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17 April 2020

The state of emergency is not an excuse to delay the protection of the environment

The People's Advocate notified the Commission for Exceptional Situations about the problem of illegal / unauthorized deforestation during the state of emergency and asks them to take measures to remedy the situation created in the forestry sector. In an endeavor to the chairman of the Commission for Exceptional Situations, the Prime Minister, Ion Chicu, the…
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16 April 2020

People’s Advocate: Freedom of expression, including free and timely flow of information, is an essential factor for the media’s ability to report pandemic issues

The People's Advocate requests the Commission for Exceptional Situations to exclude the provisions by which the deadline for responding to requests for information of public interest during the state of emergency has been tripled  In an endeavor submitted to the chairman of the Commission for Exceptional Situations, the Prime Minister, Ion Chicu, the Ombudsman reminds…
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16 April 2020

The People’s Advocate proposes the elaboration of regulations regarding the acceptance of the submission of petitions / requests for information with any type of electronic signature

The People's Advocate recommended to the Commission for Exceptional Situations to elaborate special regulations for the period of emergency, to give the right to submit petitions / requests / requests for information with any type of electronic signature, provided by Law no.91 / 2014 regarding the electronic signature, and if there is no such signature…
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13 April 2020

People’s Advocate: Health professionals who have made public disclosures are whistleblowers and they must be protected

The People's Advocate calls for the immediate cessation of any form of revenge against the medical workers who have made disclosures regarding the quality and the insufficiency of the equipment and devices for the protection of the health professionals. The Ombudsman also recommends the operative and efficient investigation of the disclosures regarding the quality of…
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8 April 2020

The People’s Advocates recommend to the authorities to take emergency measures to release certain categories of detainees, including minors, by applying the most appropriate solutions, so that the number of persons in detention is considerably reduced.

In an endeavor submitted on behalf of the President of the Commission for Exceptional Situations and the minister of Justice, People's Advocates draw attention upon the fact that, in the case of the spread of the epidemic in prisons, the situation will not be under control at all. The medical units in the prisons have…
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8 April 2020

Mihail Cotorobai: “Coronavirus cannot annul human rights”. IPN interview

- 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…
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8 April 2020

The People’s Advocate: Mechanisms for managing the state of emergency in the Transnistrian region are disproportionate and contrary to international standards in the field of human rights.

The People's Advocate calls on state authorities, representatives of mediators and observers in the 5 + 2 format to apply diplomatic, legal or other measures, in accordance with international law, to ensure the realization of human rights and freedoms in the territorial administrative localities on the left bank of the Dniester and Bender municipality (Transnistria)…
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7 April 2020

The People’s Advocates request to provide information on the epidemiological status, protective measures of COVID-19 in a comprehensible language to people with sensory disabilities

People's Advocates call on the Commission for Exceptional Situations to establish for audiovisual media institutions (especially national televisions) the obligation to ensure the mimic-gestural interpreting of official information on the epidemiological situation in the country, as well as, on the decisions taken by the Commission for Exceptional Situations. A recommendation in this regard was mentioned…
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7 April 2020

Employees of the People’s Advocate Office launch the idea of a campaign on social networks with the hashtag #IamNotAVirusIam Human

The aim of the Campaign is to combat discrimination and hate speech against persons suspected of being infected with COVID, infected with Coronavirus or cured of this infectious disease. The section launched on social networks will include testimonies of people affected in a certain way by COVID-19, including their close people, describing the experience they…
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3 April 2020

People’s Advocates: The mechanism whereby it is compulsory the payment of health insurance within 72 hours, and also the payment of insurance premium for health insurance, thus the return of citizens to the native country was conditional depending on the existence of this insurance. We evaluated these requirements as being disproportionate during the state of emergency.

According to the endeavor submitted to the Prime Minister, the chairman of the Commission for Exceptional Situations, Ion Chicu, the People's Advocates recommend to review the provisions of item 23, 24 of Provision no. 10 and to provide sustainable and non-discriminatory solutions to Moldovan citizens who are returning to their native country, and also to…
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1 April 2020

People’s Advocate: In the fight against the pandemic there is no place for hate messages, discrimination and social exclusion

The People's Advocate expresses his concern regarding the intensification of the aggressive and intolerant messages to the representatives of the Moldovan diaspora, but also of hate speeches of Moldovan citizens from abroad, in which the authorities of the Republic of Moldova are targeted.  The Ombudsman notes that more and more frequently hostile messages are being…
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27 March 2020

The People’s Advocate notified the members of the Commission for Exceptional Situations about the social problems faced by the inhabitants of the villages of Balceana and Sofia from Hincesti district, quarantined, and asked to identify solutions for the supply of the population of the two villages with products of strict necessity, medicines, as well as for organizing the social life of this locality.

 The People's Advocate notified the members of the Commission for Exceptional Situations about the social problems faced by the inhabitants of the villages of Balceana and Sofia from Hincesti district, quarantined, and asked to identify solutions for the supply of the population of the two villages with products of strict necessity, medicines, as well as…
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