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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

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7 April 2020

Your opinion matters! The Children’s Ombudsman launches a questionnaire for children

The People’s Advocate for children’s rights, Maia Banarescu expresses her concern regarding the efficiency of the remote education procedure, and ensuring the respect of the right to education, especially of the high school pupils who will take the baccalaureate exams. Therefore, in the context of discussions launched in the public space, by the pupils concerned…
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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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6 April 2020

 The People’s Advocate for Children’s Rights  requests information on respecting the rights of certain categories of children

In the context of monitoring the enforcement and respect of children’s rights, taking into account the measures taken by authorities, the People's Advocate for children’s rights, Maia Banarescu requested the Ministry of Health, Labor and Social Protection to provide comprehensive information on the undertaken measures for economic and social protection, and also regarding the right…
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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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30 March 2020

People’s Advocate: the risk of spreading the epidemic in prisons is real.

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…
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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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27 March 2020

THE PEOPLE’S ADVOCATE FOR CHILDREN’S RIGHTS SUBMITTED SEVERAL RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE NATIONAL PENITENTIARY ADMINISTRATION IN ORDER TO ENSURE THE RESPECT OF THE RIGHTS OF MINORS, OF WOMEN WITH CHILDREN WHO ARE IN THE PENITENTIARY SYSTEM, UNDER THE CONDITIONS OF THE PANDEMIC.

The People's Advocate for Children's Rights Maia Banarescu draws the attention of the National Penitentiary Administration and of the subordinate institutions on the fact that although, in the current situation it is obvious that all the actions taken are focused on the need to reduce / stop the epidemiological situation, it is necessary for the…
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27 March 2020

THE CHILDREN’S OMBUDSMAN MAIA BANARESCU CALLS ON THE MINISTER OF HEALTH, LABOUR AND SOCIAL PROTECTION TO TAKE MEASURES TO ENSURE THE PROTECTION OF CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES, CHILDREN FROM SOCIALLY VULNERABLE FAMILIES AND CHILDREN AT RISK, UNDER THE CONDITIONS OF THE PANDEMIC.

The People's Advocate for Children's Rights, Maia Banarescu, in the context of the pandemic situation created by the new coronavirus, addressed a call to the Minister of Health, Labour and Social Protection requesting to intensify the collaboration of the central and local public administration authorities in order to implement the state policies for ensuring the…
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