System problems that generated to serious violation of an orphan child illegally held in Clinical Psychiatric Hospital from Chişinău for a period of more than four months (http://www.ombudsman.md/ro/stiri/copil-orfan-uitat-intr-institutie-medicala-psihiatrica) were discussed at a working meeting on 19 January 2015 at the Center for Human Rights of Moldova.
The meeting was attended by representatives of the Ministry of Labour, Social Protection and Family, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Health, Deputy Director of theClinical Psychiatric Hospital from Chişinău, Deputy Head of Nisporeni district and representatives of the direction of social assistance and family protection from Nisporeni. There were no present the mayor of Ciuteşti locality and representatives of the State Chancellery.
The director of the Center for Human Rights of Moldova Anatolie Munteanu discussed the systemic gaps identified in the administration of public services that led to the violation of the constitutional rights of orphan child and the measures to be taken to rectify the situation of the child, but also to prevent the occurrence of similar situations in the future.
The Ombudsman recommends the developing of placement services for orphan minors, left without parental care and in risk situations, at district level, to monitor the situation of tutors / curators from the district. Also, according to the CHRM director is necessary to provide psychological support for rehabilitation of the orphan child. Among other recommended measures by the ombudsman are functional risk assessment of the direction of social assistance and protection of family and collaboration of district structures with local mayoralties.
Training of specialists from the district direction of social assistance and family protection as well as mayors who exercises the functions of local guardianship authority at the district level, is necessary for informing the involved in decision making officials in order to avoid gaps or errors which have an impact on children health and life.
The director of the Center for Human Rights of Moldova Anatolie Munteanu requested from the Ministry of Labour, Social Protection and Family, Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health, to come up with an expertise on the case of orphan minor. The expertise results will constitute the subject of future meeting with the specialists.
Analiza respectării drepturilor copilului orfan prin prisma atribuțiilor funcționale ale autorităților tutelare (The analyze of orphan child rights compliance through the functional attributions of guardianship authorities)