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.
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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.
Human Rights Defender of Armenia
