CNDH STRONGLY ATTACHED TO ITS COMMITMENTS REGARDING FOLLOW-UP OF RECOMMENDATIONS ISSUED FOR VICTIMS OF HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS AND THEIR RIGHT HOLDERS
Newspapers and websites have been reporting news about the sit-in staged, since Thursday, August 22, 2013, in front of the National Human Rights Council by some victims of the past human rights violations, accusing CNDH of “procrastination”. To refute these groundless accusations CNDH issues the following clarifications:1- More than 25732 victims and/or right holders received financial compensation;
2- 15000 victims and/or right holders have a health coverage, contracted with the (public) National Provident Organizations Fund (CNOPS);
3- The administrative and financial situations of more than 360 victims were settled; 75 cases are now at the hand of the Office of the Head of the Government, in the final stages;
4- Out of 1303 cases, 897 victims or right holders were granted social integration, either via immediate employment opportunities, granted housing or taxi licenses. The government is implementing the other cases;
As far as the demands of the victims staging the sit-in are concerned, CNDH gives the following clarifications:
1- CNDH received a petition signed by 45 people (only 15 of them take part in the sit-in);
2- The administrative situation of 11 among them has already been settled. Some of them were given jobs in the public sector;
3- 17 people have already benefited from social integration. Their cases are at the hand of the office of the Head of the Government, at the final stages;
4- 9 of them have already received financial compensation and have health coverage. No social integration recommendations were issued for them by the Equity and Reconciliation Commission or the follow-up commission;
5- The remaining 8 cases missed the deadline that was set by the Equity and reconciliation Commission.
CNDH re-affirms that it’s strongly attached to its commitments regarding the follow-up of the implementation of the recommendations of the Equity and Reconciliation Commission and the follow-up Commission. The doors of the institution will always be open to the victims of the past human rights violations and their right holders until all recommendations are implemented.