Human Rights

The People's Advocate calls on the deputies to refrain from adopting the draft law amending the Labour Code, which was examined at the Government meeting of June 17, 2020. The draft in question establishes the right of employers to order the secondment and / or recalling the staff of medical sanitary institutions and / or…

This is mentioned in the return message to the recommendation of the People's Advocate of April 8 of this year regarding the release of certain categories of detainees in order to reduce the prison population and prevent the spread of COVID-19 infection in places of deprivation of liberty[1].  It is stated in the response of…

The People's Advocate, Mihail Cotorobai, is alarmed by the worsening of the epidemiological situation in the country and the catastrophic situation of the health system more than three months after the beginning of the health crisis in the Republic of Moldova.  The dramatic increase in the number of COVID-19 diseases in recent days to a…

The People's Advocate subscribes to the Appeal[1] of several NGOs regarding the need to urgently finalize the draft law no. 301 regarding the regulation of crimes based on prejudice In the last two years, the People's Advocate and civil society have repeatedly drawn attention upon the fact that hate speech and incitement to discrimination is…

The People's Advocate is concerned about the position adopted by the Synod of the Moldovan Orthodox Church regarding vaccination against COVID-19 and the requests made in this context to the authorities. Thus, in an address to the country's leadership, the Metropolis of Chisinau and All Moldova calls for the non-imposition of vaccination against COVID-19 because…

The People's Advocates and the members of the Council for the Prevention of Torture welcome and support the approach of the civil society1 regarding the extension of the measures for the prevention of the COVID-19 virus in detention facilities after the termination of the state of emergency.  People's Advocates warn that if the epidemic spreads…

 The People's Advocate welcomes and supports the national campaign to promote the assumption of the Journalist's Code of Ethics by media professionals and graduates of journalism faculties in the country, considering that it is necessary and timely.   Given the magnitude of recent alarming trends such as manipulation, misinformation, propaganda, fake news, selective use of information,…

The People's Advocate reaffirms that freedom of expression and freedom of the media are crucial to the functioning of a democratic society and continues to be so as well during the pandemic of COVID-19. The Secretary General of the Council of Europe, Marija Pejčinović Burić, also warned about this in a statement published before World…

Recommendations in this regard were made to the Government, the Parliamentary Committee on Human Rights and Interethnic Relations, the Parliamentary Committee on Social Protection, Health and Family. Mihail Cotorobai proposed to revise the provisions of the Article 761 of the Contravention Code, which stipulates the sanctioning of persons for non-compliance with measures for the prevention,…

The People's Advocate recommends the Ministry of Health, Labor and Social Protection to modify some provisions of art. 80 of the Labor Code regarding the indemnity for the period of layoff, for ensuring the right of social protection of employees during the period of layoff.        In the proposal to improve the legislation, submitted to…

In an endeavor submitted to the chairman of the Commission for Exceptional Situations (CES), the People's Advocate notes different interpretations of the protection measures established by provision no.3 of the CES, of March 23, which prohibited „presence of persons in public spaces: forests, playgrounds, sports fields and recreational areas” and it was established that „non-compliance…

In an endeavor to the Minister of Health, Labor and Social Protection, the People's Advocate draws attention upon the inadmissibility of disclosing personal data when presenting information about the epidemiological situation in the country, the number of new cases of COVID-19 infection, victims of the virus and causes of death during this period. The Ombudsman…