BackAs a result of the Azerbaijani Ombudsman’s immediate reaction, the citizenship status of a person of Russian origin, who had beeen living in Azerbaijan for a long time without any affirmative document, was determined.
The person concerned has lost his sight and has been placed in the stationary department of Guba District Central Hospital in Azerbaijan for more than 18 months.
Upon the application of the Ombudsman to the Russian Embassy in Azerbaijan for identification the citizenship of Russian Federation was confirmed. The Embassy issued a return certificate for the complainant to provide him with a passport. The Ombudsman assisted him to return to Vladimir Oblast of Russian Federation where he was born.
The person concerned has no relatives and for this reason following the Azerbaijani Ombudsman’s appeal to the Ombudsmans of Russia and Vladimir Oblast he has been placed in the public institution - Rehabiliation center for people without residence.
The Ombudsman of Vladimir oblast expressed her gratitude for sensitive approach to the Russian citizen in her letter addressed to the Ombudsman of Azerbaijan.
Source: Office of the Commissioner for Human Rights, Azerbaijan
