Inhuman conditions in penitentiaries They survived on pillows and mattresses with mold, lived with rats in one room and were deprived of elementary conditions for having a decent living. These are the life stories of three known persons who served time in Moldova’s jails, IPN reports. “I don’t think I saw something worse in my life. The room is 3x4 square meters in area. You try to repair the bed
Moldova is a captured state The chairman of the National Public Association “Consumer Protection” Piotr Guțul said the Republic of Moldova has been a captured state since 1991 and a number of enterprises were sold, robbed or destroyed in the period. This fact negatively influenced the state of affairs in the county and the incomes of pensioners and other vulnerable categories of people. In a news conference at IPN, Piotr
Moldovans became poorer by a quarter owing to bank fraud Due to the depreciation of the leu, at the start of 2015, 25% of Moldovan citizens became poorer by a quarter; the total loss to the population caused by the “Theft of the Century” is estimated at around half a billion dollars, says the article “Can Moldova ever win its grueling fight against corruption?”, published by the renowned international
Media NGOs seek investigation of actions to intimidate journalists Media NGOs are concerned about the actions of anonymous individuals who intimidate journalists and their editorial offices and ask the Ministry of Internal Affairs to identify these individuals and sanction them in accordance with the law in force. Thus, the director of the Center for Investigative Journalism of Moldova (CIJM), Cornelia Cozonac, received a letter in which she was intimidated and
The story of the rape of a prosecutor’s employee clearly shows the level of justice and the institution of state prosecution in Moldova Известный гражданский активист, председатель правозащитной организации «Право на справедливость» Павел Григорчук прокомментировал появившуюся в СМИ информацию об изнасиловании сотрудницы антикоррупционной прокуратуры после новогоднего корпоратива. Сотрудница Антикоррупционной прокуратуры сообщила в полицию о том, что была изнасилована после новогодней корпоративной вечеринки. Эти сведения были подтверждены и источником в полиции.
Moldavian journalist Elena Levitskaya-Pakhomova entered into the Myrotvorets site's base" Известную молдавскую журналистку Елену Левицкую-Пахомову внесли в базу украинского интернет-сайта "Миротворец" с формулировкой - «антиукраинский пропагандист». В комментарии для портала Noi.md Елена Левицкая-Пахомова рассказала, что на протяжении последнего месяца ей поступали личные сообщения от незнакомых людей, угрожавших ей внесением в список «Миротворца», тем самым они намеревались заблокировать въезд на Украину. Журналист удивлена интересом к ней украинских активистов. «Я пытаюсь обходить
The system is still teaming with corrupt prosecutors After six years of trial, the members of the panel of judges has changed, thus the court process in which the public association "Moldova mea" was involved has started from scratch. The update was presented by the association chairman, Fiodor Ghelici, who noted that the system is teaming with "corrupt prosecutors who are still fabricating criminal cases on demand". In an IPN
Torture is still used in Moldova Torture and cruel treatment are still used in the Republic of Moldova, and according to international reports, in detention and psychiatric institutions this phenomenon is frequently encountered. Most cases in psychiatric institutions are not properly examined and solved. The statements belong to the authors of a project condemning the phenomenon of torture and aiming at the rehabilitation of victims, that is implemented by
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Lawyer of German citizen accuses authorities of R. Moldova of unfairly treating her client Lawyer Angela Procopciuc called on Moldovan law enforcement agencies to take necessary action in order to protect German citizen Friedrich Maier from human rights violations. According to the lawyer, the German was a "victim due to being too trustful". The lawyer of a German citizen alleges that her client, although he was conned and detained