ArmInfo. In 2027, the Office of the Human Rights Defender of Armenia will receive 605 million drams from the state budget. This was announced by RA Minister of Finance Vahe Hovhannisyan on November 9 at a joint session of the National Assembly committees discussing the draft Basic Economic Law.
According to him, this amount exceeds the corresponding allocations of the previous year by 3.8 million drams. The Ombudsman's Office plans to make capital expenditures of 10.2 million drams in 2027. The Office of the Human Rights Defender did not make any capital expenditures in 2026. Current expenditures in 2027 will decrease by 6.3 million drams compared to 2026.
In turn, Human Rights Defender Anahit Manasyan noted that budget allocations are directed toward the implementation of one program and two activities. One of the activities is related to the provision of services for the protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms, which is, in fact, the agency's core activity. Manasyan noted that 80% of all budget funds are allocated to paying the salaries of office employees. A significant part of the Human Rights Defender's Office program is devoted to human rights education and public awareness, which are a large part of the Ombudsperson's mandate. These activities are primarily carried out in cooperation with international partners.
