During today’s session, the Armenian government approved an amendment to the Constitutional Law on the Human Rights Defender by which the proposed amount in the budget for the Office of the Human Rights Defender will depend on the discretion of the government from now on.
After yesterday’s publication of 168.am according to which Advisor to Nikol Pashinyan for Legal Affairs Anna Vardapetyan has interfered in the preliminary investigation of the case of Ruben and Rafik Hayrapetyans, the Prosecutor General’s Office of the Republic of Armenia launched a study of the publication.
In accordance to the 2021 Q1 readiness plan, the Armenian Armed Forces will launch combined arms (including special forces) joint tactical military exercises in all operational directions from March 16 to 20, the Armenian Defense Ministry said.