Why are juveniles tried?
Findings of a trial monitoring report on cases involving juvenile defendants will be presented and discussed tomorrow, November 1, 2011 in Yerevan.
The report was prepared by a team of experts from Civil Society NGO with the support of the OSCE Office in Yerevan. It examines Armenian legislation and practice in the light of fair trial and child-friendly justice standards to reveal gaps with respect to the reinforcement of juvenile justice system under national legislation and offer recommendations.
The event will bring together representatives of the judiciary, advocates, police and civil society organziations.
Vladimir Tchountoulov, Human Rights Officer, OSCE Office in Yerevan, Arman Danielyan, President of the Civil Society Institute NGO and Davit Avetisyan, Chairman of the Criminal Chamber of the Armenian Court of Cassation will launch the event.
