The report presents the concept of femicide and analyses femicide cases tried in Armenia’s courts from 2018-2021.
The aim of the document is to inform state institutions and the public about the phenomenon of femicide and the reasons for it, as well as present the correlation between femicide and domestic violence.
The report reflects the stories of women murdered from 2018 to 2021. It presents the court decisions related to their criminal cases and the legal gaps that exist in Armenia’s legislative and law enforcement systems.
This is the third report published in Armenia that addresses femicide.
In 2016, the Coalition to Stop Violence against Women published the first report on femicide in Armenia that looked at the homicide of women in Armenia by current or former partners between 2010 and 2015.
The second report in 2018 drew on cases of femicide committed between 2016 and 2017, specifically analyzing the trial proceedings and access to justice as well as the systematic and deeply-rooted causes of the phenomenon of femicide.
The third report draws on cases of femicide committed between 2018 and 2021.