Violence against women is one of the worst forms of violation of human rights prevalent all over the world. Women face gender-based violence (GBV) in workplaces, educational institutions, rural and urban communities. They are exposed to GBV irrespective of their ethnic or religious background, social status, economic standing, age, or other condition. The violence is particularly rampant when it occurs at home, a place where women are supposed to be provided with safe family environment.

The current policy brief aimed at analyzing the monitored online print media outlets in cases when they covered the topic of sex selection and articles that were broadly linked to the value of girls and women. The content of web-based media outlets have been scrutinized to identify any statements or reporting that could have had distorted, untruthful or prejudicial elements against women or men. All these aspects were separately analyzed quantified and also handpicked, allowing analyzing the level of stereotypical reporting either as a media intention or as an absence of intention, leading to unobstructed penetration of prejudicial statements widely circulated in the society and back by reinstating the current state of the affairs.

The publication is available only in Armenian.

This publication is available only in Armenian.

This publication is available only in Armenian.

The authors of the paper have tried to identify and analyse the perceptions of various stakeholders in government and private businesses and civil society on energy security in Armenia.

Within the framework of the project “Combating Gender-Biased Sex Selection in Armenia” funded by the European Commission ICHD conducted a series of trainings in Yerevan. The first series on April 7-8 focused on effective communication, leadership, negotiations and advocacy skills. The themes of the second on April 14-15 included gender issues and gender-based violence, reproductive rights and reproductive health, discriminatory sex selection, its causes and consequences. 

Within the framework of the project “Combating Gender-Biased Sex Selection in Armenia” funded by the European Commission ICHD conducted a series of trainings in Kotayk. The first series on October 29-30 focused on effective communication, leadership, negotiations and advocacy skills. The themes of the second on December 9-10 included gender issues and gender-based violence, reproductive rights and reproductive health, discriminatory sex selection, its causes and consequences.

The South Caucasus is often depicted as the main doorway to the energy rich Caspian region in the energy security narratives of the European Union and of other Western actors in the region. But what are the views from the South Caucasus countries Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia concerning their own energy security? This CASCADE working paper seeks to shed light on energy security notions from South Caucasus governments and energy companies, as well as of citizens and consumers. It finds that there are significant differences in the perceptions of the different actors in the energy sector within each South Caucasus country that could lead to political conflicts over energy security strategies.