Observatoire des droits humains (anglais seulement)

Armenia’s Justice System Excludes Persons with Psychosocial Disabilities

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par Human Rights Watch

Click to expand Image The Criminal Court of Appeal building in Yerevan, Armenia, July 12, 2018. © 2018 Asatur Yesayants/Sputnik via AP Photo Vahagn Petrosyan was 36 years old when a court stripped him of his legal capacity in September 2015, claiming his psychosocial disability prevented him from being able to make his own decisions. For years he endured neglect and violence in institutions, without the right to control his life or access justice.Armenian law obligates the state to ensure people with disabilities are fully included in public life, but the country lacks community-based…

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