The main objective of the project aims to enhance the protection of human rights for the population of the Republic of Moldova by fostering an effective and functional criminal justice system in line with the European human rights standards.

Main partners and beneficiaries: Parliament, Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Internal Affairs, Superior Council of Magistracy, Supreme Court of Justice, General Prosecutor's Office, Superior Council of Prosecutors, Moldovan Bar Association, Ombudsperson Institution/National Preventive Mechanism, National Institute of Justice, General Police Inspectorate, Office of the Government Agent, Association of Women in Prosecution

1. Institutional independence and operational capacity of the prosecution service is strengthened in line with the Council of Europe standards and best practices.

2. Criminal justice stakeholders apply human rights guarantees to criminal proceedings and a more humanized approach to criminal sentencing.

3. The capacities of the Government Agent in executing judgments of the European Court of Human Rights are strengthened.

4. Stakeholders, implementing external monitoring, are more effective in prevention of human rights violations within the criminal justice system.

Key Activities

  • Support the Prosecutor’s Office to enhance its functional and operational capacities to ensure an efficient service and to promote the independence of the institution and prosecutors.
     
  • Support the criminal justice actors to apply more non-custodial measures at the pre-trial stage of criminal proceedings.
     
  • Support the criminal justice actors to apply more humanised approach to sentencing.
     
  • Support the Office of the Government Agent to strengthen its capacities and inter-institutional co-operation to enable the execution of the judgments of the European Court of Human Rights.
  • Support the Ombudsperson Institution and the National Preventive Mechanism to improve their capacities in addressing the human rights violations in criminal justice sector.

Project Information

  • Duration: 48 months (1 January 2025 – 31 December 2028)
  • Country: Republic of Moldova
  • Budget: 2,300,000 EUR
  • Funding: Council of Europe Action Plan for the Republic of Moldova for 2025-2028

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Project Publications

Expert opinion to the Draft Law on amending certain normative acts (criminal investigation and trial of the criminal case in absentia)

Review of the normative framework on the detention and escort of persons in police custody in the Republic of Moldova

Needs assessment report on the investigation of torture, deliberate inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment in police custody in the Republic of Moldova,

Report on the application of criminal sanctions in the Republic of Moldova,

Expert opinion to the draft Law amending Law No. 52/2014 on the People's Advocate (Ombudsman) of the Republic of Moldova, 

Legal analysis of the Law No.137/2016 on the rehabilitation of victims of crimes in the Republic of Moldova, 

Legal analysis of the Law No. 1545/1998 of the Republic of Moldova on compensation for damage caused by illegal acts by the criminal investigation authorities, prosecution and courts, 

Compendium of European Standards and Good Practices of Judicial Reasoning,

Study on the activity of investigative judges in the Republic of Moldova,

Guide on the risk of public disorder and protection of detainee as ground for applying pre-trial detention and house arrest

Guide on the application of alternatives to pre-trial detention, prepared by the Institute for Penal Reform of the Republic of Moldova

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