for ordinary individuals. The assistance provided by the NIHR and the
action taken can be summarized as
follows:
one single way in. The NIHR reviewed the request for legal assistance and informed the applicant of
the procedures to be followed by
filing a complaint with those concerned in the Ministry of Housing
and Urban Planning, or resorting to
the competent court.
2. The NIHR provided (3) legal assistance services to (F.H.A.), (A.A.A.)
and (A.A.M.) regarding looking into
their housing application and the
reason for not granting them the
housing unit after waiting for 15 to
25 years since submitting their applications. Accordingly, the NIHR
addressed the Ministry of Housing
regarding one of these legal aid
cases after all the documents have
been completed. However, the
NIHR did not receive a response
from the Ministry during the time
frame of this Report. As for the
other assistance cases, the NIHR
filed them because there was no violated right, considering that the
applications of the concerned are
proceeding properly in accordance
with the general procedures of the
Ministry of Housing.
5. In another context, the NIHR provided one legal assistance to
(H.K.A.), who has a disability, as she
has a permanent disability in her
leg, requesting assistance to change
her housing application from an
apartment to a housing unit
(house). The NIHR studied the complaint and informed the abovementioned of the procedures to be
followed in this regard, and advised
her to submit her request directly to
the Ministry of Housing.
6. Moreover, the NIHR provided one
legal assistance to (A.A.B.) requesting assistance in taking back her
housing unit after she was evicted
from it according to a lawsuit filed
against her by someone. Accordingly, the NIHR studied the request
for assistance and informed the
above-mentioned of the necessary
procedures to be followed and advised her to seek redress resort
from the competent court.
3. In addition, the NIHR provided (2)
legal aids to (S.A.A.) and (A.H.A.), regarding looking into the reason the
Ministry of Housing stopped the
disbursement of their housing allowance. The NIHR addressed the
Ministry of Housing on the matter;
however, it did not receive a response during the time frame of this
Report.
Section Three
Monitoring the situation of human
rights
4. In connection with the right to
housing, the NIHR provided one legal aid to (J.Y.M.), who is a person
with a physical disability regarding
his request to halt the construction
of the residential building next to
his house fearing that it will cause
overcrowding in the area, which has
1. The NIHR is responsible for monitoring cases of human rights violations,
conducting the necessary investigations, and carrying out announced
and unannounced field visits to monitor human rights conditions in correctional institutions, places of detention,
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