Strategic litigation
Court cases
12.09.2009 - 23. FOICA vs. the "Armenian National Congress" Pact
On April 21, 2009, the Freedom of Information Center sent an information request to the head of the "Armenian National Congress" Pact Levon Ter-Petrosyan asking to provide the following information: 1. The copy of financial report 2008, which should cover information defined by the RA “Law on parties” article 28, part 3, 2. Information about those financial sources which donation valued more than the centuple of minimal salary, defined by the law....
03.09.2009 - 22. FOICA vs. "Rule of Law" Party
FOICA applied to court on June 26, 2009, claiming to obliged the “Rule of Law Party” to provide the requested information within 5 days. FOICA sent a request asking to provide: 1. The copy of financial report 2008, which should cover information defined by RA “Law on parties” resolution 28, part 3. 2. Information about those charitable sources which donation valued more than the centuple of minimal salary, defined by the law. FOICA sent a...
24.08.2009 - 21. FOICA vs. Labor Socialist Party of Armenia
The FOICA sent an information request to the president of Labor Socialist Party of Armenia Movses Shahverdyan on April 21, 2009 asking to provide: 1. The copy of financial report 2008, which should cover information defined by the RA “Law on parties” article 28, part 3, 2. Information about those charitable sources which donation valued more than the centuple of minimal salary, defined by the law. The request wasn’t answered. On July 9, 2009 FOICA...
31.07.2009 - 20. FOICA vs. Parakar Village Mayor and the Village Municipality
In December 2008, two residents of the village of Parakar, S. Ghazaryan and A. Nersisyan, complained to the Freedom of Information Center that the village mayor did not provide information to them. On December 12, the FOICA sent a request for information to the mayor of Parakar, which included the questions from the villagers that had remained unanswered: 1. Is the 250-260 sq.m. land plot near the road, on the left bank of the main canal by building No. 1 on Mekenagortsneri Street,...
31.07.2009 - 19. FOICA vs. Zartonk Village Mayor and the Village Municipality
On February 7, 2009, the Freedom of Information Center sent an information request to the mayor of the Zartonk community in Armavir marz asking to provide the following: 1. The 2008 budget of the Zartonk community, 2. A copy of the Zartonk community 2008 budget implementation report. The mayor of Zartonk did not reply to the FOICA’s request for information. On March 20, 2009, the FOICA filed a lawsuit at the RA Administrative Court to demand the requested information and to...
08.07.2009 - 18. FOICA vs. Elpin Village Mayor and the Village Municipality
This is the first time, that the Court imposes an administrative penalty in the form of fine on an official for violating a person’s access to information right. On February 2, 2009, the FOICA has requested the following information from the mayor of Yelpin: 1. A copy of the Yelpin community’s 2008 budget, 2. A copy of the Yelpin community 2008 budget implementation report. The FOI Center’s request remained unanswered. The FOICA received a reply from...
