Human rights in Armenia

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Human rights in Armenia tend to be better than those in most former Soviet republics and have drawn closer to acceptable standards, especially economically.^[1][2] In October 2023, Armenia ratified the Rome statute, whereby Armenia will become a full member of the International Criminal Court.^[3]

Politics of Armenia
CIS Member State, CoE Member State
Constitution Constitutional court President: Hrayr Tovmasyan Human rights
Head of state President Vahagn Khachaturyan
Executive Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan Deputy Prime Minister Tigran Avinyan Mher Grigoryan Current government
Legislature National Assembly President: Alen Simonyan Members
Judiciary Law
Administrative divisions Provinces (marz) Municipalities (hamaynk)
Elections Political parties Civil Contract Armenia Alliance I Have Honor Alliance Central Electoral Commission Recent parliamentary elections: 2018 2021 Next
Foreign relations Ministry of Foreign Affairs Minister: Ararat Mirzoyan Diplomatic missions of / in Armenia Nationality law Passport Diaspora Visa requirements Visa policy Armenia–BSEC relations Armenia–Council of Europe relations Armenia–European Union relations Armenia–NATO relations Armenia–OSCE relations Armenia–United Nations relations Armenia–Artsakh relations Armenia–Azerbaijan relations Armenia–Georgia relations Armenia–Iran relations Armenia–Russia relations Armenia–Turkey relations Armenia–United States relations
Related topics Armenian genocide recognition History OSCE Minsk Group Politics of Artsakh
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