In April, the European Court of Human Rights found that Russia was in violation of Article 2 of the European Convention (the right to life) in the case of Vadim Pisari, who. On June 30, the Supreme Court acquitted Botnari and fined Papuc for their role in the events. There were no reports of any independent monitoring of the detention facilities in the Transnistria region during the year.
The Transnistrian detention system also included temporary pre-trial detention units subordinated to the local “Ministry of the Interior”. The number of detainees in these facilities was unknown. In July, 1,357 cases were pending against the country before the European Court of Human Rights.
Respect for Civil Liberties, Including
Following the March arrest of journalist Sergei Ilchenko (see section 1.d., Political prisoners), the Transnistrian State Security Committee (KGB) issued a warning to other activists and published a list of Ukrainian citizens who posted messages on social networks The KGB claimed that they were “extremist messages and statements that affect the integrity of Transnistria.” The Transnistrian KGB warned internet users to base their opinions only on official sources and to keep in mind the goal of defending the Transnistrian "state". Of the three national television channels in Moldova that NGOs monitored during the campaign, two, owned by the same individual, advertised a single political party. These media outlets took the verdict to court, which suspended it for the duration of the trial period.
In September 2014, the Supreme Court ruled in ACC's favor and upheld its ruling. The ban on Rossiya 24 comes after the channel was suspended for six months in 2014 for the same reason. According to statistics published by the Moldovan Agency for the Regulation of Electronic Communications and Information Technology, the number of mobile Internet users increased by 4.3 percent in the first half of the year and reached 1.2 million people.
The law prohibits organizations "engaged in fighting against political pluralism, the rule of law or the country's sovereignty and independence or territorial integrity". On April 17, the KGB in the Transnistria region issued a statement describing civil society organizations that receive funds from abroad as a threat to. The law grants citizenship to persons who lived in the historical regions of Bessarabia, Northern Bucovina, the Herta region and the territory of the Moldavian Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic before June 1940, as well as their descendants.
The government issued residence permits for up to one year to stateless persons temporarily residing in the country at a cost of approximately 500 to 1,400 lei ($25 to $70), depending on the urgency of the permit.
Freedom to Participate in the Political Process
Corruption and Lack of Transparency in Government
Corruption: In its State of Corruption report this year, Transparency International noted that despite a large number of anti-corruption laws passed recently, levels of bribery remained high in the country and most new regulations remained largely ineffective. due to the lack of clear sanctions for non-compliance or limited political will to enforce them. The Constitutional Court significantly limited the applicability of the Professional Integrity Testing Law was a step back in the country's anti-corruption efforts. A statement made by Transparency International-Moldova noted that several corruption scandals and the lack of official response to them resulted in public disapproval of the government and large-scale protests.
Also in April, NAC officials detained the former health minister and 15 other senior health officials suspected of tampering with public tenders for the procurement of medical equipment and consumables in favor of two leading companies, in exchange for 5 to 10 percent of the profit. In May, NAC officers detained the head of the Violation Procedures Department of the Chisinau Customs Office for requesting a $600 bribe not to issue a quote to a representative of a transport company due to lack of proper documentation not. As in previous years, investigations registered the most corruption offenses in the judiciary (134 cases), local level public administration (76 cases), state enterprises (68 cases), legal offices (22 cases), public health (16 cases), education . (16 cases), and tax offices (14 cases).
The Department for Internal Protection and Anti-corruption in the Ministry of the Interior recorded 84 cases of passive corruption involving 74 ministerial employees in 2014. Most corruption crimes involved employees of the Norwegian Police Inspectorate (76 cases), followed by the Border Police (four cases), Bureau for Migration and Asylum (two cases), and the Ministry's health service (two cases). The commission investigated five members of parliament, two members of the Legislative Assembly of the Gagauz Autonomous Unit, 39 judges, 12
A number of officials, including the Speaker of the Parliament, proposed the reform or closure of the National Integrity Commission due to lack of effectiveness and no convictions of public officials since the establishment of the institution in 2013.
