On June 7, the day of the National Assembly elections, the staff of the Human Rights Defender of Armenia has been working since early morning. This was reported by the HRD staff.

On the instructions of the defender, emergency duty is carried out for the purpose of immediate reception, discussion, addressing to the relevant bodies of complaints and alerts received on human rights issues related to electoral processes and effective protection of citizens’ electoral rights.

The round-the-clock hotline of the Ombudsman’s office also operates in emergency mode, through which citizens are provided with advice and necessary support in matters related to the exercise of their electoral rights.

Particular attention is paid to the information published in the mass media and social platforms regarding human rights during the election process, which are subject to monitoring and study.

Citizens can submit complaints, alarms and applications related to human rights in the electoral process through the hotline of the Human Rights Defender’s staff by calling 116 or (096) 116 100.

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