PEOPLE STARVING BECAUSE OF SOCIAL CARDS
Support A1+!According to formal data, about 11 000 pensioners in Yerevan do not receive pensions because of the absence of social cards.
Human Rights Defender Larisa Alaverdyan attended to the problem. The issue has been discussed at the sitting of the Expert Council under the Ombudsman. The participants came to the conclusion that the problem can be resolved legislatively however they did not present any precise measures to be taken. They decided to appeal to the President, National Assembly and government.
To note, deputy A. Zeynalyan, priest Haykazun Mkrtchyan, experts of the NA Commission on state and legal issues as well as representatives of Christians against Numbering People organization, the Armenian Constitutional Protection Center and other public organizations were present at the sitting.
