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30 April 2021
MOLDOVA, REPUBLIC OF
List of Documents
1.
General Information and Maps
Title:
Republic of Moldova
Source:
United Nations. Cartographic Section.
Date of Document:
February 2013
Accessed Date:
27 June 2017
Title:
Moldavie. L'Encyclopédie en ligne.
Accessed Date:
11 July 2016
Title:
Moldova. The World Factbook.
Source:
United States. Central Intelligence Agency.
Date of Document:
12 July 2018
Accessed Date:
16 July 2018
Title:
Monitoring of political components. Euromonitor: Achievements and Challenges in Implementing the EU-RM Association Agreement (August - December 2015).
Source:
Association for Participatory Democracy; Expert-Grup
Date of Document:
January 2016
Author:
Igor Botan et al.
Accessed Date:
28 June 2016
Keywords:
children; corruption; humanitarian situation; trafficking in persons
Title:
Association Implementation Report on the Republic of Moldova
Source:
European Commission. High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy.
Date of Document:
13 March 2017
Accessed Date:
27 June 2017
Title:
Country Policy and Information Note. Moldova: Human rights in Transnistria. Version 1.0.
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
June 2017
Accessed Date:
21 July 2017
Title:
Moldova. Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2020.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
30 March 2021
Accessed Date:
30 April 2021
Title:
Moldova. Amnesty International Report 2017/2018: The State of the World's Human Rights.
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
22 February 2018
Accessed Date:
9 July 2018
Title:
Moldova. Nations in Transit 2018.
Accessed Date:
16 July 2018
Title:
Moldova. Freedom in the World 2016.
Accessed Date:
18 July 2016
Keywords:
corruption; country overview; election; ethnic and national groups; freedom of assembly; freedom of expression; freedom of the press; government corruption; judicial corruption; legislation; minorities; nationality; political activities; political opposition; political organizations
Title:
Transnistria. Freedom in the World 2016.
Accessed Date:
28 July 2017
Title:
From Words to Deeds: Addressing Discrimination and Inequality in Moldova
Source:
Equal Rights Trust
Date of Document:
June 2016
Accessed Date:
18 July 2016
Keywords:
ethnic and national groups; legal system; minorities; nationality; race
Title:
National report submitted in accordance with paragraph 5 of the annex to Human Rights Council resolution 16/21: Republic of Moldova
Code:
A/HRC/WG.6/26/MDA/1
Source:
Republic of Moldova
Date of Document:
23 August 2016
Accessed Date:
21 July 2017
Title:
Report on the Observance of Human Rights And Freedoms in the Republic of Moldova in 2016
Source:
Republic of Moldova. People's Advocate Office.
Accessed Date:
9 July 2018
Title:
Perceptions of Human Rights in the Republic of Moldova
Source:
Republic of Moldova. People's Advocate Office.
Accessed Date:
27 June 2017
3.
Identification Documents and Citizenship
Title:
Law on Citizenship of the Republic of Moldova (amended 2014)
Accessed Date:
8 July 2015
Title:
The Moldovan President's decree regarding the procedure initiated for the population located in Transnistria to get Moldovan citizenship and a Moldovan passport free of charge (2006)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
1 February 2006
Accessed Date:
17 October 2012
Keywords:
citizenship; identity documents
Title:
Moldova. U.S. Visa: Reciprocity and Civil Documents by Country.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Accessed Date:
9 July 2018
4.
Political Activities and Organizations
Title:
Republic of Moldova. Election for Parlament (Moldovan Parliament) of 30 November 2014.
Source:
International Foundation for Electoral Systems. Election Guide.
Accessed Date:
15 July 2015
Keywords:
election; political activities
Title:
I. Political Transformation. Transformation Index 2018 Country Report: Moldova.
Source:
Bertelsmann Stiftung
Accessed Date:
9 July 2018
Title:
Republic of Moldova. Election for President of 13 November 2016.
Source:
International Foundation for Electoral Systems. Election Guide.
Accessed Date:
27 June 2017
5.
Gender, Domestic Violence and Children
Title:
Submission Prepared by Moldovan NGOs and Individuals United to Promote Gender Equality in Moldova. Prepared for the Universal Periodic Review of the Republic of Moldova, 26th session.
Source:
Gender Equality Platform
Date of Document:
23 March 2016
Accessed Date:
28 June 2016
Keywords:
children; gender equality; legal system; social services
Title:
Ensuring the rights of the victims of sexual crimes: Analysis of the judicial practice in the Republic of Moldova
Source:
International Center for Women Rights Protection and Promotion “La Strada”
Author:
Natalia Bayram et al.
Accessed Date:
27 June 2017
Title:
Concluding observations on the combined fourth and fifth periodic reports of the Republic of Moldova. Addendum. Information provided by the Republic of Moldova in follow-up to the concluding observations.
Code:
CEDAW/C/MDA/CO/4-5/Add.1
Source:
Republic of Moldova
Date of Document:
29 March 2016
Accessed Date:
28 June 2017
Title:
Ensuring access of victims of sexual violence to adequate legal and social protection
Source:
International Center for Women Rights Protection and Promotion “La Strada” et al.
