Moldova ignores international organizations' recommendations on human rights

Moldova forms part of the countries that ignore the recommendations of the UN Human Rights Committee. The statement was made by the executive director of the Resource Center for Human Rights (CreDO) Sergiu Ostaf during a news conference held at Info-Prim Neo News Agency following the presentation of the major recommendations of the Human Rights Committee. The recommendations were formulated after the 97th session of the UN Committee held in Geneva on October 13 and 14. The Committee examined the situation of human rights in Moldova during 2003-2009. “For the first time, the UN Committee highlighted that Moldova did not contribute to the observance of the human rights in the Transnistrian region. This matter is of minor importance to our government so that the Committee called on the authorities to renew the efforts in this respect,” Ostaf said. Ion Guzun, jurist at the Moldova Institute for Human Rights, stressed that Moldova does not have a program for implementing the previous recommendations made by the UN Committee in 2002. “Moldova lags behind in such areas as the independence of the judiciary, trafficking in human beings, the long period of detention and others,” Ion Guzun said Nicolae Radita, the head of the National Roma Center, said that the representatives of the Government of Moldova, who were heard at the 97th session of the UN Committee, could not provide reasonable arguments as regards the situation of the Roma in Moldova. “The UN Committee recommended again the Moldovan authorities to make sure that the Roma have access to justice, education, medical services and labor market and that they are represented at political level,” Radita said. Other recommendations concern the use of torture during the April events. The Human Rights Committee said the police officers who used torture should be held accountable and suspended from post while the investigation is carried out. Another issue that should be addressed is the discrimination against persons suffering from HIV/AIDS. The UN Committee against Torture, at its 97th session that will take place on November 11 and 12, will examine the situation regarding torture in Moldova.