Public Initiatives for Realizing Property Rights
Example: Walk us through a specific example(s) of how this solution makes a difference; include its primary activities.
Public Association for Assistance to Free Economy
(+994 12) 4371820
J.Jabbarly str. 44, Caspian Plaza 3, 9th floor, Baku, Azerbaijan, AZ1065
, BA
1‐5 years
, BA
First,we will publicize the issue,to do this,special programs will be prepared on online Objective TV,and the TV crew will cover all the work implemented and events organized within the framework of the project.In addition, we will appeal to the TV channels broadcast via local frequencies to air our material.Second step considers the conduction of advocacy work. We will hold special trainings and meetings to make the people in this area aware of the issues.Hotlines will be established for this purpose,when the number of people calling the hotlines reaches twenty, we’ll organize trainings.During the trainings, important information will be given to people regarding their rights and the ways of doing their paper work.Third step affects the filing of lawsuits. This means a special expert group will be organized to investigate problems faced by people after they appeal to state organizations.The major obstacles are artificial impediments that are likely to be created by state organizations.However, the project envisages that state organs will be sued in case they create artificial obstacles, and the court trials will be followed to the end.
The major result we expect during the first year is that broad masses of people will be involved in this issue and the involvement process will go on. During the first year we expect that trainings will be conducted, people will be involved to participate in the trainings, and people will turn to state organs after these trainings to register their properties. In addition, during the first year legal assistance will begin to be provided for people whose appeals were not fulfilled.During the second year we expect to continue publicizing our issue. Besides, we believe that during this period court trials will be at their latest stage; they will be ready to be sent to the ECHR. However, it is possible that some courts will fulfill several lawsuits.During the third year communication will be held on the appeals to be sent to the ECHR and to achieve the adoption of successful decisions.
1001‐10,000
$100 ‐ 1000
Yes
The activities carried out within the framework of this type of projects, in any case affect the public policy. First of all, the number of persons applying for registration of property rights will go up. This, in its turn, will lead to acceleration of documentation procedure. Moreover, coverage of current problems on property rights in the aforementioned territory, will spark some reaction by the bodies, which are involved in this sphere. It is also not ruled out that there will be some positive changes in the operation of state agencies involved in regisration of property rights. Namely, they will try to take action much more cautiously and to avoid illegal affairs.
Operating for less than a year
Yes
Yes
Yes
Most of our partners would be glad for our successes achieved in the framework of this project. However, the main criticism can be expected from the ruling authorities. Namely, the top-level authorities claim that there are no serious problems regarding property rights, but the reality is different. The ruling authorities can claim that we can damage the country's image by carrying out this project. Nonetheless, in our practices, we have already become used to this kind of criticism, while implementing different projects. Usually we hold discussion on this type of criticism during the events or with the help of press.
We have been doing some activities on this idea for 2 months. These activities mainly included some monitoring activites in the aforementioned area, meetings with the residents in the courtyards. These activies were carried out at the expense of the internal reserves of the organization and its members. With the aim to enhance these activities, in the next phase we began to search for organizations financing this type of projects and found some information in the internet about the project you announced. In other words, one of the key aims is to apply to donors to finance this project and continue this work in a regular manner. So far we have not met announcements of donors who want to support this type of projects, but we are continuing our searches and in case we find such announcements we will apply and submit projects.
People in the target area don’t know anything about their regular rights, not to mention property rights. This area remained out of attention of state organs and civil society, and these people need urgent assistance. Certain owners regularly raise initiatives to tear down houses in this area and we do not exclude that the government will support these initiatives. If this happens, hundreds of people will face the danger of simply being thrown into the streets because they have no supporting documents on the land or houses. Some people have documents, but they are old. These people do not know what to do. Some people have information about their own rights, but their work opportunities are limited. The parliamentarian elected during 2005 Parliamentary Elections renounced his mandate as a deputy. As a result, these people don’t have a representative in the Parliament. On the other hand, state organs and NGOs do not take the property rights of these people seriously. All these details make the conduction of a new project in this area unavoidable.
The author of this idea is Rasul Jafarov, who was born and grew up in the area where the project is planned to be realized. He has university degrees in International Law and European Law and began to work at a journalist organization after he returned from military service in 2007. In addition, he is the Public Association for Assistance to Free Economy (PAAFE) consultant on the issues related to property rights. Jafarov began his work as human rights defender in 2005. He was the coordinator of “Magam” Civil Movement which was engaged in securing political rights. Jafarov provided legal assistance to citizens in the Law Clinics at his university. He was the winner of 2010 competition announced by the International Bridges to Justice (IBJ).
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Policy advocacy to strengthen property rights or increase security of tenure, Formalizing and documenting property rights (i.e. titling, leasing or certification), Legal education and awareness.
The main activity directions of our organization were built on chosen strategies. In fact,we provide people with information about their property rights and how to strengthen them,hold different meetings,and convince them that they should have these rights.As a result of this, people appeal to related organizations to register their property rights officially and receive relevant documents.