Siran Kochinyan, head of Women’s Rights Center branch in the marz of Lori, was invited to participate in the “Opinion” radio program of “Radiointerkap” radio station on July 14, 2005.
The issues of domestic violence and trafficking in women were discussed during the meeting. S. Kochinyan presented the mission of the Women’s Rights Center, including the National Hotline, Crisis Center, and Emergency Shelter. She also mentioned types and reasons of violence against women, as well as its consequences.

On 14 July, 2005 Ts.Chragyan, the psychologist of the Women’s Rights Center participated in the “Art-therapy as a means of regulating psycho-emotional state of pregnant women” exhibition-seminar, organized by World Vision Armenia.

The presentation of the new design of the Armenian anti-trafficking website (www.antitrafficking.am) took place on July 6, 2005 in the UN House in Yerevan. The website was created by the Audio-Visual Reporters Association by the financial support of the UNDP Armenia in the framework of the anti-trafficking program.

A meeting with participation of the President of the Vayots Dzor Women’s local association, three pedagogues, two doctors and two housewives was organized by the initiative of H.Avagyan, the Women’s Rights Center Yeghegnadzor representative on 4 July, 2005.

The project “1000 Women for the Nobel Peace Prize 2005” was launched in March 2003 with the aim of bringing the world’s attention to 1000 women and their tireless, often dangerous daily commitment to peace and human security. The nomination for the Nobel Peace Prize is intended honor the work that they and countless thousands of other women are doing.

On 17 June, 2005 Human Rights Protection Committee, Democracy Institute and Women’s local association of Vayots Dzor organized a round table in Yeghegnadzor. Representatives of NGOs, local state structures, as well as Women’s Rights Center Yeghegnadzor representative, representative of the Democracy Institute from the UK and the Mass Media participated in the event.

A regular meeting of the National Coalition on Violence against Women.

A meeting with the representatives of 5 regional branches of the WRC took place in the Center’s office on June 17. S.Vardanyan, the president of the WRC, presented the Armenian National Home page at the StopVAW website, which is being updated by the WRC as a National Monitor.

As part of its ongoing efforts to address the problem of trafficking in humans, the OSCE Office in Yerevan hosts a roundtable discussion on the establishment of a National Referral Mechanism (NRM) in Armenia. NRMs are co-operative frameworks through which state actors fulfill their obligations to protect the human rights of trafficked persons in partnership with civil society.

A roundtable on a National Referral Mechanism, a formalized system of comprehensive rights-based anti-trafficking policies, and a discussion on development of a National Referral Mechanism in Armenia will take place on 15 June 2005 at Tigran Mets Hall of the Yerevan Marriott Hotel. The event is supported by the OSCE Office in Yerevan, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights and the US State Department.

International workshop on Domestic Violence to take place in Yerevan on October 14-17, 2005

Ts. Chragyan, the WRC lawyer, visited school #181 with the aim of acquainting the parents and the teaching staff with the activities of the WRC. Ms. Chragyan answered to the questions of the participants of the meeting and provided them with corresponding literature and leaflets.