Last year, discrimination by language was at the top of the list in Moldova This was stated by the head of the Equality Council, Jan Feldman "There is discrimination in Moldova. There is discrimination in Moldova based on the criterion of language. People who speak all languages in Moldova - Russian, Romanian, Gagauz, Ukrainian - have enough rights. The question is how they are applied and how the state reacts
The Moldovan criminal justice system is one of the toughest in Europe. This is evidenced by an analysis of European prisons and statistics released this week on June 27 in the Council of Europe's annual report. According to the report, Moldova is ahead of many other countries in terms of prison population and among the top three countries in terms of length of prison sentences. The study is conducted annually
The "success story" that Moldova has successfully coped with the flow of refugees from Ukraine may lose relevance. Five months ago, the government stopped allocating money for the maintenance of refugee centres, while Western partners in general have donated at least 150 million euros to Moldova to provide comfort to Ukrainian citizens fleeing the war. The authorities admit that things are going badly, but they cannot say exactly where
US State Department criticises Moldova for human rights abuses The document identifies problems such as: "reports of torture or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment by the authorities", "unsuitable and life-threatening conditions in prisons", "serious problems with the independence of courts", "acts of corruption in state bodies". The following problems with the observance of human rights in Moldova are listed in the published report: Reports of torture or cruel, inhuman or
What is UNHCR's financial assistance programme in Moldova? Refugees from Ukraine in Moldova. Refugee reception centre in Chisinau The Refugee Financial Assistance Programme in Moldova is managed by the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and its partners, Catholic Relief Services (CRS), Caritas Moldova and Diakonia, and coordinated with the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection. Since March 2022, UNHCR and its partners have been providing emergency financial assistance
Representatives of cities and towns neighbouring Ukraine gathered in San Marino for the 83rd session of the UN Committee on Urban Development, Housing and Land Management. Photo by UNHCR/Moscow. A refugee family from Ukraine awaits registration in Poland. Archive photo "During the most difficult first months [of the war], 90 per cent of the burden of hosting refugees fell on Chisinau," said the mayor of the Moldovan capital,
According to the Ministry of Education and Science of Moldova, more than 2,400 refugee children from Ukraine attend schools and kindergartens in the country. There are 1,782 students enrolled in 226 general education institutions. Among them, 625 children attend primary school and another 505 attend gymnasium, according to trm.md Of the total number of students enrolled, 996 study in Russian and 160 in Romanian. There are also 626 children enrolled
The refugees from Ukrainian and from other countries will receive career counseling in the Republic of Moldova as part of the project “ROBOTA: Career counseling and protection of the labor rights of refugees”. The applicants can go to the office opened inside the Press House (of. 210) between 9am and 6pm from Monday through Friday, IPN reports. The pilot project will be initially implemented in Chisinau. Later, the project
As of September 19, 2022, 1,766 Ukrainian refugee children were enrolled in Moldovan schools and kindergartens for the 2022-2023 school year, including 1,169 students and 597 preschoolers. Refugee children from neighboring Ukraine began their school year in Moldova This is evidenced by data from the Ministry of Education and Research, transmitted by the local specialized bodies in the field of education (MSSE), as cited by radiochisinau.md. In 223
At the beginning of September, the National Employment Agency received information from business entities according to which 746 Ukrainian citizens, mostly women, were employed in Moldova. Most Ukrainian citizens in Moldova are employed in services, healthcare and trade. Thus, among those employed there are 573 women and 173 men. According to the agency, most Ukrainian citizens are employed in Chisinau (553) According to employers' notifications, citizens of Ukraine in