The LCHR has received dozens of complaints from the people working in Araman area for agrarian reform - Qena. They were complaining about being excluded from the housing land expansion lists in violation to the decision no. 231 of the administrative board of the Agrarian Reform Corporation issued on 23/1/2003 for 139 employees, but the Corporation has issued another decision with no. 7 on 1/10/2005 to cancel the first decision and offer the land for sale in an auction according to law no. 89 for the year 1998.
The LCHR wonders, on what basis does the Agrarian Reform Corporation issue decisions and then cancel them afterwards? What circumstances forced the Corporation to do so?
Who would question those officials for issuing contradicting decisions, as there were no reasons or justifications for excluding these workers from receiving these lands, and especially that decision no. 231 was implemented in other areas with other workers?
The LCHR presents the complaints of these workers to the head of the Agrarian Reform Corporation to cancel decision no. 7 for the year 2005 and allow these workers to receive these lands for housing expansion purposes, as the workers' complaints assert that these lands would be sold for the benefit of some corrupted officials in the Agrarian Reform Corporation.
The LCHR is preparing a challenge to be presented before the Supreme Administrative Court to cancel decision no. 7 for the year 2005 issued by the Agrarian Reform Corporation, as it violates the rights of Armant workers.
The LCHR also calls all Civil Society Organizations to unite in solidarity with the workers in Aramant agrarian reform area to guarantee their rights to safety, adequate housing and decent living.
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