ECtHR rules against Armenia’s inaction in anti-LGBTI hate crime case
On 17 May, The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that Armenian authorities failed to protect an LGBT bar owner and activist from homophobic physical and verbal attacks, and arson, and to carry out effective investigation. According to ILGA-Europe’s Head of Litigation, Arpi Avetisyan: “The judgment makes it clear that without legislation which explicitly covers bias-motivated crimes based on sexual orientation and gender identity, such crimes will remain invisible and foster impunity”.
International and Comparative SOGIESC Law - Professor Andreas R Ziegler 