The joint visits of the Human Rights Defender Anahit
Manasyan and the Human Rights Commissioner of the Council of Europe Dunja
Mijatović to the temporary accommodation of forcibly displaced persons from
Nagorno Karabakh continue.
Today, on October 18, Anahit Manasyan and Dunja Mijatović
met with the people, temporarily settled
in Kotayk Region.
At the moment, 105 forcibly displaced persons, including
40 children, live in one of the resorts of the enlarged community of
Tsaghkadzor.
Private interviews were held with them. The persons presented
the deprivations they suffered and the issues caused by the forced displacement
to the Defender and the Human Rights Commissioner of the Council of Europe.
Matters related to the payment of pensions and state benefits were addressed.
Special attention was paid to the issues related to
ensuring the rights of children and persons with disabilities.
In addition, the Defender also visited the temporary
accommodation of forcibly displaced persons located in Tsaghkadzor YSU
"University" hotel, where 167 forcibly displaced persons, including
44 children, are currently staying.
The Defender examined on the spot the living conditions
of forcibly displaced compatriots, the processes of needs assessment, provision
of medical assistance and service as well as food, and personal hygiene items.
The Defender had private talks with forcibly displaced
persons and listened to their raised issues.
As a result of the visit, the issues recorded by the
Defender will be summarized and the proposals aimed at solving them will be
presented to the competent authorities together with the appropriate analysis.
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