Lyussi Kocharyan

Ljussi Kocharyan (2020)

Ljussi Kocharyan ( Armenian Լյուսի Քոչարյանը , Russian Люси Кочарян ) is an Armenian journalist and radio presenter . For her work against gender-based violence and child abuse in her home country, she was awarded the International Women of Courage Award (IWOC) by the United States Department of State in 2020 .

Commitment and honor

Kocharyan has worked as a journalist for children with mental health problems. In Armenia she became a leading vocalist in the fight against psychological, physical and domestic violence against women and children. This includes their platform “Բռնության ձայնը / Voice of Violence” ( German voice of violence ) on Facebook . Kocharyan has successfully started an open dispute about domestic and sexual violence , which is gradually showing success in the patriarchal country. As a result, there were open attempts to threaten and discredit the journalist on the street . Kocharyan was criticized by politicians and threatened with criminal proceedings .

“Voice of Violence” is considered the Armenian #MeToo movement.

In March 2020, Ljussi Kocharyan was the first Armenian woman to receive the “ International Women of Courage Award ”. Among the twelve winners of the year were women from Bolivia , Syria and Zimbabwe . The award was presented to them by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Melania Trump on March 4, 2020 .

Kocharyan moderates two programs on the Armenian public broadcaster (Հայաստանի Հանրային Ռադիո, Hajastani Hanrajin Radio ), in which she raises questions about health, women and children.

Web links

Commons : Ljussi Kocharyan - collection of images, videos and audio files

U.S. Department of State : Biographies of the Finalists for the 2020 International Women of Courage Awards . (English)
Բռնության ձայնը / Voice of Violence . (Armenian, on Facebook )

Footnotes

↑ The frequent letters "Voices of Violence" (Voices of violence) does not correspond to the original page.
^ ^A ^b US State Department: Biographies of the Finalists for the 2020 International Women of Courage Awards . (English, July 9, 2019; accessed May 1, 2020)
↑ eurasianet.org: Armenia's #metoo aims to break silence on sexual violence . (English, July 9, 2019; accessed May 1, 2020)
↑ U.S. Department of State: 2020 International Women of Courage Award . (English, accessed May 1, 2020)
↑ torontohye.ca: Armenian journalist Lucy Kocharyan Honored with International Women of Courage Award . (English, March 5, 2020; accessed May 1, 2020)

personal data
SURNAME	Kocharyan, Ljussi
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Kocharyane, Ljussi; Քոչարյանը, Լյուսի (Armenian); Кочарян, Люси (Russian)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Armenian journalist and radio presenter
DATE OF BIRTH	after 1960
PLACE OF BIRTH	Armenian SSR , Soviet Union

[1] The frequent letters "Voices of Violence" (Voices of violence) does not correspond to the original page.

[state.gov-2] A ^b US State Department: Biographies of the Finalists for the 2020 International Women of Courage Awards . (English, July 9, 2019; accessed May 1, 2020)

[3] urasianet.org: Armenia's #metoo aims to break silence on sexual violence . (English, July 9, 2019; accessed May 1, 2020)

[4] U.S. Department of State: 2020 International Women of Courage Award . (English, accessed May 1, 2020)

[5] torontohye.ca: Armenian journalist Lucy Kocharyan Honored with International Women of Courage Award . (English, March 5, 2020; accessed May 1, 2020)