Demand justice for Armenian survivor of domestic and sexual violence
Beatings, rape and other forms of abuse were routine in Greta Baghdasaryan’s 11-year marriage. She eventually left her husband in January 2001 when he beat her severely with a shovel, breaking her nose and giving her concussion.
She has been left disabled by her experiences and cannot work or provide for her children. She wants to bring her abuser to justice but her lawyer says she would be legally prevented from pursuing a criminal case several years after the attacks.
Her former husband had removed both of her sons’ names from the Byurakan village residency register in their absence. Greta Baghdasaryan has applied to the local court to have her sons’ names reinstated in the local residency register, to enable them to access education, health and social protection services.
She has also applied to claim her share of the marital property. Her applications were rejected by the regional court in Ashtarak and Greta Baghdasaryan believes local court proceedings were not conducted in a fair manner.
At the end of 2008, government legal services organized a meeting that led to the Byurakan Village Mayor promising to help resolve Greta and her children’s case. However, their situation has not changed.
She has been left disabled by her experiences and cannot work or provide for her children. She wants to bring her abuser to justice but her lawyer says she would be legally prevented from pursuing a criminal case several years after the attacks. Her former husband had removed both of her sons’ names from the Byurakan village residency register in their absence. Greta Baghdasaryan has applied to the local court to have her sons’ names reinstated in the local residency register, to enable them to access education, health and social protection services.
She has also applied to claim her share of the marital property. Her applications were rejected by the regional court in Ashtarak and Greta Baghdasaryan believes local court proceedings were not conducted in a fair manner.
At the end of 2008, government legal services organized a meeting that led to the Byurakan Village Mayor promising to help resolve Greta and her children’s case. However, their situation has not changed.