Applicability of the Mechanisms of Transitional Justice in the Republic of Armenia

The “Armenian Lawyers’ Association” NGO has been implementing human rights activities and promoting reform in various public spheres since its inception, initiated the development and publication of this report.

The main objective of the report is to present the essence of transitional justice, its applicability in Armenia, the existing international experience, tools, mechanisms and institutes with successful and unsuccessful examples in different countries, as well as to identify in comparative and analytical ways the most effective applicable models with minimal risks in case of implementation of transitional justice in Armenia.

The research in this report has been implemented within the framework of the “Commitment to Constructive Dialogue” project, which is implemented with the financial support of the European Union by a consortium of civil society organizations, which are the “Armenian Lawyers’ Association” NGO, Agora Central Europe o.p.s (an NGO from the Czech Republic), the “Armenian Center for Democratic Education-CIVITAS” NGO, the “International Center for Human Development” Public Organization, the “SME Cooperation Association” NGO and the Union of Communities of Armenia. The contents of this report are the sole responsibility of the “Armenian Lawyers Association” NGO and can in no way be taken to reflect the views of the European Union.

The summary report is available here.