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More protection against child labour and better access to schools are some of the recommendations for the Republic of Moldova
A new report on the implementation of the European Social Charter in the Republic of Moldova was prepared by Dr Olivier De Schutter, Council of Europe expert. The report was developed based both on desk research and on a fact-finding mission conducted in Chisinau in December 2017. The report...
MEDIA ADVISORY: Council of Europe and European Union to present results of projects for the Republic of Moldova on fighting discrimination, the digital agenda, strengthening the judicial system and elections
On Tuesday, 7 November, the Council of Europe and European Union will present to media in Chisinau the results of projects for Eastern Partnership countries, including the Republic of Moldova. There are four projects carried out in the country under the Partnership for Good Governance[1] in...
Glass ceiling for Moldovan women in politics
Three studies on different aspects of political participation of women came to the same conclusion: there are enough skilled, experienced and willing women in Moldova to participate at decision making level in politics, but party policies and persisting stereotypes in the society don't allow them...
Extention of deadline for submission of proposals for projects on local initiatives on inter-municipal cooperation in Moldova
The Council of Europe thematic programme “Strengthening Institutional Frameworks for Local Governance” has extended the deadline for submission of proposals for projects concerning local initiatives on inter-municipal cooperation in Moldova until 24 April 2017. All other deadlines remain...
Call for interest for national experts from Armenia, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine to support local initiatives on ethical governance and transparency
The Council of Europe promotes local democracy and a culture of ethical and inclusive decision-making, as part of the thematic programme “Strengthening institutional frameworks for local governance” in the Eastern Partnership countries. In this context, 12 municipalities from Armenia, Georgia,...
Autumn School on Human Rights for judges and prosecuters in Moldova
On 14-17 November 2016, the Council of Europe (CoE) in partnership with National Institute of Justices of the Republic of Moldova (NIJ) organized the Autumn School on Human Rights, Fundamental Freedoms and the Internet designed for 40 judges and prosecutors selected from all districts of the...
Training for internet service providers of Moldova on internet and human rights
On 19 October 2016, the Council of Europe (CoE) in partnership with the Moldovan Association of ICT companies organized the training course for Internet Service Providers of Moldova on Council of Europe and European best practices on Internet and Human Rights. The training has been delivered by...
Improving data protection in Moldova
On 5 July 2016, a round table event took place in Moldova on presentation of legal opinions and Council of Europe recommendations on amendments to the legal framework of Moldovan data the protection legal framework, organised jointly by the Council of Europe together with the National Centre for...
Training course for LLM professors from Moldova on Human Rights and the Internet
On 11-12 of July 2016, the Council of Europe organised a training course for LLM professors from Academy of Public Administration and Moldova’s Universities on Council of Europe standards and best European practices on Internet and Human Rights including Internet Governance. The purpose of the...
Second Training Seminar on Equal Access of Women to Justice conducted at the National Institute of Justice of the Republic of Moldova
On 8-9 June 2016, a new pool of judges and prosecutors attended a training seminar on women’s rights, access to justice and women’s representation and careers in the judiciary. This training was organised by the National Institute of Justice of Moldova with the support of the Council of Europe,...
Support to the Moldovan Bar Association: working towards better self-governance through strengthened internal audit
On 30 May, the "Support to the Moldovan Bar Association" component of the "Strengthening the efficiency of justice and support to lawyers' profession in the Republic of Moldova" organised in Chisinau a workshop on internal audit for the Audit Commission, the Council and the Secretary General of...
Moldova Internet User’s Rights and Fundamental Freedoms Day
The first ever international conference on “The Internet User’s Rights and Fundamental Freedoms Day” in the Republic of Moldova was organised under the Joint Project of the Council of Europe and the European Union “Strengthening the respect for human rights in the implementation of the Republic...
Human Rights on the Internet in Moldova
Moldovan stakeholders positively endorsed the Council of Europe report on Human Rights on the Internet in the Republic of Moldova, at a roundtable held on 30 March 2016. The aim of the Report was to assess whether national policies are in line with Council of Europe adopted standards...
Chisinau hosts the international conference on fighting discrimination
Better mechanisms for protection against discrimination were the focus of the international conference that took place on 17-18 December in Chisinau, Moldova. The conference brought together the representatives of the Ombudspersons’ Offices, equality bodies, state authorities and key local NGOs...
Training on communication for Equality Council and the Ombudsperson Office staff
Staff from the Council for Preventing and Eliminating Discrimination and Ensuring Equality and the Ombudsperson Office learnt how to organise communication campaigns; audience research techniques and how to measure the impact of a campaign. They also learnt about media monitoring during the...
Launch of the updated online legal course on anti-discrimination issues in Moldova
The Council of Europe's human rights training for legal professionals (HELP) online course on anti-discrimination issues was launched for a group of 34 judges, judicial assistants and lawyers of the free legal aid system in the Republic of Moldova. The course will be implemented as part of the...
Moldovan Equality Council and Ombudsperson’s office visit the Council of Europe
On 30-31 October 2018, a study visit for the members and staff of the Council for prevention and elimination of discrimination and ensuring equality and staff of the Ombudspersons Office of the Republic of Moldova was held in Strasbourg. The main objective of the visit was to enhance knowledge...
Moldova: Judges, prosecutors, judicial staff trained on non-discrimination and equality
A set of training courses on non-discrimination and equality, held on 23-26 October in Chisinau, gathered a group of judges, prosecutors, clerks and judicial assistants. The courses were designed to equip participants with new abilities and skills for examining discrimination cases and better...
Inauguration event of multilingual signs in Chisinau
On 13 November 2018 during an official ceremony in Chisinau seventy one multilingual tourist signs were inaugurated. The signs will mark the most important touristic sights in Chisinau in Romanian, English and in minority languages: Russian, Ukrainian, German, Bulgarian and Yiddish. The signs...
Training on communication for staff of the Equality Council and the Ombudsperson Office
On 3 December in Chisinau, staff from the Council for Preventing and Eliminating Discrimination and Ensuring Equality and the Ombudsperson Office learnt how to analyse the institution's contact points, interactive approach to monitoring the general communication status of the institution and how...