As we already reported, on June 12, 2023, a trans sex worker D. contacted Right Side Human Rights Defender NGO and reported that a day before that, she was attacked, and beaten by a person named Sevak and his friend in her apartment, and that they, threatening to use a knife, stole her mobile phone and money in the amount of 35,000 AMD.

On the same day, trans person D. was recognized as a victim by the body conducting the proceedings.

The legal team of Right Side Human Rights Defender NGO is involved in this case and provides legal representation at all stages of the case.

On August 29, 2023, with the participation of our lawyer, a trans person D. was interrogated face-to-face with a person named Sevak, who during the interrogation attacked the trans woman and also uttered sexual insults. After the police officers handcuffed the said person, the questioning continued, and trans person D. insisted that the crime was committed by the mentioned person.

A person named Sevak was detained. 

Right Side Human Rights Defender NGO will follow up the matter of imposing a fair punishment  to the person who used violence against the trans woman and restoring justice.

August 31, 2023 Armenia, Yerevan