Europe moves to protect trafficked people
Europe has taken a further step towards protecting people who have been trafficked with the entry into force of a new convention on Friday. The 14 states that have so far become parties to the Council...
View ArticleOrganizers of peaceful demonstration blamed for violence in Moldova
The authorities in Moldova have threatened to arrest a group of civil society activists who organized a peaceful demonstration, blaming them for the rioting that followed the next day. The group had...
View ArticleLGBT rights in Moldova must be respected after pro-equality march is banned
Amnesty International has condemned a Moldovan appeal court’s decision to uphold a ban on an upcoming pro-equality march due to “security and public morality concerns”.Lesbian, gay, bisexual and...
View ArticleMoldova commits to international justice
Moldova has taken a welcome step towards tackling gross human rights violations by ratifying the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, said Amnesty International. “It is good to see that...
View ArticleMoldova: Banning LGBTI demonstrations creates a dangerous climate
The Moldovan government should reverse a move by four local councils effectively to ban outright demonstrations by lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) people, Amnesty...
View ArticleHistoric Pride march in Moldova should be ‘first of many’
The Moldovan authorities must ensure that yesterday’s historic Pride march in the capital Chisinau is the “first of many” and is followed up by other steps to combat homophobic discrimination, Amnesty...
View ArticleMoldova: Seven people deported to Turkey despite major human rights concerns
The Moldovan authorities ignored their international human rights obligations when they detained and deported seven Turkish nationals reportedly seeking asylum in Moldova this morning, said Amnesty...
View ArticleMoldova: 10th anniversary of post-election police brutality marks decade of...
Marking ten years since the brutal crackdown on post-election protests in the Moldovan capital Chisinau on 6 to 8 April 2009 during which hundreds of peaceful protesters were arrested and ill-treated...
View ArticleMoldova: Authorities must comply with ECHR ruling and deliver justice in case...
The Moldovan authorities must urgently rectify their failure to identify and bring to justice those involved in the shocking unlawful rendition of seven Turkish nationals in September 2018, at the...
View ArticleEastern Europe and Central Asia: Lack of protection against domestic violence...
The Covid-19 pandemic, Russia’s aggression against Ukraine and a pervasive focus on ‘traditional values’ have contributed to a deterioration in human rights and rising levels of domestic violence and...
View ArticleMoldova: New definition of high treason passed by parliament threatens...
Reacting to news that Moldova’s parliament has passed amendments to the country’s Criminal Code which redefine “high treason,” Veaceslav Tofan, Executive Director of Amnesty International Moldova,...
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