Child Rights

The People's Advocate for children’s rights is concerned about the unsatisfactory conditions in which children are treated in hospital medical institutions, including those infected with the COVID-19 virus. Maia Banarescu urges the responsible public authorities to make their maximum effort to provide children with quality medical services, appropriate medical treatment, in decent conditions, providing sufficient…

The questionnaire included five questions related to the baccalaureate exam of 12th grade graduates: the effectiveness of online training for the exam; inclusion or non-inclusion in the content of the examination of the topics studied during the period of emergency; the request to select several versions of answer regarding the way of appreciation of the…

The People's Advocate for children’s rights is concerned about the large number of children contaminated with the Covid 19 virus, and calls for the accountability of adults in child custody, and calls on the authorities to perform all the diligence to provide children and their mothers with whom they are admitted, with the highest quality…

The Children’s Ombudsman answers questions that arise regarding the epidemiological situation in the country   QUESTION: What  should I do and where should I go during this period, if a family member is not feeling well  (has fever, coughs, sneezes or has breathing difficulty), or when this person has been taken to the hospital in…

       

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…

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…

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…

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…

The Children's Ombudsman considers it inappropriate to carry out the candidates' pre-examination for the national graduation exams, the 2020 exam session. Maia Banarescu also proposes the elaboration of the tests for the graduation exams for students in the 9th and 12th grades only on the basis of the material taught until March 2, 2020. In…

  Under the conditions of the new type Coronavirus pandemic, the worsening of the epidemiological status and the announcement of the state of emergency in the country, I call for the parents, the legal representatives of the children to ensure with the maximum responsibility their adequate protection, according to the requirements submitted by the responsible…

The People's Advocate for children’s rights, Maia Banarescu, considers that, it is necessary to suspend the education process in pre-school, secondary and high school institutions, as it is advisable to avoid crowded and overcrowded places in order to reduce the risks of infection with COVID -19. However, hundreds of children and dozens of teachers are…