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 Final Meeting of the Working Group for the Development of the Mental Health Care Strategy for the Penitentiary System of the Republic of Moldova

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The 3rd and last meeting of the Working group for the Development of the Mental Health Care Strategy for the Penitentiary System of the Republic of Moldova with Action Plan, including the Suicide and Self-Harm Prevention Policy was conducted online on 10-11 September 2020.

The meeting resulted in final version of the Strategy and the Action Plan which addresses subjects such as injury recording, food refusal intervention, management of prisoners with mental health problems, services and support provision during the transition period of prisoners targeting the decrease of recidivism.

The Working Group meeting was attended online by representatives of the Legal Acts Development Department of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Moldova, specialised Departments of the National Administration of Penitentiaries (penitentiary inspection, social reintegration directorate, external relations, healthcare) and specialists (medical and mental health related professionals) from individual penitentiaries no 4 Cricova, no 13 Chisinau, no 15 Cricova and no 16 Pruncul, and was facilitated by the Council of Europe consultants.

The activity 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.

Republic of Moldova 17 September 2020