The Helsinki Citizens’ Assembly Vanadzor Office is a human rights non-governmental organization that unites individuals who value the principles of democracy, tolerance, pluralism and the primacy of human rights.
The organization was founded in 1998 as a branch of the HCA Armenia Committee, and has been operating as a separate organization since 2001. The organization’s head office is located in Vanadzor, with a representative office in Yerevan.
The HCA Vanadzor Office provides free legal assistance to about 1,000 citizens throughout the Republic of Armenia annually, conducts strategic trials, conducts monitoring in closed and semi-closed institutions, state structures, local self-government bodies, and electoral processes. It analyzes legal acts and presents legislative proposals, and provides information to international organizations on the implementation of the international obligations undertaken by the Republic of Armenia.

One of the organization’s directions is capacity development and awareness-raising, within the framework of which trainings and discussions are conducted for representatives of target sectors (Servicemen, conscripts and their families, Prisoners of War, missing persons, victims of conflicts and their families, Persons with mental and intellectual disabilities and their families, Convicts, detainees and their families, Drug users and their families, Witnesses involved in criminal cases, victims, suspects, accused and their families, Religious minorities, Voters, observers, Civil and political activists, Youth).
Since 2013, the HCA Vanadzor office has been implementing the “Legal Clinic” program, within the framework of which more than 80 young lawyers have been trained.
Representatives of the organization are involved in various public groups, within which they participate in shaping the human rights agenda, making decisions, and speaking out about violations of the rights of representatives of target groups.

If your rights have been violated, call the Feedback department phone numbers or write to the Feedback section.

• To receive advice on the rights of persons subject to military registration, conscripts, and servicemen, it is necessary to contact the Civilian Oversight Department of the HCA Vanadzor Office.
• To receive advice on the rights of drug users, people with mental health and intellectual disabilities, the elderly, and children, it is necessary to contact the social and health services monitoring specialists of the HCA Vanadzor office.
• In other cases, to receive advice on human rights, it is necessary to contact the legal department of the HCA Vanadzor office.
• For questions related to publications on the organization’s website and social media pages, please contact the public relations specialist of the HCA Vanadzor office.