ArmInfo. The number of Armenian citizens' applications to Human Rights Defender for receiving consultations increased 4-fold, the office of Human Rights Defender of Armenia the informed.
According to the source, if in January-August 2017 the number of such applications was 160, then in the eight months of this year this figure approached 665. Analysis shows that this indicator is due both to an increase in the level of trust in the institution of the Ombudsman, as evidenced by both international structures and new expectations of the public. According to statistics, over the past two years, the appeals mainly related to state institutions and this has practically not changed. Citizens continue to challenge cases within the competence of the courts, the police, the penitentiary institutions, the Ministry of Defense, the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs.