REFUGEE LAW LEGAL CLINIC OPENED IN YEREVAN
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 4, NOYAN TAPAN. With the united efforts of the
Armenian office of United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
(UNHCR) and American Bar Association Refugee Law Legal Clinic was
opened in Loris Kalashyan Open University of Armenia on September 2.
The main purpose of the institution is to provide refugee law clinical
education, to ensure provision of free of charge legal assistance to
refugees and asylum seekers as well as other persons of UNHCR concern.
Starting with this academic year, eight universities in Armenia have
included the course of refugee law clinical education in their
educational programs.
Since 2003, with the support of American Bar Association, two Legal
Clinics in Gavar State University and Progress University of Gyumri
have been established and are successfully functioning. In 2008 the
Association established a Clinic in Kapan for vulnerable groups of the
society. In the near future UNHCR is entering into agreement with the
Legal Clinics of Yerevan State University, of Progress University of
Gyumri and of Gavar State University for similar services to refugees.