Press Release
00:00, November 1, 2007 | Press Release | Drug usersOn October 31st, 2007, in the office of HCA Vanadzor the project “Legal Assistance to Drug Users” was presented to the representatives of local media and NGOs.
The goal of the project that has been implemented since October 1st, is to support the protection of the rights of drug users and their families in Vanadzor in the relationship with law enforcement, healthcare and social security bodies.
Within the framework of the project it is planned to realize the following activities:
• Survey of public opinion about drug users
• Legal assistance to the drug users (and members of their families) of Vanadzor (including free legal consultation, preparation of all required legal documents, representation of their rights in the courts, monitoring of lawsuits
• Research of the problems of drug users and their families
• Organization of a working meeting where the intermediary results of the project will be presented and further effective means of legal support will be defined
• Study of the situation of the right to receive state-funded medical treatment
An important element of the project is public awareness raising. As A. Sakunts, the coordinator of HCA Vanadzor mentioned, local media and society will be regularly informed about the course of the project. Every month information will be presented on the web-site of HCA Vanadzor (www.hcav.am ). It is also planned to organize five TV talk shows (November-March) where the problems of drug users and their families will be discussed. Posters on their problems will be printed and disseminated. The project will last 7 months.
The project is implemented with support from Open Society Institute Assistance Foundation-Armenia.
For more information you can apply to Lilit Zargaryan (HCA Vanadzor, Tigran mMets 59, tel: 4 22 68, e-mail: hcav@hcav.am )