As the authority responsible for ensuring whistleblower protection in Moldova, the People’s Advocate of Moldova created a form for submitting request and alerts on their website.
Through this, whistleblowers can liaise with the NHRI on reviewing their case.
In 2020, the People’s Advocate received two complaints concerning retaliatory measures following disclosures of illegal practices.
In both cases, the NHRI confirmed their status as whistleblowers and that this entitled them to protection under law.
In one of the cases, the NHRI intervened in the trial to protect the whistleblower.
The court decided to annul the disciplinary measures and obliged the employer to restore the whisteblower to the position they had prior to their dismissal.
Listen to Ada Simon, Chief of the Complaint Management and Investigation Department at the Office of the People’s Advocate of Moldova, talk about the NHRI efforts to protect whistleblowers in Moldova.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_lEU4uj79iA&ab_channel=ENNHRI
