{"id":78614,"date":"2026-10-09T09:29:17","date_gmt":"2026-10-09T07:29:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/humanrights-online.org\/%d0%be%d0%bf%d1%80%d0%be%d1%81-%d0%be%d0%bc%d0%b1%d1%83%d0%b4%d1%81%d0%bc%d0%b5%d0%bd%d0%b0-%d0%bf%d1%80%d0%b0%d0%b2%d0%b0-%d1%87%d0%b5%d0%bb%d0%be%d0%b2%d0%b5%d0%ba%d0%b0-%d0%b2-%d0%bc%d0%be%d0%bb\/"},"modified":"2026-10-18T14:17:02","modified_gmt":"2026-10-18T12:17:02","slug":"ombudsmans-survey-human-rights-in-moldova-in-2026-an-illusion-of-progress-amidst-systemic-inequality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/humanrights-online.org\/uk\/ombudsmans-survey-human-rights-in-moldova-in-2026-an-illusion-of-progress-amidst-systemic-inequality\/","title":{"rendered":"Ombudsman\u2019s survey: Human rights in Moldova in 2026: An Illusion of progress amidst systemic inequality"},"content":{"rendered":"

According to the new study “Perception of Human Rights in the Republic of Moldova,” conducted in 2026, the situation in the country remains highly alarming<\/span>. <\/span><\/h1>\n

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\u00a0<\/b>According to the new study<\/a> “Perception of Human Rights in the Republic of Moldova,” conducted in 2025, the situation in the country remains highly alarming<\/span>. Despite the authorities’ formal declarations about democratic reforms, the reality faced by citizens points to deep systemic issues, social injustice, and a lack of trust in state institutions.<\/span><\/p>\n

Statistics of Violations: An Everyday Reality<\/b> <\/span><\/div>\n
Although 24% of respondents note some improvement compared to previous years, for the vast majority of citizens, rights violations remain the norm<\/span>. The study data is shocking: 70% of the population believes that human rights in Moldova are violated systematically or quite often<\/span>. A quarter of respondents stated they had personally experienced a violation of their rights over the last two years<\/span>.<\/span><\/div>\n
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Corruption and the Justice Crisis<\/b> <\/span><\/div>\n
Corruption continues to destroy the foundation of human rights protection in the state. Nearly 90% of surveyed citizens are convinced that corruption negatively impacts the observance of rights in the country<\/span>. The judicial system, which should be the primary guarantor of justice, lacks trust: only 46% of citizens believe that the right to a fair trial is upheld in Moldova<\/span>. Furthermore, 58% of people who have applied to the courts in the past two years remained highly dissatisfied with the experience<\/span>. Residents of the Transnistrian region (only 27% believe in a fair trial for them), minority representatives (29%), and low-income individuals (30%) are considered particularly vulnerable before the justice system<\/span>.<\/span><\/div>\n
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Poverty as a Sentence: Inequality in Basic Rights<\/b><\/div>\n
The report clearly shows that the realization of constitutional rights in Moldova directly depends on the size of one’s wallet.<\/div>\n