Draft Law on NGOs Could Imperil Moldovan Democracy This summer has proven to be a tumultuous period for civil society in Moldova. On July 11, the Minister of Justice, Vladimir Cebotari, made public a draft measure regulating NGOs in Moldova. The draft law, developed over the last year in consultation with several members of Moldovan civil society, included routine regulations  – with three important, worrisome exceptions. Articles 28

Call for assistance to lay out play area in the prison Rusca Activist Domnica Cemortan and the community “Ask a Mom” call on the Ministry of Justice to implement a project to set up a playroom for children at the women’s penitentiary in Rusca. Domnica Cemortan, in a news conference at IPN, said she initially was told by the penitentiary’s administration that an area for a playroom will be

Moldova’s new electoral system – a blow to democracy It is a disgrace that the majority of the Moldovan parliament chose today for its citizens authoritarianism over democracy, corruption over transparency, and chaos over rule of law. The European People’s Party (EPP) denounces the change in the electoral system in the Republic of Moldova following today’s adoption in parliament, and strongly condemns the parliament’s disregard for the recommendations

Altercations and arrests as a result of nocturnal protest before Parliament Building Two men, who in the evening of July 19 took part in a protest staged by the Political Party “Our Party” (PPPN) in front of the Parliament Building against the intention to discuss the amendment of the Election Code this week, were arrested by the police. The two supporters of the PPPN had an inappropriate behavior during the

It is impossible to survive on the "Moldovan" social pension Зарубежные эксперты в области пенсионных систем недоумевают, как пенсионер из Республики Мол­дова может выжить, получая толь­ко социальную пенсию. Дискуссии относительно внедрения рефор­мы отечественной пенсионной сис­темы состоялись на днях в рамках рабочего семинара. «На «молдавскую» социальную пенсию никто не в состоянии выжить. Не могу по­нять, как же жить этим людям? И на такую низкую зарплату невозможно жить, не го­воря

MOLDOVAN PENSIONERS’ UNION SUGGESTS DISMISSING INCUMBENT GOVERNMENT The Union of Pensioners of Moldova has proposed to vote no-confidence in the Government of Prime Minister Pavel Filip “for its inertia in handling the crying problems faced by the grassroots”, reads the Declaration, which the Union is going to send to the Moldovan Parliament, President and to foreign embassies in Chisinau. Union Chairman Victor Leanca stated at a news conference on

Institute of the Ombudsman in the Republic of Moldova   Bevor ich zum eigentlichen Thema komme, möchte ich meinen Beitrag mit der Vorstellung eines Videos beginnen, das klar die Beziehung der derzeitigen Regierung zu jenem Volk, das sie gewählt hat, charakterisiert. Erst kürzlich, im Juni dieses Jahres, reiste der Sprecher des Moldauischen Parlaments, Adrian Candu, zu einem Dienstbesuch in die Schweiz. Am Ende seines Aufenthalts gab er ein Interview für

My son was convicted groundlessly The head of the Armenian diaspora in Moldova Venera Gasparean said her son David Davitean, who was arrested last autumn, was convicted groundlessly as he is innocent, while the criminal case was started by order. The woman said both the prosecutors and the judges who have connection with this case committed a series of illegalities. Venera Gasparean called on President Igor Dodon to become involved

The European Parliament on the verdict "Petrenco group": Before you list this government at least a cent, you need to make sure that human rights are respected Режим Демократической партии Молдовы и лично олигарх Владимир Плахотнюк подверглись жесткой критике со стороны евродепутатов за приговор, вынесенный «группе Петренко». Члены Европейского парламента рассматривают целесообразность предоставления Республике Молдова макроэкономической помощи в размере 100 млн. евро. «В своем докладе Европейская комиссия указала на то,

The right to a fair trial, violated in the case of Petrenco group Amnesty International Moldova studied the copy of the conviction sentence, issued on 28-th of June, by the Riscani Court on Grigore Petrenco and the 8 co-protesters case. Following the principle of the supremacy of human rights standards and international law in the case of legislative divergences, we found the given sentence is tendentious and containing the following deviations from international standards: 1) Art.