The Council of Europe joined forces with the National Agency for the Prevention and Combating of Violence against Women and Domestic Violence (ANPCV) in the Republic of Moldova, to provide a common platform for discussion between state authorities and civil society organisations on LGBTI rights.
As the intolerance against LGBTI community manifests in complex and varied ways, the dialogue with key actors contributes to development of measures and practices to counter discrimination and hatred. Diversity in sexual orientations, gender identities and sex characteristics needs to be considered by policy makers and law enforcement agencies in their activities and actions.
The meeting resulted in identification of needs and further activities, such as capacity building, awareness raising initiatives, and advancing the cooperation platform between state authorities and civil society organisations, to ensure improvements in line with Council of Europe standards and best practices at the regional level. The conclusions and recommendations shared by participants will also contribute to the development of more efficient public policies and strategies for sustainable protection of LGBTI people in the Republic of Moldova.
This event is part of the programme “Partnership for Good Governance”, co-funded by the European Union and the Council of Europe, and implemented by the Council of Europe, in the framework of the project “Combating discrimination, hate speech and hate crimes in the Republic of Moldova”.
