"Human Rights Law Clinic" at the
"Youth Center for Democratic
Initiatives" NGO
The “Human Rights Law Clinic” (HRLC) has been established by the “Youth Center for Democratic Initiatives” NGO (YCDI) in April 2006. The aim of HRLC is to assist in the processes of human rights protection and education by using possibilities of comparative jurisprudence and preparing lawyers of new generation. HRLC general activities are coordinated by the Expert Group, which is comprised of representatives of well known right-protective NGOs and independent lawyers/experts. The teaching curriculum of HRLC is designed by the support and immediate assistance of the Expert Group. The HRLC lecturing staff consists of members of the Expert Group as well as of invited independent professionals.
The goals of HRLC are as follows:
- To train final year law students by transferring theoretical and practical knowledge to the latter, as well as human right protection skills for acting on national and international levels,
- To carry out a comparative analysis of different fields of RA and European legislations regarding human rights and basic freedoms and to submit recommendations to the RA legislator,
- To provide with free legal consulting to people applying to HRLC, whose rights and basic freedoms were presumably violated by state officials and/or local self-government authorities.
HRLC news
HRLC legal consulting visits to communities of Lori region
During the months of January and February, 2007, the “Human Rights
Law Clinic” operating at the YCDI NGO, has carried out visits to the towns
of Akhtala and Tumanyan and the village Odzun within the frames of “Human
Rights protection in six communities of Lori Region” for providing legal
consulting. The residents of these communities, being preliminarily informed
about the days of the visits, have attended the meetings well-prepared,
presenting the legal issues evolved within their communities. The discussed
problems were mainly relating to the national and international mechanisms
of protection of human rights, labor and family right, as well as the
civic code, land and property rights. Some of the participants have received
immediate exhaustive consulting, others, after conducting detailed studies
and inquiries. During the visits the YCDI NGO representatives have distributed
booklets entitled “The role of RA Ombudsman in the protection of Human
RIghts” published within the frames of the project. The above mentioned
communities will be visited again during the month of March.The project “Human Rights protection in six communities of Lori Region” is being implemented by the financial assistance of IREX (the International Research & Exchanges Board) and the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the US Department of State.
HRLC continues legal consulting visits to communities of Lori region
During the months of March-July 2007, the “Human Rights Law Clinic” operating at the YCDI NGO,
has carried out a number of visits to the towns of Akhtala and Tumanyan and the villages of Odzun, Dsegh,
Aqori and Margahovit within the frames of “Human Rights protection in 6 communities of Lori Region” for
providing legal consulting. The residents of these communities, being preliminarily informed about the days
of the visits, have attended the meetings well-prepared, presenting the legal issues evolved within their communities.
The discussed problems were mainly related to the national and international mechanisms of protection of human rights,
labour and family right, land and property rights, as well as law on local self-governance. During these visits, the YCDI
NGO representatives have distributed booklets entitled “The role of RA Ombudsman in the protection of Human Rights”
published within the frames of the project.The project “Human Rights protection in 6 communities of Lori Region” is being implemented by the financial assistance of IREX (the International Research & Exchanges Board) and the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the US Department of State.