https://padlet.com/namendiola18/h4f4chp7i52i Public Information and Need of Knowledge NGO en-us 2016-11-18 00:22:20 UTC 2016-11-18 00:30:18 UTC hello@padlet.com namendiola18 https://padlet.com/namendiola18/h4f4chp7i52i/wish/138591573 https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DDPgpgGvEKktfgCasNTIAzJhShGgp8MeCv326jqx-VU/edit]]> 2016-11-18 00:23:45 UTC https://padlet.com/namendiola18/h4f4chp7i52i/wish/138591573 namendiola18 https://padlet.com/namendiola18/h4f4chp7i52i/wish/138591657 https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ENvtAbjC8CXmgmi3wWJZowPH27AvpSoyYUWRo4l8h7Q/edit]]> 2016-11-18 00:24:38 UTC https://padlet.com/namendiola18/h4f4chp7i52i/wish/138591657 namendiola18 https://padlet.com/namendiola18/h4f4chp7i52i/wish/138591714 2015 was a regressive year for LGBT people’s rights in Armenia, since the newly accepted Constitution restricted marriage as a union only between a man and a woman.]]> 2016-11-18 00:25:22 UTC https://padlet.com/namendiola18/h4f4chp7i52i/wish/138591714 namendiola18 https://padlet.com/namendiola18/h4f4chp7i52i/wish/138591763 The issue of same-sex marriage was brought up in a broad manner during debates about the new Constitution, when homophobic political blocs accused authorities of paving the way for same-sex marriages with the new Constitution, which resulted in the redefining of the article on marriage so that homosexual people would not have the possibility to marry.]]> 2016-11-18 00:26:02 UTC https://padlet.com/namendiola18/h4f4chp7i52i/wish/138591763 namendiola18 https://padlet.com/namendiola18/h4f4chp7i52i/wish/138591793 When the “Rainbow” forum took place for the first time in Armenia, and a photograph featuring some of the participants was published, a new wave of hatred arose against LGBT people and their allies.]]> 2016-11-18 00:26:22 UTC https://padlet.com/namendiola18/h4f4chp7i52i/wish/138591793 namendiola18 https://padlet.com/namendiola18/h4f4chp7i52i/wish/138591815 Hatred against LGBT people increased so much that the US Embassy, the office of the United Nations in Armenia, and Frontline Defenders all expressed their concerns in public statements.]]> 2016-11-18 00:26:36 UTC https://padlet.com/namendiola18/h4f4chp7i52i/wish/138591815 namendiola18 https://padlet.com/namendiola18/h4f4chp7i52i/wish/138591870 2015 saw no changes in the state’s or wider society’s attitude toward LGBT people. The dissemination of derogatory and malicious information about LGBT people, discrimination, violence and calls for violence, and the spreading of hate speech through the media and online networks all had a continuous nature in 2015.]]> 2016-11-18 00:27:12 UTC https://padlet.com/namendiola18/h4f4chp7i52i/wish/138591870 namendiola18 https://padlet.com/namendiola18/h4f4chp7i52i/wish/138591944 LGBT people continued to rely on the assistance of non-governmental organizations in 2015, rather than filing their complaints to government bodies.]]> 2016-11-18 00:28:13 UTC https://padlet.com/namendiola18/h4f4chp7i52i/wish/138591944 namendiola18 https://padlet.com/namendiola18/h4f4chp7i52i/wish/138591960 In 2015, only two people applied to the Republic of Armenia’s Human Rights Defender’s Office for violations of LGBT people’s rights.]]> 2016-11-18 00:28:22 UTC https://padlet.com/namendiola18/h4f4chp7i52i/wish/138591960 namendiola18 https://padlet.com/namendiola18/h4f4chp7i52i/wish/138592001 Forty-six people applied to PINK Armenia in 2015 with issues involving rights violations.]]> 2016-11-18 00:28:43 UTC https://padlet.com/namendiola18/h4f4chp7i52i/wish/138592001 namendiola18 https://padlet.com/namendiola18/h4f4chp7i52i/wish/138592061 The reported incidents were connected to the applicant’s real or perceived sexual orientation and/or gender identity. The report shows what violations the state has perpetrated in its interactions with LGBT people, the nature of rights violations that have been recorded in interactions with third parties, and the situation created as a result of the state’s failure to create equal opportunities and a safe environment for all.]]> 2016-11-18 00:29:23 UTC https://padlet.com/namendiola18/h4f4chp7i52i/wish/138592061 namendiola18 https://padlet.com/namendiola18/h4f4chp7i52i/wish/138592081 The violation of LGBT people’s rights is presented in the report in the following structure. 
The main provisions of national and international legislation related to human rights protection that have been violated or restricted in the recorded incidents. 
General descriptions of specific incidents of recorded rights violations.]]> 2016-11-18 00:29:40 UTC https://padlet.com/namendiola18/h4f4chp7i52i/wish/138592081 namendiola18 https://padlet.com/namendiola18/h4f4chp7i52i/wish/138592120 At the end of the report is Public Information Need of Knowledge NGO’s recommendations for governmental bodies, the media, international and regional organizations, the realizations of which will make possible the creation of a safe environment for LGBT people in society, where they can exist as full members of society, and have the possibility to realize their rights and freedoms in a productive way.]]> 2016-11-18 00:30:15 UTC https://padlet.com/namendiola18/h4f4chp7i52i/wish/138592120