“Coronavirus cannot annul human rights” Whist does “stagnation” in the field of human rights in the Republic of Moldova mean?; How do the pandemic and state of emergency influence this area? What is the difference between the relations of the Ombudsman’s Office of the Republic of Moldova with the national authorities and those with the international partners?; What can the wronged persons who seek justice in courts of law and
Ombudsman: There is no place for hatred and social exclusion in fight against pandemic The ombudsman expresses his concern about the intensification of the aggressive and intolerant messages aimed at representatives of the Moldovan diaspora and of hate speech among the Moldovan diaspora aimed at the Moldovan authorities. Mihail Cotorobai says messages hostile to the Moldovan citizens who returned or plan to return home given the global novel coronavirus pandemic
New Spy Chief Richard Grenell did not disclose payments for advocacy work on behalf of a Moldovan politician whom the U.S. later accused of corruption President Donald Trump’s new acting intelligence director, Richard Grenell, used to do consulting work on behalf of an Eastern European oligarch who is now a fugitive and was recently barred from entering the U.S. under anti-corruption sanctions imposed last month by the State Department. In
PROSECUTORS TO CHECK THE ALLEGED POLITICALLY-MOTIVATED CRIMINAL CASES ГA control group made of 6 prosecutors will check the criminal cases, started in Moldova allegedly for political reasons, said Prosecutor General Alexandru Stoianoglo at the Wednesday’s briefing. He stressed that over two months a number of nongovernmental organizations made statements about the existence of such category of cases, adding that there is a PACE Declaration on the need of rehabilitating the
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
Five persons held at Pruncul penitentiary risk dying in jail Five prisoners who suffer from cancer and were admitted to the hospital at the Pruncul penitentiary in a serious state risk dying in jail as the courts delay the process of releasing them conditionally. The problem was communicated by the hospital’s chief doctor to members of the parliamentary commission on human rights and interethnic relations, who made an unplanned visit
Moldova takes 120th position among 180 countries in 2019 the Corruption Perception Index (CPI) With a score of 33, Moldova ranks 120th out of 180 countries in the Corruption Perception Index (CPI) for 2019 that was launched by Transparency International. It slipped three spots from the 117th in 2018. The CPI measures public sector corruption in 180 countries and territories, giving each a score from zero (highly corrupt) to 100
Peter Michalko: Signal given to society by prosecution service is very worrisome The EU’s Ambassador in Chisinau Peter Michalko said the signal that is given to society and that is noticed inside the prosecution service is very worrisome. In particular, he referred to the arrest of former chief of the Anticorruption Prosecutor’s Office Viorel Morari. According to the European official, it is very important that the launched investigations be continued,
The prosecutor must be in prison Прокурор из Прокуратуры по борьбе с организованной преступностью и особым делам Лилиан Бакалым Один из самых одиозных прокуроров режима Плахотнюка подал в отставку. Своим мнением на этот счёт на своей странице в соцсети поделился председатель праозащитной организации «Право на справедливость» Павел Григорчук. «Сегодня стало известно, что ушёл в отставку из органов прокуратуры Лилиан Бакалым, который вёл моё дело, а также дело Ренато
Moldova Faces ‘Existential’ Population Crisis With the worst demographic decline in Europe, Moldova is struggling to remain a ‘viable state’, says its foreign minister. From the Black Sea to the Adriatic, the issue of falling population numbers is a drama. In Moldova, it is a trauma. Since 1989, its population has shrunk by almost a third and in 15 years it may be only just over half of what it
