Human Rights

The reduction of allowances for the People's Advocate Office by approximately one million MDL is possible thanks to the revision of the expenditure compartments intended for the procurement of material goods and equipment, travel for work, the organization of activities planned by the institution in the reference year for the accomplishment of the People's Advocates…

The People's Advocates are disappointed by the authorities' reaction to their official approach regarding the identification of additional funds for adequate equipment and the protection of medical workers from contamination with COVID-19. The Ombudsmen regret the way the authorities reacted to the approach, with the admission of less protocolar replies or statements to the People's…

The People's Advocate proposes to the Ministry of Justice to convene the meeting of the Working Group on Human Rights in the process of settlement of the Transnistrian problem, to discuss the alleged violations of human rights and the problems faced by the people domiciled on the left bank of the Dniester in the context…

In an approach on behalf of the President of the National Commission or Exceptional Situations and the Prime Minister, Ion Chicu, the People's Advocate informs about the intention of an imposing number of doctors to submit requests for resignation because of the lack of protective equipment, which would provide safety to medical personnel when providing…

April 28, 2020 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.   http://ombudsman.md/en/news/avocatul-poporului-recomanda-ministerului-sanatatii-muncii-si-protectiei-sociale-modificarea-unor-prevederi-din-art-80-al-codului-muncii-ce-vizeaza-indemnizatia-pentru-perioada-somajului-tehnic/ April 27, 2020 The People's Advocate requests…

The People's Advocate calls on the president of the National Commission for Exceptional Situations to take additional measures to protect the prison staff and prisoners in the context of COVID-19 infection. In an approach sent on behalf of the Prime Minister and the President of the National Commission for Exceptional Situations, Ion Chicu, the People's…

People's Advocates recall that the right to freedom of expression, which includes the right to seek, receive and impart information and ideas of all kinds, regardless of frontiers, applies to everyone, anywhere and can only be subject to restricted restrictions. According to General Comment no.29 in Article 4 of the Covenant on Civil and Political…

The People's Advocates have proposed to the authorities to establish a mechanism of cooperation with the members of the Commission for Exceptional Situations, in order to avoid possible derogations from the international standards in the field of human rights under the conditions of emergency.  Yesterday, March 19, the People's Advocate Mihail Cotorobai, made statements in…

ANNOUNCEMENT REGARDING THE WAY OF NOTIFYING THE PEOPLE'S ADVOCATE OFFICE In connection with the establishment of the state of emergency by the Parliament of the Republic of Moldova on 17.03.2020, which is necessary in relation to the epidemiological situation through COVID-19 infection, the People's Advocate Office, together with other institutions, has established a flexible work…

The People's Advocates, Mihail Cotorobai and Maia Banarescu, draw attention to the need to take all necessary measures to prevent the exclusion from the actions for the prevention and protection of COVID-19 of those intended to persons from the category of vulnerable and marginalized groups, including with special needs. The Ombudsmen point out that, because…

In connection with the distortion at a television station of the message of the People's Advocate transmitted yesterday, in the context of examining in the Parliament the initiative to amend some articles of Law no. 212, the Office of the People's Advocate comes with details.  In the two press releases made public on 17.03.2020, the…

The opinion of The People’s Advocate upon the modification written by the Parliament in the Law no.212 regarding the state of emergency, siege and war regime in the context of establishing the national emergency caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The People’s Advocate, Mihail Cotorobai, welcomes the fact that Members of Parliament have rejected the idea…