Publisher: Helsinki Citizens Assembly Vanadzor Office 

Volume: 16 pages, pdf

Description:

In the period of January-September 2014, 38 servicemen of the RA Armed Forces and Defense Army died due to 36 incidents. The rate of death cases in the armed forces in the similar period of 2013 was 25, i.e. the death rate has increased by 13 cases this year. 20 out of the 38 recorded death cases in the period above were caused by ceasefire violations; 6 cases – by accidents; 4 cases - murder /2 intentional murder cases and the other 2 caused by breach of weapon use rules/; 3 cases - by violation of combat duty or combat service rules; 3 cases – by health problems and lack of adequate medical services; 1 case – by breach of weapon use rules; 1 case -suicide (as stated in the criminal case).