Lucy Kocharyan

Lucy Kocharyan (born 1984) is an Armenian journalist who has taken a stand in her country against gender based violence. She was chosen as an International Women of Courage in March 2020 by the US Secretary of State.[1]

Lucy Kocharyan
Born1960
NationalityArmenia
OccupationRadio journalist
EmployerArmenian Public Radio
Known forcampaigning against violence

Life

Kocharyan was born in 1984 and became a journalist. She presents two programmes on Armenian Public Radio.[2]

In August 2018 she began to speak out about children with mental health issues[3] and gender-based violence launching a "Voices for Violence" campaign. Gender-based violence is a traditional part of her country and she has faced a lot of criticism for her position.[4]

She was chosen as an International Women of Courage in March 2020 by the US Secretary of State.[1] She was the first Armenian to win this award and the ceremony was attended by Anna Hakobyan who is the Armenian first lady.[5]

After the award she was taken on a tour of Fulton County Juvenile Court by Judge Renata D. Turner.[3]

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gollark: The lack of /home and /back makes it really hard to get anything done.
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References
  1. "2020 International Women of Courage Award". United States Department of State. Retrieved 2020-03-13.
  2. "Armenian Journalist Lucy Kocharyan Honored with International Women of Courage Award". Toronto Hye. 2020-03-05. Retrieved 2020-03-14.
  3. "Presiding Judge Renata D. Turner meets with International Women of Courage Awardee Lucy Kocharyan | Fulton County Juvenile Court". www.fultonjuvenilecourt.org. Retrieved 2020-03-13.
  4. "Biographies of the Finalists for the 2020 International Women of Courage Awards". United States Department of State. Retrieved 2020-03-13.
  5. "Lucy Kocharyan becomes first ever Armenian recipient of International Women of Courage Award". armenpress.am. Retrieved 2020-03-13.


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