Press Releases

Last-minute changes to the Non-discrimination law demonstrate Government cowardice

11 May 2012

Moldovan authorities have bulked under pressure by conservative communities and amended the draft Non-discrimination law, which may limit the rights of many people

Three years on, still no justice for 7 April victims

3 April 2012

Hundreds of people were tortured and ill-treated in police custody during the April 2009 events. Three years on, the vast majority of them are still waiting for justice, said Amnesty International in a new report. 

Forced chemical castration constitutes inhuman treatment

6 March 2012

Amnesty International Moldova condemns the adoption of amendments to the Penal and Executive Codes that legalize forced chemical castration of those convicted for rape in aggravating circumstances.

Vladimir Voronin should be held accountable for racist remarks

20 February 2012

Amnesty International Moldova calls on all authorized bodies to take action following the discourse of the politician who insulted a coloured person.

Dignity should not be optional

16 February 2012

Moldova should sign and ratify the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights

Moldovans write for rights

10 December 2011

Authorities from Azerbaijan, North Korea, Russia and Zimbabwe will receive letters from Moldovans. These are meant to influence lives of people whose rights have been seriously violated.

Amnesty calls for zero tolerance for violence against women

25 November 2011

Amnesty International called on Council of Europe (CoE) states to sign and ratify the new Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence.

Moldova should provide detailed information regarding all the issues raised during the Universal Periodic Review until the adoption of the Final Report on the 14th of October

13 October 2011

Republic of Moldova, which was presenting its National Report on the 12th of October, should provide more detailed information and also respond to the questions that were raised during the Universal Periodic Review.

‘NO’ to Death Penalty in Belarus

10 October 2011

Amnesty stages executions in front of the Belarus Embassy in Chişinău on the World Day against the Death Penalty

Do not restrict freedom of expression

10 October 2011

Amnesty International Moldova is concerned about restrictions of the right to freedom of expression in the centre of Chişinău during the visit of Patriarch Kirill

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