Uzbekistan, Tashkent – AN Podrobno.uz. A graduate of an orphanage has addressed a video appeal to President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, alleging systemic inaction by officials. Eight years after leaving the specialized institution, the woman has not received the apartment she is legally entitled to, and local authorities now use her marriage and child as a pretext to deny assistance.
The struggle for housing began in 2015 when the girl left the orphanage and started living in a college dormitory. In 2018, following the recommendation of her former institution's administration, she applied to the khokimiyat to be placed on the housing waiting list. However, instead of support, she encountered indifference: initially, the department claimed that housing for orphans was no longer provided, effectively telling her to cope on her own.
"At the khokimiyat, they told me that orphans are no longer allocated housing, 'live as you wish,'" recalls the author of the appeal. Only after contacting the government portal did the situation change. The khokimiyat placed the woman along with other orphanage graduates and needy families in a separate building, where they were given rooms. However, according to the author, the living conditions there were unsuitable for normal life: basic amenities were lacking.
Furthermore, residents were not provided with documents necessary for registration at their place of residence. When asked about registration, officials allegedly stated that this was temporary housing for five years, after which residents would be evicted. In response to subsequent complaints, authorities assured that the issue would be resolved with the construction of new houses, where orphans would receive full housing with cadastral documents. But time passed, and promises remained unfulfilled.
Today, the situation has become even more complex and absurd, according to the woman. She and her young child are forced to live with her husband's relatives. When she appeals to relevant agencies, she faces demonstrative inaction. Officials use her marriage as a formal pretext to evade state obligations. Instead of providing housing guaranteed by law, they offer only standard solutions — applying for a mortgage or obtaining a subsidy.
"Why does being married prevent me from achieving justice? I have never had my own housing; I was registered at the orphanage. Now my husband has registered me at his parents' place only because we are legally married, but that does not change the fact that we need our own housing. I ask for help in restoring justice and realizing the right guaranteed to me by law," the woman appealed to the president.
Under current legislation, the state undertakes to provide housing for orphans and children without parental care immediately upon reaching adulthood. Housing standards are clearly defined: for a single graduate, the minimum area is 25 square meters, and for married couples where both spouses have orphan status, two-room apartments of at least 50 square meters are provided.
This woman's story reveals a systemic problem that extends far beyond a single case. On Uzbekistan's social networks, the number of appeals from socially vulnerable citizens who have been unable to realize their legal rights for years is growing.
Such work by local authorities undermines trust in the state's social initiatives. When officials systematically ignore their direct duties, the law ceases to protect those who need help the most, turning the process of obtaining housing into an endless struggle for justice.
Source: podrobno.uz