Azerbaijan Child and Peace Network (ACYPN), the Resource Center of the Ombudsman on Child Rights, held an event on the occasion of 5 June- World Environment Day as previous years.

The event was organized in “Eco Park: Environmental Studies Center” Public Union in Gala settlement with the title “Work for healthy environment”. The aim of the event was to educate children in the spirit love to the environment, efficient use of our natural resources, shaping their ecological consciousness, also preservation of biological diversity.

The specialized advisor of the Ombudsman informed participants about the Commissioner’s comprehensive activity in protecting and ensuring human rights, including environmental rights of citizens, the actions taken for promotion and formation of ecological culture, as well as the cooperation with the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources and the joint events.

It was noted that such events are aimed at joining global youth environmental campaign “International Dialogue for Environmental Action” IDEA started by Leyla Aliyeva, Vice-President of  Heydar Aliyev Foundation, also uniting children around environmental issues, integration to the problem of ecological imbalance and environmental pollution, one of the main global challenges faced in the world.

The Ombudsman, Maria Lúcia Amaral, concluded the proceedings for compensation to the relatives and heirs of the five mortal victims of the collapse of the Municipal Road 255, which took place on November 19, 2018, in the borough of Borba.

There were 19 applicants who submitted compensation claims to this state body. They all accepted the proposals put forward by the Ombudsman. Once the terms of acceptance of the victims' relatives were received, they were sent to the Prime Minister in the first week of June to proceed to the respective payment.

In total, the compensation to be paid by the State is around 1.6 million euros. In the case of work accidents, the pension due by the respective insurer is added.

As the head of the independent State body that defends citizens' rights, the Ombudsman accepted the request of the Prime Minister to lead the process of compensation for the families of the mortal victims of the demolition of Municipal Highway 255 under a mechanism extrajudicial, voluntary membership.

As a result of this decision, on January 9, the Diário da República published a resolution of the Council of Ministers that assigned to the Ombudsman the tasks of establishing the criteria for compensation until January 31, 2019, to establish the deadlines and procedures necessary to if it requires compensation and to determine the amount to be paid in each specific case.

For reasons of fairness and with appropriate adaptations, the Ombudsman decided that the compensation would be calculated by closely following the criteria set at the time of the recent compensation procedure for the relatives of the victims of the major fires of 2017.

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