Promoting a human rights compliant criminal justice system in the Republic of Moldova

The Programme ”Promoting a human rights compliant criminal justice system in the Republic of Moldova” is in line with the strategic priorities for cooperation as formulated in the Council of Europe Action Plan for the Republic of Moldova for 2017-2020, and is funded by the Norwegian government.

It is aimed to ensure a higher respect for human rights and the rule of law by assisting the national authorities in building up an efficiently functioning criminal justice system, in line with European human rights standards, and based on the principles of humanisation, resocialisation and restorative justice.

Main intervention areas will cover policy/legal framework, institutional and practical implementation levels, with the focus on:

Consolidation of criminal justice policy, legislation and judiciary practice in line with international standards with respect to the liberalization of criminal proceedings, including strengthening the application of non-custodial pre-trial preventive measures and sanctions, alternative sanctions in criminal cases, improvement of probation services and release on parole mechanisms
Better treatment and resocialisation of inmates by improving the regulatory and policy framework as well as prison staff capacities relevant to regime arrangements and management of prisons, implementation of treatment programmes and provision of health care services for inmates;
Support towards the development of the capacities of criminal justice stakeholders in the light of the implementation of the on-going reforms, including judiciary, prosecution service, as well as Ombudsperson’s institution and National Prevention Mechanism (NPM).

The Programme is expected to be implemented in 36 months (as of 1 March 2018).

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Back New draft Regulations on the management and circulation of medicines within the prison system in the Republic of Moldova

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The last session of the Working Group (WG) on revising and developing a set of regulations on the provision of health care in prisons , held in Chisinau on 5-6 September 2019, resulted in the finalisation of a new draft Regulations on the management and circulation of medicines within the prison system in the Republic of Moldova, which represents a novelty for the country.

The draft Regulations establish inter alia the organisation of the pharmaceutical activity in the penitentiary system; the operating conditions, the role, responsibilities and the subordination of the pharmaceutical units; the modalities of supplying the medicines and medical devices and their management; and the rational use of medicines and the pharmacovigilance system. It will be submitted to the authorities with a view to its swift adoption and implementation.

The WG session was attended by the representatives of specialised departments of the National Administration of Penitentiaries and several subordinated institutions – the Prison Hospital and prison medical services and was facilitated by the Council of Europe consultants. It was organised under the auspices of the programme “Promoting a human rights compliant criminal justice system in the Republic of Moldova”, funded by the Government of Norway and implemented by the Council of Europe.

Chisinau 5-6 September 2019