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THE HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER'S ASSESSMENT OF THE RA MINISTRY OF TERRITORIAL ADMINISTRATION ACTIVITIES IN 2011
Story from Lragir.am News:
http://www.lragir.am/engsrc/country25641.html
Published: 11:02:07 - 30/03/2012
Shortcomings and problems identified
Although the Ministry of Territorial Administration (MTA) in order
to provide housing to n refugees expelled from Azerbaijan in 2011
presented financial application from the state budget for the total
of 4 billion AMD, this year the application was not confirmed as
in previous years, and one of the most serious issues of refugees,
i.e.the housing issue, has not been solved yet.
Conditions of refugees living especially in remote villages continues
to be difficult where the most part of persons deported from Azerbaijan
still live in to stay in especially difficult situation of the refugees
living in remote villages, where most of the persons deported from
Azerbaijan, still live in dilapidated buildings, rental apartments
or relatives.
Based on the corresponding information of the MTA State Migration
Agency the term of the conventional travelling document has not
been prolonged by the Visa and Passport Department of the RA Police
for those refugees towards whom the process of discontinuation or
invalidation of the status has been launched and the decision of the
authorized body is the stage of appeal, despite of the fact that this
guarantee is enshrined in the RA Law "On Refugees and Asylum".
In the conventional travelling documents of refugees details of
the person are written in English only by the Visa and Passport
Department of the RA Police ignoring the RA law "On Language" and
the corresponding decision of the RA Government.
The provided donations were not sufficient for comprehensive
development of communities.
Heads of village communities often declined persons' request for
necessary information reasoning the decline by non-payment of land
or other taxes; transparency and publicity of local self-government
bodies activities are violated, requirements for reception of citizens.
In spite of the administrative control that was carried out, various
violations of the RA legislation were found out in communities;
supervision performed by marz governor's has not been satisfactorily
assessed by interviewed specialists and representatives of
non-governmental organizations.
Positive Developments
On January 13, 2011 the RA Government positively assessed the concept
on RA State Migration Regulation Policy, which defines 14 directions
of State Migration Regulation Policy and mechanisms to achieve the
identified goals.
On November 10, 2011 the RA Government approved the 2012-2013 Action
Plan for the implementation of the State Migration Regulation Policy.
The process of privatization of housing of the persons who were
deported from Azerbaijan from 1988-1992 and got Armenian citizenship
was ensured.
Karen Andreasyan,
Human Rights Defender of the Republic of Armenia
The list of the identified positive developments, gaps and shortcomings
is not exhaustive.
The introduced Chapter (21) of the HRD Annual Report 2011 is available
in full at http://pashtpan.am/pages/downloadPdf/file_id/634.
The HRD Annual Report 2011 was developed based on the complaints
received by the Staff of the Human Rights Defender, legislation
analysis, trustworthy and non-disclaimed publications in press,
reports of the international and local organizations as well as
information received during the interviews with field specialists
and human rights defenders.
Story from Lragir.am News:
http://www.lragir.am/engsrc/country25641.html
Published: 11:02:07 - 30/03/2012
Shortcomings and problems identified
Although the Ministry of Territorial Administration (MTA) in order
to provide housing to n refugees expelled from Azerbaijan in 2011
presented financial application from the state budget for the total
of 4 billion AMD, this year the application was not confirmed as
in previous years, and one of the most serious issues of refugees,
i.e.the housing issue, has not been solved yet.
Conditions of refugees living especially in remote villages continues
to be difficult where the most part of persons deported from Azerbaijan
still live in to stay in especially difficult situation of the refugees
living in remote villages, where most of the persons deported from
Azerbaijan, still live in dilapidated buildings, rental apartments
or relatives.
Based on the corresponding information of the MTA State Migration
Agency the term of the conventional travelling document has not
been prolonged by the Visa and Passport Department of the RA Police
for those refugees towards whom the process of discontinuation or
invalidation of the status has been launched and the decision of the
authorized body is the stage of appeal, despite of the fact that this
guarantee is enshrined in the RA Law "On Refugees and Asylum".
In the conventional travelling documents of refugees details of
the person are written in English only by the Visa and Passport
Department of the RA Police ignoring the RA law "On Language" and
the corresponding decision of the RA Government.
The provided donations were not sufficient for comprehensive
development of communities.
Heads of village communities often declined persons' request for
necessary information reasoning the decline by non-payment of land
or other taxes; transparency and publicity of local self-government
bodies activities are violated, requirements for reception of citizens.
In spite of the administrative control that was carried out, various
violations of the RA legislation were found out in communities;
supervision performed by marz governor's has not been satisfactorily
assessed by interviewed specialists and representatives of
non-governmental organizations.
Positive Developments
On January 13, 2011 the RA Government positively assessed the concept
on RA State Migration Regulation Policy, which defines 14 directions
of State Migration Regulation Policy and mechanisms to achieve the
identified goals.
On November 10, 2011 the RA Government approved the 2012-2013 Action
Plan for the implementation of the State Migration Regulation Policy.
The process of privatization of housing of the persons who were
deported from Azerbaijan from 1988-1992 and got Armenian citizenship
was ensured.
Karen Andreasyan,
Human Rights Defender of the Republic of Armenia
The list of the identified positive developments, gaps and shortcomings
is not exhaustive.
The introduced Chapter (21) of the HRD Annual Report 2011 is available
in full at http://pashtpan.am/pages/downloadPdf/file_id/634.
The HRD Annual Report 2011 was developed based on the complaints
received by the Staff of the Human Rights Defender, legislation
analysis, trustworthy and non-disclaimed publications in press,
reports of the international and local organizations as well as
information received during the interviews with field specialists
and human rights defenders.