Fight against corruption in detention places does not make progress The fight against corruption in detention places didn’t make notable progress in the course of 2017. On the country, in some regards the situation even worsened, especially as regards the detention conditions and access to health services, says an activity report for 2017 presented by the Council for the Prevention of Torture in a public event on June 25. Nevertheless, the Council approves of state institutions’ efforts aimed at ensuring the observance [...]

The European Parliament stated that Moldova violated the Association Agreement without recognizing the elections in Chisinauе STRAATSBURG - Vlaggen voor het gebouw van het Europese Parlement. ANP XTRA LEX VAN LIESHOUT Chairs and Rapporteur denounce backtracking on democratic standards in Moldova and call for an immediate end to the political interference in the Judiciary and in the conduct of elections. Today, the Committee on Foreign Affairs debated the latest developments in Moldova. After the debate Mr. David McAllister (EPP, DE), [...]

Sieben Kinder unter drei Jahren hinter den Gitterstäben des moldawischen Gefängnisses По данным минюста, семеро малышей, которым ещё не исполнилось 3-х лет, проводят свои дни в пенитенциаре со своими матерями. Они находятся в пенитенциарном учреждении №7 – Руска в специальном блоке под названием «Дом матери». Молдавское законодательство позволяет заключённым матерям содержать детей в возрасте до 3-х лет в специально отведённом блоке, после чего несовершеннолетних передают родственникам или в специализированные службы по защите прав детей. Пенитенциарное учреждение №7 – Руска закрытого типа – [...]

Wir haben jetzt keine wirkliche Unabhängigkeit der Richter In the Republic of Moldova, there are now two serious problems in the justice sector: lack of independence of judges and promotion of persons without merits to posts, ex-member of the Superior Council of Magistracy Tatiana Raducanu stated in the program “Black box” on TV8 channel, IPN reports. According to her, in Moldova there is now no real independence of judges, independence to pass a legal judgement and not to be afraid to pass [...]

Moldova is one of the first countries in Europe to adopt a new National Programme on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights The new National Program on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights 2018-2022, recently approved by the Government of the Republic of Moldova, aims to improve the access to and the quality of services, and to inform the population in this regard. Thus, the basic human right to decide freely and responsibly on the number and spacing of their children and [...]

Die Republik Moldau wurde erneut in der EMRK verurteilt The Republic of Moldova was again condemned to the ECtHR for inhumane detention conditions. Moldova will have to pay 6,300 euros for two former detainees, TV Moldova 1 reports. The two complained that they were detained in inadequate prison conditions in the Transnistrian region, and that the civil proceedings had an excessively long duration.The decision was published on the High Court website. Magistrates unanimously decided that in both cases, Article 3 of the [...]

Proteste gegen das Parlament und die Regierung. Christen fordern das Verbot von Homosexualität   A group of priests and Christians protested in front of the Parliament and Government Buildings, demanding to amend the Contravention Code and ban the propagation of other marriage relations than those between a man and a woman. The Government and the Ministry of Education, Culture and Research were asked not to introduce the subject “Sexual Education” in the school program, as it is provided in the National Program [...]

Verweigerung der angemessenen medizinischen Versorgung von Herrn Serghei Cosovan während der Haft   The International Secretariat of the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT) requests your URGENT intervention in the following situation in the Republic of Moldova.   Brief Description of the Situation The International Secretariat of OMCT has been informed by reliable sources about the denial of adequate medical care of Mr. Serghei Cosovan, a 46-year-old Moldovan citizen, held in custody pending trial in Prison No.16-Pruncul, Chisinau, Moldova. According to the information received, Mr. Serghei Cosovan, who is in the end-stage of [...]