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OMBUDSMAN PROPOSES LEGISLATIVE AMENDMENTS
Tert.am
07.11.11
Armenia's human rights defender, Karen Andreasyan, has proposed
legislative amendments to improve the situation of individuals with
disabilities, and establish compensation mechanisms for citizens who
property was estranged for public purposes.
The ombudsman has sent his proposal to Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan,
and the leaders of parliamentary factions, Stepan Safaryan (Heritage),
Vahan Hovhannisyan (ARF-D), Heghine Bisharyan (Rule of Law), Gagik
Tsarukyan (Prosperous Armenia) and Galust Sahakyan (Republican Party).
The complaints filed with the Ombudsman's Office demonstrate that
commissions responsible for establishing disability criteria fail
very often to register the individuals with disabilities. After
examinations they reportedly remove or replace the disability degree,
without taking into consideration the deteriorating health condition
of those people. Individuals with medical records attesting their
serious health problems are not often registered as disabled people
on the grounds that their disease or impairment does not meet the
disability criteria defined by the legislation.
Another series of complaints comes from people who own property
in areas estranged for public purposes. Under the laws, the owners
should get compensation in an amount that exceeds the market price
of the estranged property by 15%. But the people complain about the
compensation mechanisms and the lack of proper control over developers'
activities in such areas. Given that the property is estranged without
consideration of the owners' interests, the ombudsman proposes applying
other criteria for determining the amount of compensation to ensure
similar conditions for the owners in other areas. The ombudsman is
concerned that the state restricts its functions to recognizing the
estranged property as a public interest, leaving the responsibility
for the owners to private companies.
The full text of the Andreasyan's proposal is available on the
ombudsman's official website.
Tert.am
07.11.11
Armenia's human rights defender, Karen Andreasyan, has proposed
legislative amendments to improve the situation of individuals with
disabilities, and establish compensation mechanisms for citizens who
property was estranged for public purposes.
The ombudsman has sent his proposal to Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan,
and the leaders of parliamentary factions, Stepan Safaryan (Heritage),
Vahan Hovhannisyan (ARF-D), Heghine Bisharyan (Rule of Law), Gagik
Tsarukyan (Prosperous Armenia) and Galust Sahakyan (Republican Party).
The complaints filed with the Ombudsman's Office demonstrate that
commissions responsible for establishing disability criteria fail
very often to register the individuals with disabilities. After
examinations they reportedly remove or replace the disability degree,
without taking into consideration the deteriorating health condition
of those people. Individuals with medical records attesting their
serious health problems are not often registered as disabled people
on the grounds that their disease or impairment does not meet the
disability criteria defined by the legislation.
Another series of complaints comes from people who own property
in areas estranged for public purposes. Under the laws, the owners
should get compensation in an amount that exceeds the market price
of the estranged property by 15%. But the people complain about the
compensation mechanisms and the lack of proper control over developers'
activities in such areas. Given that the property is estranged without
consideration of the owners' interests, the ombudsman proposes applying
other criteria for determining the amount of compensation to ensure
similar conditions for the owners in other areas. The ombudsman is
concerned that the state restricts its functions to recognizing the
estranged property as a public interest, leaving the responsibility
for the owners to private companies.
The full text of the Andreasyan's proposal is available on the
ombudsman's official website.