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CENTER OF CIVIL INITIATIVES TRYING TO PROTECT FORMER POWS AGAINST PUBLIC INDIFFERENCE
ArmInfo
2008-07-08 14:34:00
'The former POWs feel indifference of the authorities and public.
There is no law to determine the status of a POW and there are no
stable social guarantees'. Director of NKR-based Center of Civil
Initiatives human rights protection NGO Albert Voskanyan told ArmInfo.
He is sure that the government is to determine their status at a legal
level and elaborate a program of their integration into public. At
the same time, A. Voskanyan said that unlike Azerbaijan, no POWs were
brought responsible in Karabakh under article 'high treason'.
He underlined that Center of Civil Iniatives has elaborated and is
implementing own program of social rehabilitation of former POWs and
hostages, as well as their families and the families of the missing.
'The problem of POWs, hostages and the missing is very topical for
any region which survived a long-lasting war. He said that there are
many factors hindering a full rehabilitation and integration of the
former POWs into the society. 'This is strongly hindered by absence
of a status of the former captive. Almost all of them lost their
health being in captivity and gave away morally. Many of them feel
guilty to the society for having been taken captivity. One of our
goals is to bring the problem of POWs to the wide public, organize
events for the society to treat the former captives more tolerantly
and with understanding, A. Voskanyan said.
The Center of Civil Initiatives renders psychological and legal
assistance to the indicated category of persons. CCI has multiply
held Round Tables on the problems of former POWs, hostages and their
family members and multiply applied to the republic's authorities
with proposals aimed at assistance in organization of regular events
for comprehensive rehabilitation of the former POWs and hostages.
The children of the former POWs and hostages are also always in
the center of attention. 'The Center of Civil Initiatives' conducts
computer courses for a group of children of POWS, hostages and the
missing, read lectures on different topical problems, as well as
carries out a group and individual psychological therapy, a rest with
an educational programme, etc.
ArmInfo
2008-07-08 14:34:00
'The former POWs feel indifference of the authorities and public.
There is no law to determine the status of a POW and there are no
stable social guarantees'. Director of NKR-based Center of Civil
Initiatives human rights protection NGO Albert Voskanyan told ArmInfo.
He is sure that the government is to determine their status at a legal
level and elaborate a program of their integration into public. At
the same time, A. Voskanyan said that unlike Azerbaijan, no POWs were
brought responsible in Karabakh under article 'high treason'.
He underlined that Center of Civil Iniatives has elaborated and is
implementing own program of social rehabilitation of former POWs and
hostages, as well as their families and the families of the missing.
'The problem of POWs, hostages and the missing is very topical for
any region which survived a long-lasting war. He said that there are
many factors hindering a full rehabilitation and integration of the
former POWs into the society. 'This is strongly hindered by absence
of a status of the former captive. Almost all of them lost their
health being in captivity and gave away morally. Many of them feel
guilty to the society for having been taken captivity. One of our
goals is to bring the problem of POWs to the wide public, organize
events for the society to treat the former captives more tolerantly
and with understanding, A. Voskanyan said.
The Center of Civil Initiatives renders psychological and legal
assistance to the indicated category of persons. CCI has multiply
held Round Tables on the problems of former POWs, hostages and their
family members and multiply applied to the republic's authorities
with proposals aimed at assistance in organization of regular events
for comprehensive rehabilitation of the former POWs and hostages.
The children of the former POWs and hostages are also always in
the center of attention. 'The Center of Civil Initiatives' conducts
computer courses for a group of children of POWS, hostages and the
missing, read lectures on different topical problems, as well as
carries out a group and individual psychological therapy, a rest with
an educational programme, etc.