" principle. For many, the term universal suffrage assumes the exclusion ..., and it is th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
European Charter For Regional Or Minority Languages
The European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages (ECRML) is a European treaty (CETS 148) adopted in 1992 under the auspices of the Council of Europe to protect and promote historical regional and minority languages in Europe. However, the charter does not provide any criterion or definition for an idiom to be a minority or a regional language, and the classification stays in the hands of the national state. The preparation for the charter was undertaken by the predecessor to the current Congress of Local and Regional Authorities, the Standing Conference of Local and Regional Authorities of Europe because involvement of local and regional government was essential. The actual charter was written in the Parliamentary Assembly based on the Congress' Recommendations. It only applies to languages traditionally used by the nationals of the State Parties (thus excluding languages used by recent immigrants from other states, see immigrant languages), which significantly diffe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Convention For The Protection Of Human Rights And Dignity Of The Human Being With Regard To The Application Of Biology And Medicine
The Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Dignity of the Human Being with regard to the Application of Biology and Medicine, otherwise known as the European Convention on Bioethics or the European Bioethics Convention, is an international instrument aiming to prohibit the misuse of innovations in biomedicine and to protect human dignity. The Convention was opened for signature on 4 April 1997 in Oviedo, Spain and is thus otherwise known as the Oviedo Convention. The International treaty is a manifestation of the effort on the part of the Council of Europe to keep pace with developments in the field of biomedicine; it is notably the first multilateral binding instrument entirely devoted to biolaw. The Convention entered into force on 1 December 1999. Characteristics The Convention provides a framework structure to preserve human dignity comprehensively across the field of bioethics. The instrument is shaped around the premise that there is a fundamental connection betwe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Convention For The Protection Of The Architectural Heritage Of Europe
The Convention for the Protection of the Architectural Heritage of Europe (), also referred to as the Granada Convention (), is a legally binding instrument that sets the framework for an effective conservation approach within Europe. Out of the forty-three member states of the Council of Europe, forty-two have ratified or acceded to the convention since it was opened for signature in 1985, and it entered into force on 1 December 1987. After 30 years of collaboration among member states of the Council of Europe, this convention constitutes an important framework for the safeguarding of the cultural heritage of monuments and sites. The Convention for the Protection of the Architectural Heritage in Europe, along with the Framework Convention on the Value of Cultural Heritage for Society, the Faro Convention, and the European Convention on the Protection of the Archaeological Heritage, comprise the thrust of cultural heritage protection and development in Europe. Issues under t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Berne Convention On The Conservation Of European Wildlife And Natural Habitats
Bern (), or Berne (), ; ; ; . is the '' de facto'' capital of Switzerland, referred to as the " federal city".; ; ; . According to the Swiss constitution, the Swiss Confederation intentionally has no "capital", but Bern has governmental institutions such as the Federal Assembly and Federal Council. However, the Federal Supreme Court is in Lausanne, the Federal Criminal Court is in Bellinzona and the Federal Administrative Court and the Federal Patent Court are in St. Gallen, exemplifying the federal nature of the Confederation. With a population of about 146,000 (), Bern is the fifth-most populous city in Switzerland, behind Zürich, Geneva, Basel and Lausanne. The Bern agglomeration, which includes 36 municipalities, had a population of 406,900 in 2014. The metropolitan area had a population of 660,000 in 2000. Bern is also the capital of the canton of Bern, the second-most populous of Switzerland's cantons. The official language is German,The official languag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Council Of Europe Treaties
This is a list of multilateral treaties administered by the Council of Europe The Council of Europe (CoE; , CdE) is an international organisation with the goal of upholding human rights, democracy and the Law in Europe, rule of law in Europe. Founded in 1949, it is Europe's oldest intergovernmental organisation, represe ..., known as the Council of Europe Treaty Series (CETS). As of July 2024, there are 226 Council of Europe treaties. References"Complete list of the Council of Europe's treaties" coe.int. {{DEFAULTSORT:Council of Europe treaties, List of * Lists of treaties ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018 Armenian Revolution
The 2018 Armenian Revolution, most commonly known in Armenia as #MerzhirSerzhin (, meaning "#RejectSerzh"), was a series of anti-government protests in Armenia from April to May 2018 staged by various political and civil groups led by a member of the Armenian parliament — Nikol Pashinyan (head of the Civil Contract party). Protests and marches took place initially in response to Serzh Sargsyan's third consecutive term as the most powerful figure in the government of Armenia, later broadening against the ruling Republican Party, who were in power since 1999. Pashinyan declared it a Velvet Revolution (). On April 22, Pashinyan was arrested and held in solitary confinement overnight, then released on April 23, the same day that Sargsyan resigned, saying "I was wrong, while Nikol Pashinyan was right". The event is referred to by some as a peaceful revolution akin to revolutions in other post-Soviet states. By the evening of April 25, the Republican Party's coalition partner, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corruption In Armenia
Corruption in Armenia has decreased significantly in modern times, but remains an ongoing problem in the country. Despite this, fighting corruption following the 2018 Armenian revolution has recorded significant progress. Armenia is a member of the Council of Europe's Group of States Against Corruption (GRECO) and the OECD's Anti-Corruption Network and Armenia's anti-corruption measures are regularly evaluated within their monitoring mechanisms. Progress since 2018 In 2024, Armenia ranked 63rd out of 180 countries in the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), scoring 47 on a scale from 0 ("highly corrupt") to 100 ("very clean"). A rank of 180 (and a low score) is a country that is perceived to be highly corrupted and a rank of 1 (and a high score) is a country perceived to be corruption-free. Worldwide, the best score was 90 (ranked 1), the average score was 43, and the worst score was 11 (ranked 180). Thus, Armenia scored roughly in the middle in the 2024 CPI. Regionally, the be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
