The Pancyprian Organization of the Blind refers to "unprecedented violations of the human rights of blind people by the government at many levels", noting that as a result of this violation, "the vast majority of the approximately 2500 blind people living in Cyprus today are completely excluded from the community and live on the margins".
According to a statement of the Pancyprian Organization of the Blind, "one of the most serious violations of the rights of the blind is the deprivation of the fundamental right to work and employment of the approximately 550 blind people who are of working age (18-65 years old)".
As the statement says, "due to the defiant indifference of the state to blind people 450 of them are out of the labour market, experiencing conditions of poverty, social exclusion, humiliation and impoverishment and lack the necessities of life
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