RA Human Rights Defender helps settling issue of social assistance to  Armenian refugees from Artsakh 

ArmInfo.  With the support of the Human Rights Defender of Armenia, the issue of receiving social support for a citizen forcibly displaced from Nagorno-Karabakh has been resolved.

As reported by the press service of the Ombudsman of Armenia, the  citizen contacted the Ombudsman, stating that his family members had  submitted relevant applications to the Unified Social Service of the  Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs in order to participate in the  social support program for displaced persons. According to the  applicant, the applications of some family members were satisfied,  while his applications and the applications of his two minor children  were rejected.

The Ombudsman's office requested clarification from the competent  state body, and additional research was conducted. According to the  clarification, the citizen's data was incorrectly included in the  lists of persons living in Nagorno-Karabakh. With the support of the  Ombudsman, it was possible to resolve the issue by including the  applicant's data in the lists for payments.

"We consider it necessary to emphasize that the Human Rights Defender  once again confirms his readiness to assist, within the framework of  his powers, in protecting the rights of persons forcibly displaced  from Nagorno-Karabakh," the statement says.

Recall that on September 19, 2023, Azerbaijan, under the pretext of  an "anti-terrorist operation," committed another act of aggression  against Artsakh. This was preceded by a nearly 10-month blockade of  the unrecognized republic. Since the enemy aggression that began in  the fall of 2020, which in September 2023 ended in the complete  ethnic cleansing of Artsakh, over 150 thousand Artsakh residents have  lost their homeland and become refugees.