1. Skip to content
  2. Skip to main menu
  3. Skip to more DW sites

Armenia & Georgia: For a Fairer Justice System

04:51

This browser does not support the video element.

Wiebke FeuersengerJuly 6, 2015

Armenia’s prisons are overcrowded not only because of drug-related crime but also other comparatively minor offences. More than 25 percent of inmates still haven't even been convicted. Human rights activists want to change that.

More than 25 percent of inmates still haven't been convicted. Human rights activists like Anna Melikyan want to change that. She's demanding an entirely new approach - alternative punishment methods such as electronic tagging or community service.

Skip next section DW's Top Story

DW's Top Story

Skip next section More stories from DW