Mandate:
The purpose of the Advisory Council is to provide expertise, consultation, and assistance to the People’s Advocate Office (PAO) in efforts to prevent, on the territory of the Republic of Moldova, violations of the rights of and to provide protection for the refugees from Ukraine, with heightened attention to the most vulnerable groups, including women, children, the elderly, persons with disabilities, persons of Roma ethnicity, LGBTQI+ persons, survivors of violence against women and gender-based violence, and persons belonging to religious minorities.
Functions:
- Participation in the process of collecting disaggregated data on the situation of refugees;
- Conducting, jointly with the PAO staff, monitoring visits to temporary accommodation centers for refugees, as well as to Border Crossing Points;
- Identifying the needs and obstacles faced by refugees from Ukraine;
- Formulating recommendations to improve the conditions of reception, information, and support provision to refugees from Ukraine, based on an individual analysis of needs;
- Analyzing and assessing the information collected through the lens of the requirements of the international human rights protection framework;
- Analyzing the causes that impede the realization of refugees’ rights and the fulfillment by national authorities of their obligations toward refugees from Ukraine;
- Formulating proposals to amend the normative and policy framework in order to ensure that the situation is managed in accordance with human rights standards and international humanitarian law;
- Early assessment of the risks of stigmatization and the spread of hate speech against refugees from Ukraine, and identification of appropriate mitigation measures;
- Formulating proposals to uphold human dignity and social cohesion and to ensure adequate protection of refugees from Ukraine against discrimination;
- Formulating proposals to ensure access for refugees from Ukraine to information on the rights and opportunities available on the territory of the Republic of Moldova;
- Facilitating access for refugees from Ukraine who are victims of abuses and human rights violations committed on the territory of the Republic of Moldova to specialized support services, including legal, medical, social, and psychological services;
- Where appropriate, providing expertise in the process of formulating proposed recommendations on the actions needed to remedy the violations identified.
Vitalie Meșter
Member of the Council
Liliana Nenescu
Member of the Council
Gheorghina Drumea
Member of the Council
Carolina Bagrin
Member of the Council
Andrei Lutenco
Member of the Council
