HCA Vanadzor’s Mission in Spitak Celebrates its 6th Anniversary
12:10, April 1, 2014 | News, Own news
The Helsinki Citizens’ Assembly Vanadzor has been already engaged for 16 years in human rights protection. The NGO gets involved in public initiatives and actively promotes them. With is vision for building civil society comprised of protected citizens with legal conscience, the NGO offers support to the public at large with free legal advice, representation in various agencies and advocacy.
To extend its activities in Lori Marz (region) and ensure rapid response to human rights violations, on April 1, 2008, the organization set up its mission in Spitak. The Spitak Mission provides free legal assistance for the inhabitants of Spitak town and neighboring areas.
Our Mission in Spitak is located at 23/2 Torosyan Str. Throughout 2013, the Mission gave legal advice to 288 civilians, with 206 provided with verbal consultations and 82 – with support in filing applications, complaints and other documents. The lawyer of the HCA Vanadzor Mission in Spitak has acted in the court of law as the legal representative of 18 citizens and protects their rights.
Since Spitak is located in disaster zone, most people seeking advice with the Organization, mostly voice violations of their rights to decent living standard and housing. In 2013, the number of citizens with such complaints amounted to 76.
Also, another 58 citizens sought protection of their right to fair trial. Property right ranked 3rd among the most violated rights, with 53 citizens seeking advice with the Organization’s Mission in Spitak.
The table below features the number of citizens who sought assistance with the Organization broken down by their violated rights:
Effective remedies 44
Right to decent living standard and housing 76
Property rights 53
Social security 15
Land law 14
Freedom of speech and information 14
Labor law 7
Inviolability of the residence 4
Rights of conscripts 14
Insurance law (compulsory insurance of civil liability) 4
Family law 22
Right to health protection 13
Violations related to mental health problems 3
Problems related to the police 11
Right to fair trial 58
Total 352