News
18 December 2015
The Ombudsperson urges repeatedly the competent authorities to close Penitentiary No 13 or take urgent and definite measures to improve the conditions of detention there.
This request is included in the Notification sent to Acting Prime Minister Gheorghe Brega, Minister of Justice Vladimir Cebotari, Director of the Department of Penitentiary Institutions Alexandru Pinzari, Director of Penitentiary No 13 Valeriu Starii, requesting to change the behavior towards the ...
18 December 2015
Alexei Potinga, the first Ombudsperson of Moldova was commemorated at the Academy for Sciences
On 10 December of this year, the Legal and Political Research Institute of the Academy of Sciences of Moldova in partnership with the Ombudsperson's Office and Association of Veteran Prosecutors of the Republic of Moldova, General Prosecutor’s Office conducted an international scientific conference ...
18 December 2015
The Ombudsperson welcomes the development of the First Alternative Report on the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
Ombudsperson Mihail Cotorobai: The authorities of the Republic of Moldova still have a lot more to do to ensure the implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. This declaration was made at the National Conference entitled “the First Alternative Report on the UN ...
18 December 2015
The Ombudsperson's Office congratulates the team of the Council on Prevention and Elimination of Discrimination and Ensuring Equality on the occasion of receiving the UN Human Rights Award 2015
We support the Council for Human Rights Awards 2015 and appreciate the proactive position and commitment of the Council on Prevention and Elimination of Discrimination and Ensuring Equality to fight against discrimination and raise public awareness of equality. The activity of combating ...
14 December 2015
The Ombudsperson's Office joined the European Network of National Human Rights Institutions (ENNHRI)
The Ombudsperson's Office joined the European Network of National Human Rights Institutions (ENNHRI), Ombudsperson Mihail Cotorobai participated in the General Assembly of ENNHRI, in Utrecht (Netherlands) during 30 November to 1 December 2015. The ENNHRI Progress Report was presented and its 2016 ...
14 December 2015
The National Conference “Implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child in the Republic of Moldova: from Wishes to Reality”
150 participants, representatives of central and local public authorities in charge of children’s rights, and civil society representatives met at the National Conference entitled “Implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child in the Republic of Moldova: from Wishes to Reality”. ...
10 December 2015
The Staff of the Ombudsperson's Office was Denied Access to Penitentiary No 13 The Ombudsperson Asks for Explanations from the General Prosecutor of the Republic of Moldova
During the activities of monitoring the conditions in penitentiary institutions across the country and on-site review of the complaints submitted by inmates, the Ombudsperson’s staff visited Penitentiary No 13 from the capital city. The staff of Ombudsperson’s Institution checked the signals ...
07 December 2015
INVITATION TO THE NATIONAL CONFERENCE
Dear media representatives, we invite you to take part in the National Conference “Implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child in the Republic of Moldova: from Wishes to Reality”. The eventwill take place in the small hall of the Palace of the Republic on 8 December of this year ...
04 December 2015
The officers of the Ombudsperson's Office and its parters from RCTV “Memoria” discussed with Ghidighici villagers about the domestic violence phenomenon
During the International Campaign entitled “16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence”, the employees of the Ombudsperson's Office, Natalia Visanu and Svetlana Rusu, and the representative of RCTV “Memoria”, Cezara Dilevschi, conducted a visit in Ghidighici village. About 20 villagers ...
04 December 2015
The Ombudsperson provided Consultations to the Civil Society
The Ombudsperson and representatives of the civil society agreed to establish a Council of Experts in the Ombudsperson’s Institution, which will be the bedrock for the Independent Mechanism of Monitoring the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. This decision was taken during ...