Moldova was among the five countries in Europe with the highest number of prisoners per 100,000 inhabitants. Chisinau Prison No. 13 The data are given in the Council of Europe report on prisons and prisoners for 2023. Over the year this indicator increased one and a half times - from 159.1 to 251.9. The largest number of prisoners per 100,000 population is in Turkey - 408.4, Georgia -
Human Rights Day is celebrated every year on 10 December. The dispersal of a protest in Chisinau on Sunday, 16 October 2022 The year 2023 marks the 75th anniversary of one of the world's most innovative and global commitments: the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. This document enshrines the inalienable rights to which everyone is entitled - regardless of race, colour, religion, sex, language, political or other opinion,
The website of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe published a declaration by PACE members condemning the regime ruling in Moldova The declaration refers to the disregard by the Moldovan authorities of the PACE resolution on the reform of justice and the development of democratic institutions, adopted in January 2023. The PACE members state that the implementation of the prevetting procedure and justice reform has failed. They cite
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
Moldova is a candidate for EU membership and must strictly follow the roadmap for reforming the entire spectrum of legislation and political and social institutions. Solidaritätsnetz International, as an international organization, is closely following the political crisis in Moldova in the context of respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms of the individual and citizen. We are outraged by a number of gross violations of the prescriptions of European law
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,
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