On December 9, during the National Assembly extraordinary elections, the Office of the Human Rights Defender of Armenia received 37 calls through the hotline as of 15:00.
The calls to the Office’s hotline mostly related to the accessibility of polling stations and issues with regard to furnishing, the possibility of voting in a place other than the place of registration, the realization of electoral rights by those who are not able to gain access to the polling station, including those receiving inpatient treatment, and people not included in the list of voters during the day of elections, etc.
In addition to the calls received through the hotline, the Defender’s Office also examined more than 500 publications disseminated through the media and social networks.
The issues related to the realization of electoral rights that are raised through the hotline and publications, including the ones in regions are being analyzed at the Defender’s Office. Through the rapid reactions groups that are dispatched to regions, clarifications are requested from competent bodies with regard to the measures taken thereof.
The Office of the Human Rights Defender works from the early morning. Complaints with regard to the realization of electoral rights can be submitted to the Defender’s Office via 116 and (096) 116100 telephone numbers or visiting the Defender’s Office.
The representatives of the working group in regions are available through the following numbers:
- (043) 512-116 - Shirak region
- (043) 991-189 – Gegharkunik region
- (043) 513-116 – Syunik region
- (043) 506-116 – Lori region
- (043) 507-116 – Aragatsotn region
- (043) 514-116 – Tavush region