Dear visitor,

I welcome you to the website of the Public Defender’s Office of the RA Chamber of Advocates. Throughout the existence of the Office continual public awareness raising activities were carried out directed at increasing the awareness of citizens about the right to have a defense attorney and free legal aid. This platform is another means of informing about the services offered by the Public Defender’s Office and to make free legal aid more accessible.

In this regard special attention was paid to make the website accessible not only for foreigners but also for our Western Armenian speaking compatriots, including Armenians living in Diaspora.

It aims at not differentiating between different parts of Armenians, but on the contrary, secure equal conditions for all of them, concerning Western Armenian, also to use it as a living tool and maintain it.

This is one of the first such experiences in this regard. We are assured that practically as well it will substantiate its efficiency and will serve a precedent for other institutions and bodies.

It should be underlined that the idea was given a possibility to be brought to life with the support of Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation at the initiative of Rights Protection Initiative Foundation. 

Providing legal aid to vulnerable, socially insecure and other people as defined by law Public Defender’s Office keeps under permanent attention also our Diaspora and repatriate compatriots who because of various reasons need support on legal issues. 

We are glad to inform that due to the program Public Defender’s Office currently has the possibility to provide free legal aid to our Diaspora and repatriate compatriots. And the legal aid will be given not only in the Public Defender’s Office but also online.

This is an opportunity for our compatriots to have at any moment accessible legal consultant when facing a legal issue and if required to get to better know the Armenian legislation whether it is for preparing to visit Armenia or to better settle there.