On October 30, 2018, K.A. submitted an application to the Kentron and Nork-Marash Department of the Civil Acts Registration Services of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Armenia to make corrections in the birth certificate.

With the submitted application, K.A. asked to make a correction in the act No. 870 of birth, that is, to change the gender marker in the gender column from female to male.

The application was rejected by the conclusion drawn up by the Kentron and Nork-Marash Department of the Civil Acts Registration Services on 17․12․2018.

K.A. applied to the RA Administrative Court, demanding to declare invalid the administrative act adopted by the Kentron and Nork-Marash Department of the Civil Acts Registration Services of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Armenia and to oblige to adopt a favorable administrative act.

K.A.’s lawsuit was rejected by the RA Administrative Court, after which K.A. applied to the RA Administrative Court of Appeal, then the RA Court of Cassation, which also rejected K.A.’s appeals.

Thus, after exhausting all the domestic courts, on August 12, 2022, the Right Side Human Rights Defender NGO appealed to the European Court of Human Rights to restore K.A.’s rights.

On 23.01.2023, the Right Side Human Rights Defender NGO received a notification from the European Court of Human Rights, according to which a corresponding number was given to K.A.’s application vs the Republic of Armenia.

February 03, 2023 Armenia Yerevan