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Situation of minorities’ rights is alarming

2021-11-26T10:48:47+01:0030. August 2017|

Situation of minorities’ rights is alarming In the Republic of Moldova, the situation concerning the observance of the rights of national minorities is alarming, Socialist MP Vladimir Turcan, who heads the parliamentary commission on human rights and interethnic relations, said in a roundtable meeting centering on the integration of national minorities and protection of their rights on August 29. According to the MP, the language spoken on Moldova’s territory is

Preventive monitoring in penitentiary institution No. 17 Rezina

2021-11-26T10:48:47+01:0028. August 2017|

Preventive monitoring in penitentiary institution No. 17 Rezina 23 августа 2017 года члены Совета по предупреждению пыток и представитель  офиса народных адвокатов провели контрольный визит в пенитенциар № 17 Резина. Этот визит был сфокусирован на общем анализе ситуации с правами бенефициаров, находящихся под опекой этого учреждения. Члены Совета по предупреждению пыток следили за ситуацией, связанной с задержанием осужденных, доступом к медицинским и гигиеническим услугам, ванной комнатой, условиями содержания, кафетерием, дисциплинарным

Pensioners went to protest against the genocide unleashed by the authorities

2021-11-26T10:48:49+01:0027. August 2017|

Pensioners went to protest against the genocide unleashed by the authorities While festivities, dedicated to the Independence Day, were being held on the Chisinau Main Square, dozens of pensioners gathered in the Square of Europe in the city central park to march against low revenues, high prices and tariffs. They were holding banners “Europe, give us credits for raising pensions. We are starving”, “Seized state does not need pensioners!”, “Help

“They started to choke me, like a common criminal.” Interview with Serghei Tomsa, arrested during a protest against the mixed electoral system

2021-11-26T10:48:50+01:0024. August 2017|

“They started to choke me, like a common criminal.” Interview  with Serghei Tomsa, arrested during a protest against the mixed electoral system In the evening of July 19, two protesters were detained during the protest actions against the change in the electoral system: Stanislav Vlasov, an activist of “Our Party” (OP), and Serghei Tomsa, a local adviser and OP head of the district organization of Leova. In the evening of

Pensioners’ Union announces protest rally on Independence Day

2021-11-26T10:48:51+01:0023. August 2017|

Pensioners’ Union announces protest rally on Independence Day The Pensioners’ Union of Moldova will organize a protest rally outside the Parliament building on August 27, during the Independence Day, to complain about the state of affairs in the country. The Union’s leaders told a press conference at IPN that the national holiday is a good occasion to alert the people about the vulnerable situation of elderly persons who have to

Universal Environmental Rights

2021-11-26T10:48:52+01:0018. August 2017|

Universal Environmental Rights Universal human rights is one of the most challenging and pressing of our rights that should be addressed at this point in history. We reached a point in our development so that this aspect of basic human rights is most needed and least available. Weather we like or not we live in the environmental era. That is why environmental human rights are of a crucial importance for

Number of persons investigated and arrested illegally on the rise

2021-11-26T10:48:54+01:0015. August 2017|

Number of persons investigated and arrested illegally on the rise As many as 1,476 persons were freed from detention in 2011-2016 following the dropping of charges or cases or the passing of acquittal sentences by courts. This figure for 2006-2011 stood at 1,079 persons. The data were provided by the acting director of the Department of Penitentiary Institutions Aureliu Suhan, justice lieutenant-colonel, following an inquiry made by IPN News Agency.

Statement by the Freedom Moldova Human Rights Foundation on the inadmissibility of prosecution and intimidation of protesters

2021-11-26T10:48:54+01:0013. August 2017|

Statement by the Freedom Moldova Human Rights Foundation on the inadmissibility of prosecution and intimidation of protesters The Freedom Moldova Foundation continues to monitor the events concerning detention of two participants of the protest rally held on July 19, 2017, – S.Tomsa and S.Vlasov. In the rally day the circumstances of their detention already raised flags about the police work. Subsequently both detainees have received 10 days of administrative

Children’s ombudswoman Maia Banarescu to study child labor in Moldova

2021-11-26T10:48:54+01:0011. August 2017|

Children’s ombudswoman Maia Banarescu to study child labor in Moldova Children’s ombudswoman Maia Banarescu will work in 2018 on a study on the number of children exploited for labor in Moldova. She told a press conference at IPN that, to this day, there are no national official statistics on this topic, while daily observations show the number of children involved in dangerous labor is increasing. Maia Banarescu says that child

Draft Law on NGOs Could Imperil Moldovan Democracy

2021-11-26T10:48:56+01:008. August 2017|

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

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