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The People's Advocate reaffirms that freedom of expression and freedom of the media are crucial to the functioning of a democratic society and continues to be so as well during the pandemic of COVID-19. The Secretary General of the Council of Europe, Marija Pejčinović Burić, also warned about this in a statement published before World…

Recommendations in this regard were made to the Government, the Parliamentary Committee on Human Rights and Interethnic Relations, the Parliamentary Committee on Social Protection, Health and Family. Mihail Cotorobai proposed to revise the provisions of the Article 761 of the Contravention Code, which stipulates the sanctioning of persons for non-compliance with measures for the prevention,…

The People's Advocate recommends the Ministry of Health, Labor and Social Protection to modify some provisions of art. 80 of the Labor Code regarding the indemnity for the period of layoff, for ensuring the right of social protection of employees during the period of layoff.        In the proposal to improve the legislation, submitted to…

In an endeavor submitted to the chairman of the Commission for Exceptional Situations (CES), the People's Advocate notes different interpretations of the protection measures established by provision no.3 of the CES, of March 23, which prohibited „presence of persons in public spaces: forests, playgrounds, sports fields and recreational areas” and it was established that „non-compliance…

In an endeavor to the Minister of Health, Labor and Social Protection, the People's Advocate draws attention upon the inadmissibility of disclosing personal data when presenting information about the epidemiological situation in the country, the number of new cases of COVID-19 infection, victims of the virus and causes of death during this period. The Ombudsman…

The People's Advocate notified the Commission for Exceptional Situations about the problem of illegal / unauthorized deforestation during the state of emergency and asks them to take measures to remedy the situation created in the forestry sector. In an endeavor to the chairman of the Commission for Exceptional Situations, the Prime Minister, Ion Chicu, the…

The People's Advocate requests the Commission for Exceptional Situations to exclude the provisions by which the deadline for responding to requests for information of public interest during the state of emergency has been tripled  In an endeavor submitted to the chairman of the Commission for Exceptional Situations, the Prime Minister, Ion Chicu, the Ombudsman reminds…

The People's Advocate recommended to the Commission for Exceptional Situations to elaborate special regulations for the period of emergency, to give the right to submit petitions / requests / requests for information with any type of electronic signature, provided by Law no.91 / 2014 regarding the electronic signature, and if there is no such signature…

The People's Advocate calls for the immediate cessation of any form of revenge against the medical workers who have made disclosures regarding the quality and the insufficiency of the equipment and devices for the protection of the health professionals. The Ombudsman also recommends the operative and efficient investigation of the disclosures regarding the quality of…

In an endeavor submitted on behalf of the President of the Commission for Exceptional Situations and the minister of Justice, People's Advocates draw attention upon the fact that, in the case of the spread of the epidemic in prisons, the situation will not be under control at all. The medical units in the prisons have…

In an endeavor submitted on behalf of the President of the Commission for Exceptional Situations and the minister of Justice, People's Advocates draw attention upon the fact that, in the case of the spread of the epidemic in prisons, the situation will not be under control at all. The medical units in the prisons have…

- Whist does “stagnation” in the field of human rights in the Republic of Moldova mean?; How do the pandemic and state of emergency influence this area? What is the difference between the relations of the Ombudsman’s Office of the Republic of Moldova with the national authorities and those with the international partners?; What can…