Accessed Date:
18 July 2016
Keywords:
gender-based violence
Title:
Moldova. Social Institutions and Gender Index 2014.
Source:
Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development
Accessed Date:
10 July 2015
Keywords:
children; citizenship; country overview; domestic violence; family law; freedom of assembly; freedom of expression; freedom of movement; gender equality; gender-based violence; legislation; marriage; statistics; trafficking in persons
Title:
Men and gender equality in the Republic of Moldova
Source:
Women's Law Center; Center for Investigation and Consultation 'SocioPolis'
Date of Document:
December 2015
Author:
Diana Cheianu-Andrei et al.
Accessed Date:
29 June 2016
Keywords:
children; gender equality; legal system; social services
Title:
Invisible Women: Sex Trafficking in the Context of Post-Soviet Moldova
Source:
The University of Maine. Digital Commons.
Author:
Sarah Elizabeth Dean
Accessed Date:
9 July 2018
Title:
Moldova. Annual Review of the Human Rights Situation of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex People in Europe. 6th Edition.
Source:
International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association. ILGA-Europe.
Accessed Date:
21 July 2017
7.
Criminality and Corruption
Title:
Moldova. 2018 Crime and Safety Report.
Source:
United States. Overseas Security Advisory Council.
Date of Document:
23 January 2018
Accessed Date:
16 July 2018
Title:
Moldova: Tier 2 Watch List. Trafficking in Persons Report 2018.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
June 2018
Accessed Date:
9 July 2018
Title:
Report concerning the implementation of the Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings by the Republic of Moldova
Source:
Council of Europe. Group of Experts on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings.
Date of Document:
7 June 2016
Accessed Date:
28 June 2017
Title:
Fourth Evaluation Round. Corruption Prevention in Respect of Members of Parliament, Judges and Prosecutors. Evaluation Report Republic of Moldova.
Code:
GrecoEval4Rep(2016)6
Source:
Council of Europe. Group of States against Corruption.
Date of Document:
1 July 2016
Accessed Date:
28 June 2017
8.
Military Service - (No items in this section)
9.
Judiciary, Legal and Penal Systems
Title:
Republic of Moldova. Report to the UN Universal Periodic Review. 26th session of the UN Human Rights Council on Universal Periodic Review (second round).
Source:
Coalition of NGOs for UPR Moldova
Date of Document:
March 2016
Accessed Date:
28 June 2017
Title:
Legal analysis of the decisions of the Equality Council and the decisions of the domestic courts on discrimination cases of the Republic of Moldova
Source:
United Nations Development Programme Moldova et al.
Date of Document:
November 2016
Author:
John Wadham; Dumitru Russu
Accessed Date:
11 July 2017
Title:
Transnistria. The frozen conflicts of the EU's Eastern neighborhood and their impacts on the respect of human rights.
Source:
European Parliament. Subcommittee on Human Rights.
Date of Document:
March 2016
Accessed Date:
28 June 2017
10.
Police and Security Forces - (No items in this section)
11.
Media Freedoms - (No items in this section)
Title:
Moldova. International Religious Freedom Report for 2017.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
29 May 2018
Accessed Date:
9 July 2018
13.
Nationality, Ethnicity and Race
Title:
The Roma in Moldova
Source:
European Centre for Minority Issues
Date of Document:
14 March 2017
Author:
Andreea Cârstocea; Raul Cârstocea
Accessed Date:
4 July 2017
Title:
Report of the Special Rapporteur on minority issues on her mission to the Republic of Moldova
Source:
United Nations. Human Rights Council.
Date of Document:
11 January 2017
Accessed Date:
4 July 2017
Title:
Fourth Opinion on the Republic of Moldova - adopted on 25 May 2016
Code:
ACFC/OP/IV(2016)004
Source:
Council of Europe. Advisory Committee on the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities.
Date of Document:
7 February 2017
Accessed Date:
4 July 2017
Title:
Comments of the Government of the Republic of Moldova on the Fourth Opinion of the Advisory Committee on the implementation of the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities by the Republic of Moldova
Code:
GVT/COM/IV(2017)001
Source:
Republic of Moldova
Date of Document:
7 February 2017
Accessed Date:
4 July 2017
14.
Exit/Entry and Freedom of Movement
Title:
Residence registration system; official procedures to change residence; whether registration is required to access government services; whether there is a database of residence registration information and who has access to it
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
21 June 2012
Accessed Date:
17 October 2012
Keywords:
identity documents
Title:
Residence and work permits
Source:
Republic of Moldova. Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration.
Accessed Date:
4 July 2017
15.
Labour, Employment and Unions - (No items in this section)
16.
Other - (No items in this section)
The following changes have been made to the previous package dated 31 March 2020:
Title:
Moldova. Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2019.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
11 March 2020
URL:
https://www.state.gov/reports/2019-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/moldova
Accessed Date:
17 March 2020
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