WHAT IS THE PROJECT ABOUT? 

"Strengthening the capacities of the justice sector actors to deliver justice in line with European standards, in particular to fight discrimination in the Republic of Moldova" is a project co-funded by the European Union and the Council of Europe, and implemented by the Council of Europe in the framework of the Partnership for Good Governance Programme - phase II (2019-2021).

 

Budget of the project: 655 000 Euros.

Duration of the project: May 2019 - December 2021.

National partners

  • Council for Prevention and Elimination of Discrimination and Ensuring the Equality
  • National Institute of Justice
  • Lawyers Training Center
OBJECTIVE

To deliver justice that is better aligned with European standards in the field of discrimination  in the Republic of Moldova

PROJECT NEWS
 

Life story of a discrimination victim in Moldova: Insights from a documentary

Discrimination is a pervasive problem that can have far-reaching consequences for various segments of society. The video documentary entitled Life story of the victim of discrimination in the Republic of Moldova (available in Romanian with English subtitles) sheds light on the issue of...

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21 lawyers and trainee lawyers consolidated their theoretical knowledge and practice on non-discrimination

30 October ONLINE

EU/CoE Partnership for Good Governance Programme supports the Lawyers’ Training Centre of the Moldovan Bar Association in providing capacity building for lawyers and trainee lawyers on non-discrimination, in line with the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) and EU legislation. A total...

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Towards an improved cooperation between the Equality Council and the Judiciary in the Republic of Moldova

22 February 2023

Representatives of the Equality Council and judges designated by the Superior Council of Magistracy took part in an online roundtable “Fundamental rights in the context of war – freedom of expression and its limitations”. The exchange between the equality body and the Judiciary was initiated in...

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Judges, prosecutors, and judicial staff build up knowledge on prohibition of discrimination

41 judges, prosecutors and judicial staff enhanced their knowledge on international standards on prohibition of discrimination, as well as on the national practice in terms of non-discrimination, during two training sessions held on February 16’th and 17’th, 2023. The participants discussed about...

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Trainers of the National Institute of Justice enhanced their knowledge on adult training methodology

headline Chisinau

11 trainers of the National Institute of Justice attended 2 days sessions on adult training methodology on January 11-12, 2023. The training of trainers’ sessions tackled theoretical and practical aspects of andragogy. The participants learned and practised the ways of planning a training session...

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The Equality Council staff analysed their monitoring activity and gained new skills in the field

Chisinau

The staff of the Equality Council had the occasion to analyse their monitoring activity and learn new skills related to the monitoring mechanism during a workshop. Participants of the workshop discussed the goal and scope of the monitoring strategy, the lessons that have been learned so far based...

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The representatives of the Equality Council of the Republic of Moldova exchanged experience with institutions from Romania on anti-discrimination practices

The study visits for the representatives of the Council for preventing and eliminating discrimination and ensuring equality of the Republic of Moldova (Equality Council) to institutions in the anti-discrimination field in Romania took place on 13-14 December 2022. Meetings with National Council...

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Trainers of the National Institute of Justice of the Republic of Moldova enhanced their knowledge on reasonable accommodation

8 trainers of the National Institute of Justice have broadened their knowledge on reasonable accommodation within an online training of trainers. The training session held on November 24’th, focused on the international legal framework and the case law of the European Court of Human Rights...

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Judicial staff, judges and prosecutors enhanced their knowledge on national and international standards on an effective remedy and the prohibition of discrimination

52 judges, prosecutors, and judicial staff have broadened their knowledge on international and national standards on non-discrimination within two online training sessions. Training sessions held on November 7’th and November 9’th, focused on the international legal framework and the case law of...

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Enhancing the knowledge on inclusive education for trainers of the National Institute of Justice

Trainers of the National Institute of Justice have broadened their knowledge on inclusive education during a two half-day online training of trainers. The event held on 15-16 December, was focused on the international legal framework (United Nations Convention on Rights of People with...

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Contacts

Diana Cealic
     Senior Project Officer (Chisinau)

Elena Moisei
     Project Assistant (Chisinau)

 Milica Djunic
     Project Coordinator (Strasbourg)

Expected results
•    The practice of the Council for Prevention and Elimination of Discrimination and Ensuring the Equality (Equality Council) is further strengthened, and it can more effectively fulfill its role.
•    The Lawyers Training Center organizes and delivers its courses in an effective manner.
•    The capacity of the judges and prosecutors to deliver higher-quality justice on discrimination cases enhanced through the harmonised application of European standards.