7,000 victims of corruption applied to AACs in Armenia over two yearsDecember 15, 2010 - 20:10 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Head of the Advocacy and Assistance Centers (AACs) in Armenia Marat Atovmyan said that 7,000 people applied to the AACs over two years of its activity. During this period, the AACs dealt with around 1,500 cases of supposed corruption nature in the fields of healthcare, property rights, public services, etc, Atovmyan told a press conference in Yerevan on December 15. “Unfortunately, corruption makes an inseparable part of our life. We can observe corruption risks in various fields, what hampers the country’s economic and social development,” he said. Atovmyan noted that 11 offices of AACs in Armenia’s region provide free of charge legal services, deal with revelation of system shortages and their presentation to relevant bodies for implementation of legislative and institutional reforms. Besides, the AACs deals with raising awareness of the Armenian society of corruption risks through organization of seminars in the country’s regions. The USAID Mobilizing Action Against Corruption provides financial assistance to the AACs. Top stories David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Partner news | Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. |