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Natalia Moloșag has been appointed to the position of the People's Advocate for a term of seven years. A decision in this regard was taken by the Parliament on September 24, 2021, with the vote of 57 deputies. Natalia Molosag has a degree in law and was awarded for human rights initiatives in the field…

Maia Bănărescu mentioned in the interview that since the entry into force in November 2018 of Law no. 122 on whistleblowers, through which the People's Advocate was invested with the attribution of protection of whistleblower, the People's Advocate Office registered 11 claims on protection. All - were accepted for examination. Till now, only one case…

 In the context of the competition for the selection and appointment of the People's Advocate, we notice that some candidates, in an attempt to promote their image before the competition and argue their intentions to participate in it, have chosen to denigrate the People's Advocate Office. Thus, false hypotheses are increasingly launched regarding the lack…

Study of the perception on the observance of human rights, 2021 edition, is the third made at the request of the Office of the People's Advocate in the last six years (similar studies conducted in 2016[2] and 2018[3]) and presents the opinion of the population on observance of human rights in the Republic of Moldova.…

The People's Advocate requests the CEC to revise urgently the list of polling stations abroad for the parliamentary elections of July 11, 2021 by increasing the number of polling stations according to the evaluations presented by Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration (MFAEI) and the initial list of the CEC of June 4, 2021.…

The arguments of the People’s Advocate [1], considered by the Supreme Court of Justice (SCJ), which on yesterday meeting rejected the CEC’s appeal on the opening the voting stations abroad. The People's Advocate welcomes the decision of the SCJ, adopted yesterday, June 22, by which the decision of June 17, 2021 of the Chisinau Court…

The People's Advocate submitted a notification to the Supreme Court of Justice (SCJ) in the case regarding the opening of polling stations abroad, in which reiterated the presented arguments to the Chisinau Court of Appeal by submitting the Conclusions in the context of ensuring the right to vote for all citizens in the presidential election…

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,…

#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…

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…

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…