The report was prepared by the Armenian lawyers’ Association within the framework of the European Union-funded “Commitment to Constructive Dialogue”. The report is dedicated to both systemic issues in the field of women’s rights protection and sectoral protection of women’s economic and labour rights, protection of women’s health (reproductive) rights, protection of women’s rights in the family, including in the context of property rights, and women’s political participation.
The report is based on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, the Beijing Action Plan, and the General Report of the UN Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women and the 5th and 6th Implementation of the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women. Special Recommendations of the Final Observations on the Final Joint Monitoring Assessment of the fulfilment of the RA commitments based on the requirements of a number of international instruments in correlation with the domestic legislation, legislative initiatives and the “2019-2023 Strategy and Action Plan on the Implementation of Gender Policy in the Republic of Armenia”, in the light of international best practice. The report also served as a basis for: Summary of the results of the roundtable discussion on the “Strengthening of the Mechanisms for the Protection of Women’s Rights in Armenia,” organized by the Armenian Lawyers’ Association.