Governmental Attitude Regarding International and
The National Integrity Commission, an independent body tasked with auditing public officials' income statements and conflicts of interest, launched 354. The commission found 54 violations in income and asset statements, 50 cases of conflicts of interest and 18 cases. The authorities may extend this deadline by five days if the request concerns a large amount of data or additional consultations are required for the publication of the information.
According to local and international experts, the authorities in the Transnistria region subjected the activities of human rights NGOs to extensive monitoring by the authorities and limited them to a narrow segment of human rights. There were credible reports that no human rights NGO in the region dealt with serious human rights violations due to fear of repression and harassment by the authorities. Government Human Rights Bodies: As of December, the Human Rights Ombudsman was not operational due to administrative and budgetary constraints.
The position of the Ombudsman examines allegations of human rights violations, advises parliament and other state institutions on human rights issues, acts as a mediator, presents legislative initiatives to parliament, submits legislation to the Constitutional Court for review and files cases of human rights in the courts. The position of children's ombudsman provides for the protection of children's rights without requiring the consent of parents or legal guardians and has the authority to initiate legal proceedings in court. The national mechanism for the prevention of torture is linked to this institution in accordance with the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture.
Discrimination, Societal Abuses, and Trafficking in Persons
During the first six months of the year (second half of the 2014-15 academic year), the Ministry of Education reported 5,987 cases of violence against children, which was a decrease of 1,256 cases compared to the period September-December 2014 (first half) of the academic year). The law provides protection to persons with disabilities against discrimination in employment, education, health care and public life. The law also requires land, rail and air transport authorities to provide access for persons with disabilities and adapt public spaces and transport to provide access for wheelchair users.
According to the association Motivatie for disabled people, only 1 percent of buildings in Chisinau were accessible. The trainings covered aspects such as the rights of persons with disabilities for the duration of air travel, effective non-discriminatory communication, support for persons with mobility disabilities and the use of wheelchairs. The range of social services available to persons with disabilities included specialized services such as social assistance, support and counseling to promote social inclusion.
On December 3, the government set aside 16 million lei in allowances for approximately 40,000 persons with disabilities, on the occasion of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities. The Central Elections Commission tested a pilot project for the first time during the June local elections and made Braille ballot papers available for visually impaired people at all polling stations. According to a survey completed in June, only 43 percent of persons with disabilities in Moldova were employed.
Persons with psychosocial and intellectual disabilities in residential institutions and psychiatric hospitals were the most vulnerable to abuse. Although the law provides for equal employment opportunities and prohibits discrimination against persons with disabilities (with the exception of jobs requiring specific health standards), many employers have either failed to accommodate such persons or avoided employing such persons. Transnistrian legislation provides for the protection of the rights of persons with disabilities in the fields of education, health care and employment.
Worker Rights
The law and a government decree enable central and local authorities, as well as military agencies, to mobilize the adult population under certain circumstances, such as in the case of a national disaster, and to deploy such labor force to develop the national economy. Criminals have subjected Moldovan women, boys and girls to sexual exploitation in the country and region. The law allows young people between the ages of 16 and 18 to work under special conditions, including shorter working days (35 working hours per week), but prohibits working night, weekend or holiday shifts or overtime.
The law prohibits the worst forms of child labor and provides for a prison sentence of three to 15 years for persons who involve children in the worst forms of child labor; under aggravated. The law requires employers to ensure equal opportunities and treatment for all employees without. The law defines and prohibits both direct and indirect discrimination as well as the worst forms of discrimination, which also includes discrimination on the basis of.
The law also contains a council for preventing and combating discrimination and ensuring equality with responsibility for auditing. According to official data, the minimum monthly subsistence level was 1,725 lei ($96) in the first half of the year. The law sets the maximum working week at 40 hours with extra compensation for overtime and provides at least one day off per week.
The law required the government to establish and monitor safety standards in the workplace, and the State Labor Inspectorate was responsible for enforcing health and safety standards.
