Tuesday, January 27, 2015

2015-01-27 מאהל המחאה ת"א - שירותי תברואה בסיסיים // OccupyTLV - fundamental public health services

January 27, 2015


Reuven Zluf, Deputy CEO
Tel-Aviv Municipality
By Email

RE: OccupyTLV camp - fundamental public health services

Dear Mr Zluf:

Thank you for the rapid response on my previous notes. Large amount of garbage was removed from the curbside and the weeds were mowed. 

Remaining issues:

a) Chemical toilets 
Not treated for weeks, while contractor most likely is being paid nevertheless.

b) Garbage 


Garbage 
piles at the northern part of the camp need to be removed.

c) Hazardous water facilities


The water socket and adjacent shower lack adequate drainage.
The facilities were constructed as purported execution of court judgment.  However, in an onsite meeting a few weeks ago with petitioners' counsel, municipality representative, and representative of a private contractor (who like me, was not a party to the court process), both the municipaliity and the contractor made it clear that the facilities would be constructed under the sole authority of the contractor with no requirement for compliance with any public health standard and no supervision by the municipality. 
The outcome is an obvious, serious public health hazard.

Conduct of the Tel-Aviv Municipality appears as deliberate neglect, which creates a serious health hazard in the area of the OccupyTLV camp.

Effectively, the Tel-Aviv Municipality adopted a policy, which denies street dwellers equal protection under the law relative to basic public health.  Such conduct should be deemed serious discrimination against street dwellers.

I again request your immediate attention to the matters in reference.  

Truly,

Joseph Zernik, PhD
Human Rights Alert (NGO)
OccupyTLV

CC: City Council, Members of Knesset, ACRI, Physicians for Human Rights
27 לינואר, 2015
רובי זלוף, משנה למנכ
עיריית ת"א
בדוא
הנידון: מאהל המחאה ת"א - שירותי תברואה בסיסיים
מר זלוף הנכבד,

תודה על תגובתך המהירה להודעה קודמת.  כמות גדולה של אשפה פונתה לפנות בוקר מן המדרכות, והעשבים כוסחו.

עניינים הזקוקים לטיפול:

א. שירותים כימיים
לא טופלו במשך שבועות, למרות שהקבלן קרוב לוודאי ממשיך לקבל תשלום.

ב. אשפה



ערמות אשפה בפינה הצפונית של המאהל עדיין לא פונו.

ג. מתקני מים
השוקת והמקלחת הסמוכה הוקמו ללא כל ניקוז מתאים.  מתקנים אלה הוקמו כביצוע כביכול של פסק דין של בית המשפט.  בפגישה בשטח לפני מספר שבועות עם בא כוח העותרים, נציג העירייה, ונציג קבלן (האחרון, כמוני, לא היה צד לעתירה), הבהירו נציגי העירייה והקבלן שהמתקנים יהיו באחריות בלעדית של הקבלן, לא יעמדו בתקן כלשהו, ולא ייבדקו לאחר הקמתם על ידי העירייה. התוצאה היא מפגע בריאותי חמור בשטח גן ציבורי.

התנהלות עיריית ת"א נראית כהזנחה מכוונת, היוצרת מפגעי תברואה בשטח המאהל.  למעשה, העירייה אמצה מדיניות על פיה דרי רחוב אינם זכאים להגנה שווה של החוק בעניינים בסיסיים של בריאות הציבור.  התנהלות זאת היא אפליה חמורה נגד דרי רחוב.
אבקש את טיפולך המהיר בעניין.
בברכה, 
דר' יוסף צרניק
סייג לזכויות האדם (NGO)
מאהל המחאה ת"א
העתקים: חברי מועצת העיר, ח"כ, האגודה לזכויות האזרח בישראל, רופאים לזכויות האדם

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