Human Rights
Report: Moldovan police beat over 300 peaceful protesters in April
October 14, 2009Moldovan police beat and otherwise ill-treated at least 300 peaceful protesters of the nearly 700 they detained following the parliamentary elections in April, says a report released today by the Soros Foundation – Moldova. In at least 100 cases...
Moldova's interior minister assures police shall be respecting HR
October 05, 2009The just appointed Minister of the Interior MG Victor Catan has stated the Moldovan police shall be strictly observing citizens' human rights and freedoms. He was invited to parliament today to report on the current crime situation in the republic. Reviewing...
- Moldovan NGOs March Against Police Abuse, Torture
July 03, 2009Activists from several Moldovan human rights groups have held a march in downtown Chisinau to protest police brutality which, they say, in many cases amounts to torture, RFE/RL's Moldovan Service reports. Members of Amnesty International's Moldovan branch...
NGO publishes list of persons to be blamed for ECHR decisions
February 08, 2008The Lawyers for Human Rights public organization published the list of persons and organizations, which were guilty of decisions, taken by the European Court of Human Rights (ЕСHR) for the period from December 2006 to December 2007. All in all,...
Israeli power cutoff called unlawful
October 30, 2007Human Rights Watch said Israel's partial cutoff of fuel and electricity to the Gaza Strip is illegal retaliation for rocket attacks. The limitation amounts to collective punishment against the civilian population of Gaza, and will likely worsen the...