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INVITATION TO PARTICIPATE to the procurement procedure for the assessment services of the institutional capacities of the People’s Advocate Office in ensuring the independent monitoring of the observance of children's rights in the Republic of Moldova   Context According to the Law on the People's Advocate no. 52/2014, the Parliament appoints two People's Advocates autonomous…

People’s Advocate [1]: The Central Election Commission (CEC) of Moldova decision of 05.06.2021 on the establishment of voting stations abroad contradicts to the standards in the field of human rights, will not ensure the right to vote for all citizens. Maia Bănărescu’s opinion is that it is imperative that the CEC review the decision in question,…

People's Advocate for the Child Rights: Ensuring proper sanitation and access to quality drinking water in schools remains a major challenge for state authorities in 2021. Maia Bănărescu following the Thematic Report "Observance of the child's right to health in educational institutions" in this regard made findings. The report was presented publicly, on June 3,…

The Child Ombudsman advocates for the sanctioning of persons involving minors in the activity, propaganda / political agitation. Statements in this regard were made at the press conference on June 1, on the occasion of the presentation of the conclusions of the Thematic Report ”Using the image of children in election campaigns”[1], made by the…

#ElectionCampainWithoutHate! #ElectionCampainWithoutHateSpeech! Currently, on July 11, in the Republic of Moldova will take place parliamentary elections. The experience of previous election campaigns has shown that during these periods, hate speech, homophobic, racist, xenophobic and sexist messages intensify considerably. Using such messages, some political forces ensure the support of certain categories of the electorate, who do…

Press Release  The Ombudsman for child’s rights rights pleads for the right to acquire the citizenship of the Republic of Moldova of children born on the territory of our country from parents who are not citizens of the state. The Ombudsman filed a referral to the Constitutional Court. The People's Advocate for child’s rights, Maia…

On May 21, the Central Electoral Commission registered the first six electoral competitors in the early parliamentary elections of July 11, 2021, for which the electoral campaign began. Given the fact that this was the start of the electoral agitation in the early parliamentary election, the People's Advocate for the Child’s Rights, Maia Bănărescu[1], urges…

During the visit made to the Penitentiary no. 10 in the context of the International Family Day, Maia Bănărescu and the representatives of the Child Rights Department discussed with the minors in state custody about the problems they face, the needs they have. As a result of the discussions, several impediments in the full realization…

European Network of National Human Rights Institutions (ENNHRI), which member is and the People’s Advocate Office (Ombudsman) of the Republic of Moldova (PAO), had issued an opinion on the initiative of the authorities to establish the People's Advocate for the Entrepreneurs’ Rights within the PAO. In the opinion[1], ENNHRI underlines the importance of respect for…

Theses from the Report of the People’s Advocate on the observance of fundamental human rights and freedoms in the Republic of Moldova in 2020 (http://ombudsman.md/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Raport-2020-FINAL-RED.pdf) In 2020, there were multiple human rights violations in the Republic of Moldova and some exaggerated restrictions were imposed that had a negative impact on certain freedoms and democratic processes…

Today, the People's Advocate Office signed a memorandum of understanding with the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) and the Council for Preventing and Eliminating of Discrimination and Ensuring Equality (CPEDEE). The present Memorandum of Understanding is a tool for formalization of collaborative relations between national human rights institutions (NHRI), such as the People's Advocate Office…

A convinced militant for justice, equity and social progress, Mihail Cotorobai was the man who was not afraid to tell the truth and to plead firmly for the primacy of law, human rights and the democratization of society. Deputy in the first Parliament of the Republic of Moldova, was the basis for building the independent…