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NGO Appeals to Armenian Government to Register Families Left Homeless from
1988 Earthquake
Epress.am (http://www.epress.am/FNew.aspx?nid=10100)
Dec. 6, 2010
Shirak Center NGO has sent an appeal letter to RA President Serzh
Sargsyan and RA Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan (no relation), in which
it proposes to make amendments to the government decisions that define
the registration procedure for families left homeless as a result of
the 1988 earthquake.
In the appeal letter, the NGO notes that thousands of families left
Armenia and, in particular, the earthquake zone mainly due to harsh
socioeconomic conditions, unemployment and homelessness in the years
following the earthquake.
"Among them are hundreds of families who lost their home in the
earthquake; however, they have not yet been compensated by the
state. And many such families, during re-registration, being outside
of Armenia are not registered in the waiting lists and are basically
deprived of the right to receive an apartment, since the government
decisions that define the registration procedure for families left
homeless as a result of the earthquake designated the deadline for
accepting appeals as Dec. 15, 2008.
"More so, according to the same decisions, obligations for state
assistance for the extraordinary provision of apartments for those who
didn't present an appeal before the deadline are considered
suspended. Unfortunately, this decision also affects the dozens of
homeless families who left the homeland after 2008, as a result of
which the families left homeless from the earthquake but deprived of
homeless status who returned to the homeland in the last 2 years are
forced to leave Armenia again.
"By the way, many of the immigrated families don't even have temporary
dwellings and live in rented apartments or with their relatives,"
reads the appeal letter.
Shirak Center NGO expects that the Armenian government will pay
immediate attention to the aforementioned concerns and make amendments
to the registration procedure so that families who lost their home
during the earthquake, but who temporarily left Armenia (or for other
reasons were not included in the lists) can be included in the waiting
lists and receive compensation for their loss.
From: A. Papazian
1988 Earthquake
Epress.am (http://www.epress.am/FNew.aspx?nid=10100)
Dec. 6, 2010
Shirak Center NGO has sent an appeal letter to RA President Serzh
Sargsyan and RA Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan (no relation), in which
it proposes to make amendments to the government decisions that define
the registration procedure for families left homeless as a result of
the 1988 earthquake.
In the appeal letter, the NGO notes that thousands of families left
Armenia and, in particular, the earthquake zone mainly due to harsh
socioeconomic conditions, unemployment and homelessness in the years
following the earthquake.
"Among them are hundreds of families who lost their home in the
earthquake; however, they have not yet been compensated by the
state. And many such families, during re-registration, being outside
of Armenia are not registered in the waiting lists and are basically
deprived of the right to receive an apartment, since the government
decisions that define the registration procedure for families left
homeless as a result of the earthquake designated the deadline for
accepting appeals as Dec. 15, 2008.
"More so, according to the same decisions, obligations for state
assistance for the extraordinary provision of apartments for those who
didn't present an appeal before the deadline are considered
suspended. Unfortunately, this decision also affects the dozens of
homeless families who left the homeland after 2008, as a result of
which the families left homeless from the earthquake but deprived of
homeless status who returned to the homeland in the last 2 years are
forced to leave Armenia again.
"By the way, many of the immigrated families don't even have temporary
dwellings and live in rented apartments or with their relatives,"
reads the appeal letter.
Shirak Center NGO expects that the Armenian government will pay
immediate attention to the aforementioned concerns and make amendments
to the registration procedure so that families who lost their home
during the earthquake, but who temporarily left Armenia (or for other
reasons were not included in the lists) can be included in the waiting
lists and receive compensation for their loss.
From: A. Papazian