There are three different whistle-blowing platforms operating in the Republic of Armenia, which are briefly presented here.

The first is the Unified Electronic Platform for Whistle-blowing, which is launched by the Prosecutor General’s Office of the Republic of Armenia. Through the unified electronic platform for whistle-blowing, according to the Law of the Republic of Armenia “On the Whistle-Blowing System”, a whistle-blower may anonymously report information about a corruption incident and other offences. Through the unified electronic platform [for whistle-blowing], the Republic of Armenia, namely the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Armenia, guarantees the protection of the whistle-blower by ensuring his or her anonymity. In this sense, it should be mentioned that anonymous whistle-blowing is considered as one of the major guarantees for protection of whistle-blowers, as it ensures whistle-blowers’ trust in the protection of their personal data, taking into consideration the fact that it is unknown to both third parties and competent state bodies.

The anonymity of a whistle-blower is guaranteed by coding his or her Internet Protocol Address. Those visiting the platform are provided with the opportunity to choose their preferred option between whistle-blowing anonymously and [whistle-blowing] by way of submitting data, fill in the data corresponding to the method of whistle-blowing selected in the relevant fields, attach the electronic materials related to the report, confirm the report upon verification of the data filled out and submit it to the system’s reports management module.

In case of existence of grounds for verifying the report, the Prosecutor General’s Office of the Republic of Armenia forwards the document version of the report to the body implementing operational intelligence activities. In addition, the report is subject to verification as prescribed by the Law of the Republic of Armenia “On Operational Intelligence Activities”, where the information presented in the report is sufficiently substantiated, concerns a particular official or body and contains data that may be verified.

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The second is the online business sector whistle-blowing platform BizProtect, which has been created and launched by the Armenian Lawyers’ Association. The whistleblowing platform enables business representatives to report corruption cases and other related issues encountered in the business sector while ensuring their safety. The whistleblower's anonymity is guaranteed by encrypting his/her Internet Protocol Address (IP Address), the sequence of the steps for securing it is presented in detail on the platform.
It should also be noted that the information obtained in this way is also used to develop new policies and initiate relevant reforms in the business sector.

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The third is the EmployeeProtect.am online platform for the protection of workers' rights, which is launched and operated by the RA Health and Labor Inspection Body. The Armenian Lawyers’ Association is the copyright holder of the methodology of the platform. The Overall Objective of the platform is to strengthen the system of the protection of labor rights in the Republic of Armenia. The tasks of the platform are:

-        to register, accept, examine anonymous applications/reports submitted by employees regarding violations of workers' rights and ensure their process,

-        to identify and implement evidence-based reforms based on anonymous information submitted by workers regarding existing problems in the field of the protection of labor rights,

-        to inform workers about the latest  news in the field of the protection of labor rights,

The whistleblower's anonymity is guaranteed by encrypting his/her Internet Protocol Address (IP Address), the sequence of the steps for securing it is presented in detail on the platform.