Trafficking in Persons Interim Assessment: US Dept of State Press Release: 

The Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act, passed by the Congress and signed into law by the President in December 2003, requires the Department of  State to submit to the Congress an Interim Assessment of the progress made in combating trafficking in persons (TIP) by those countries placed on the Special Watch List in September 2006. The evaluation period covers the six months since the release of the June 2006 annual report.

Counter-Human Trafficking Institutional Assessment Report

Extract from Counter-Human Trafficking Institutional Assessment Report:

The assessment was implemented within the framework of the “Anti-trafficking Programme: Capacity Developing Support and Victims Assistance” project of the United Nations Development Programme, implemented jointly with the Government of the Republic of Armenia and funded by the Government of Norway.

Extract from "Domestic Violence and Abuse of Women in Armenia"

Extract from report on nationwide survey findings, May 2007:

This survey was conducted and published with financial support of Catholic Relief Services Armenian Branch Office and Organization for Security Cooperation in Europe.

Legislation on Trafficking in Human Beings. Legislative Gap Analysis, Hugh Handeyside, OSCE (May 2006), (PDF 24 pages). (in Armenian)

"In the recent years many states, including Armenia, have stepped up their efforts to criminalize trafficking and protect the victims. In Armenia, we have witnessed a significant improvement in the legislation over the past few years. Nevertheless, there is still considerable room for improvement. This analysis aims at mapping the gaps and outlining the main recommendations for further legislative reform efforts."

Trafficking in Human Beings in the Republic of Armenia: An Assessment of Current Responses, by Hana Snajdrova and Blanka Hancilova, OSCE Office in Yerevan, 2007.

Legislation in the Member States of the Council of Europe in the Field of Violence Against Women, prepared in part by Jill Radford, United Kingdom, for the Council of Europe's Steering Committee for Equality Between Men and Women, March 2004 (Doc. EG 2004 2).
This report details national legislation dealing with violence against women in 38 of the 45 Council of Europe member states. In 1995, the Council requested member states to complete a questionnaire on relevant legislation, and subsequent research completed by the Council allowed for a survey of the varying legislation of member states. The report consists of two volumes, ending with a list of good practices and effective legislation prohibiting violence against women. Pages 11-16 contain information on Armenia.

2004 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: Armenia, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, U.S. Department of State, 28 February 2005. Section 5 of the report contains a paragraph on the status of women in Albania, and a subsection on trafficking.

Human Trafficking in the Republic of Armenia, Hilda Grigorian, Third International AIPRG Conference on Armenia, (2005).(PDF, 22 Pages)

This report identifies the grass root of the problem, steps taken and further strategies to be taken by the government, local NGO’s, international agencies and the Diaspora community to prevent and hopefully stop human trafficking.

Police Report on Violence Against Women in 2004, Police of the Republic of Armenia, (2004)(HTML, 2 Pages)
This report describes the number of crimes committed against women with respect to the Articles of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Armenia.

Human Rights in the OSCE Region: Europe, Central Asia and North America, Report 2004 (Events of 2004), International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights, (23 June 2004). (PDF, 13 pages).
This report discusses the situation of general human rights in Armenia.

Trafficking in Persons Report: Armenia. U.S. Department of State. (14 June 2004). (HTML).

2003 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: Armenia, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, U.S. Department of State, (25 February 2004). (HTML).
This is an extensive report that examines human rights in Armenia. There are separate sections on women and on trafficking in persons.

Integration of the Human Rights of Women and the Gender Perspective - Violence Against Women, Addendum 1, United Nations Commission for Human Rights, (E/CN.4/2003/75/Add.1) (27 Feb. 2003). (HTML). 
This report has information regarding rape,trafficking and domestic violence against women in Armenia. Information on Armenia can be found on page 338.

Survey of Legislative Frameworks for Combating Trafficking in Persons, Kristi Severance, American Bar Association, Central European and Eurasian Law Initiative (CEELI), (January 2003). (HTML).
This report presents an overview of anti-trafficking legislation in twenty-one countries in Central and Eastern Europe and Eurasia, including Armenia. The report discusses the scope of the problem and the role of the UN Trafficking Protocol and other human rights standards in evaluating anti-trafficking legislation.

"Women’s Rights: Human Rights in Armenia 2003.” Armenian Helsinki Committee. Issue #12  (2003). (HTML).

CEDAW Assessment Tool Report for Armenia, American Bar Association Central European and Eurasian Law Initiative, (July 2002). (PDF, 98 pages). 
This report evaluates Armenia's compliance with its obligations under the Convention Against All Forms of Descrimination Against Women (CEDAW) using The CEDAW Assessment Tool developed by the American Bar Association Central European and Eurasian Law Initiative in January 2002.

A Human Rights Report on Trafficking of Persons, Especially Women and Children, The Protection Project, March (2002). (HTML).
This report provides background and case examples of trafficking in Armenia. The report also describes the domestic and international law governing trafficking in Armenia.

Irregular Migration and Smuggling of Migrants from Armenia, International Organization of Migration, (2002). (PDF, 58 pages).
This report provides an overview of irregular migration in Armenia, describes transit migration through Armenia, outlines and analyzes applicable legislation, and makes recommendations.

Trafficking in Women and Children from the Republic of Armenia: A Study, International Organization of Migration, (2001). (PDF, 72 pages).
This report describes the situation of trafficking in Armenia and government policy and legislation. The report also makes recommendations to prevent and combat trafficking.

Domestic Violence in Armenia, The Advocates for Human Rights, (December 2000). (PDF, 53 pages).
This report documents domestic violence as a human rights violation in Armenia. The report analyzes the Armenian legal system, the police and NGO response to domestic violence, and Armenia's obligations under international law.

Women 2000 - An Investigation into the Status of Women's Rights in Central and South-Eastern Europe and the Newly Independent States, International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights, (5 November 2000). (PDF, 14 pages).
This is a resource for researching women's rights in Armenia. The report discusses domestic violence, sexual abuse, and sexual exploitation in detail, citing legal provisions and statistics when possible.

A Form of Slavery:  Trafficking in Women in OSCE Member States, The International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights, prepared for the OSCE Supplementary Human Dimension Meeting on Trafficking in Human Beings, Vienna, (19 June 2000). (Available in PDF and HTML, 86 pages).
This report is based on information gathered through questionnaires and contains data on such issues as existing legislation, government policies and NGO initiatives, and victim support services for twenty-nine countries in the CEE and FSU, including Armenia. Information about Armenia can be found on page seven.

Women's Status Report '99: Armenia. United Nations Development Programme,(1999). (HTML).

Country Report:  Armenia, International Women's Rights Action Watch, Initial Report (Addendum), (E/1990/5/Add.36), (5 December 1998). (HTML).
This shadow report discusses Armenia's compliance with its gender-related obligations under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.

Country Report:  Armenia, International Women's Rights Action Watch, (26 September 1995; Corrigendum dated 11 February 1997). (HTML).
This shadow report discusses Armenia's compliance with its obligations under CEDAW.

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