Who we are

The Foundation Against the Violation of Law (FAVL) was founded in the fall of 1991. The organization focused its initial efforts on freeing the mass number of hostages, prisoners, and refugees which resulted from this shocking breach of fundamental human rights.

By April 14, 1992, FAVL became officially registered as an NGO and expanded its work to include facilitating prisoner exchanges between Armenia and Azerbaijan. By 1995, the organization shifted beyond individual, voluntary efforts and began cementing itself as a leading champion of human rights in independent Armenia.

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The Union of Informed Citizens is a non-governmental organization, which aims at raising public awareness regarding important issues. We intend to minimize misinformation and its impact on shaping public opinion and decision-making.The organization intends to become one of the best centers that will educate promoting shaping of public opinion and decision-making based on objective information.

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Avetik Ishkhanyan graduated from Yerevan State University Geophysics Department in 1977, then from 1984 to 1987, completed PhD in Leningrad All Union Research Geological Institute.

In 2002 he graduated from the law department at Galik University. Since 2012 he is a member of the Chamber of Advocates of the Republic of Armenia.

Since 1997 he is the Chairman of the Helsinki Committee of Armenia human rights defender NGO. From 2004 - 2010 he has been a member of the Group of Public Monitors Implementing Supervision over the Criminal-Executive Institutions and Bodies of the Ministry of Justice of RA and, since 2010, an expert of the same Group, represented by "Helsinki Committee of Armenia" NGO.

Narine Shelelenkian graduated from YSU in 2018 (Faculty of Law, Bachelor of Law).

Since 2018 she is studying at the School of Advocates of RA (Criminal Law).

She has participated in a series of human rights trainings and requalification in the field of human rights.

Since 2018 Narine works in Helsinki Committee of Armenia NGO and has been introduced to the Monitoring Group Conducting Public Oversight in the Penitentiary Institutions and Entities under the RA Ministry of Justice as an expert.