Our priorities

Human rights have been a priority area for ELA from the moment the organisation was founded in January 2011. Life: ELA has focused on the protection of the right to life since 2012 when ELA’s lawyers represented the victims and their legal successors in the so-called ‘Harsnaqar’ case. In the latter case as it became clear from the evidence the...

According to the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, good governance refers to the management of the government in a manner that is participatory, transparent, accountable, effective, equitable and has regard for the rule of law. Throughout its lifetime the Europe in Law Association has invested significant efforts in contributing to good governance in Armenia. Since September 2014, ELA has...

The judiciary has been a priority area for ELA since 2014. ELA believes that recruiting professional cadres to the Armenian judiciary will greatly enhance the independence and impartiality of the courts. With this in mind since 2014 ELA has regularly monitored the process of selection and appointment of the candidates for judges to the Armenian courts. The selection process was...

Elections have been in the focus of ELA’s attention since the 2012 parliamentary elections. In April 2012, ELA jointly with its British partners trained about 30 journalists in how to cover elections in an impartial, objective and balanced manner. Later that year during the 2012 May parliamentary elections ELA offered legal assistance and advice to journalists whose free speech rights...