MOLDOVA

In the context of the UPR, Amnesty International has made the following recommendations to Moldova

Torture and other ill-treatment:

To investigate all allegations of torture and other ill-treatment promptly, thoroughly and impartially, and to bring anyone reasonably identified as responsible to justice;

To suspend any police officer or law enforcement official who is under investigation for having committed acts of torture or other ill-treatment, on full pay for the duration of the investigation;

To ensure that anyone found to be a victim of such violations receives reparations, including fair and adequate compensation and full rehabilitation.

Fair trials:

To ensure that court hearings are public and that information about the dates and times of such hearings is publicly available.

Freedom of assembly:

To uphold the positive obligation of the state to secure the effective enjoyment of the right to peaceful assembly without interference by a third party;

To ensure that law enforcement officers are fully informed about the right to freedom of peaceful assembly and that they uphold the Law on Assemblies;

To ensure that all instances of the failure by the police to protect peaceful protestors are thoroughly and impartially investigated.

Discrimination:

To ensure the adoption of the Law on Combating and Preventing Discrimination as soon as possible;

To ensure that future public events by the LGBT community are permitted and adequately policed, in accordance with Moldova’s obligations under international human rights law.

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Moldova: Amnesty International's submission to the UN Universal Periodic Review

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