Date of 1st review: 12 October 2011
Date of the 2nd review : October 2016
Date of first review: 12 October 2011
The troika consisted of Mauritius, Hungary and Kyrgyzstan.
Various points in the report deal with education, (59 to 62, 89), twice concerning Human Rights Education, which is even considered among the national priorities and initiatives: « To review and improve the component on human rights education and training ».
59. The right of a child to education is realised compulsory and free of charge by respecting the principle of non-discrimination and major interest of the child, and resides in free and harmonious development and shaping of a creative personality. The Law on Education provides the necessity of continuous education and the psycho-physiological peculiarities of the age, classifying the education system on levels and stages 24 , as well as forms (particular, complementary).
60. In accordance with the Consolidation Education Strategy for the years 2011–2015 and the Consolidated Action Plan for the Education Sector for the years 2011–2015, the overall objective of the education is to provide access to basic, quality education to all children by 2015.
61. Currently, the "Civic education" Course is implemented as a compulsory subject, aimed at training Moldovan citizens in the complex construction of the contemporary world: acquisition of the knowledge about fundamental human rights and duties and shaping the skills to implement them in everyday life; education based on general human and democratic values; building the sense of responsibility for social actions; cultivating the civic sense.
62. In the context of extracurricular programs and children involvement in the decisionmaking process, the Local Councils of Children, the Group of Children’s Rights, the creation of peer trainers in HIV/AIDS prevention and healthy life promotion etc. represent positive models of participation.
89. The national legislation grants the right to choose the language of education and training at all levels of education. The right of citizens to education in their mother tongue is ensured by creating the necessary number of educational institutions, classes, and conditions for their operating. The network of pre-university institutions in the country includes 1489 institutions (schools, gymnasiums, high schools) of which 280 Russianlanguage and 82 mixed institutions.
NGOs which have submitted a report:
AI Amnesty International, London, United Kingdom*
ASCCS Association for the Support of Children with Convulsive Syndrome, Republic of Moldova
CLAPD Center for Legal Assistance for Persons with Disabilities, Republic of Moldova
CNR Roma National Centre, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova
CPTI Conscience and Peace Tax International, Leuven, Belgium*
ERT Equal Rights Trust, London, United Kingdom
GENDERDOC-M Information Centre GENDERDOC-M, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova
HelpAge HelpAge International, London, United Kingdom*
HRIC/CIDO Human Rights Information Center, Republic of Moldova
IDOM Moldova Institute for Human Rights, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova
JS1 Joint Submission No 1: Alliance of Active NGOs in Social Protection of the Child and Family (ASPCF) and Independent Experts: Tatiana Jalba, Elena Prohnitchi, Veaceslav Luca and Sergiu Rusanovschi, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova.
JS2 Joint Submission No 2: Coalition on Anti-Discrimination: National Youth Council in Moldova, CNTM; Informational Center “GenderDoc-M”; Roma National Center in Moldova, CNR; Resource Center for Human Rights, CReDO; Association of Roma people “Porojan”, Association “Young and Free”; Hyde Park civic initiative group; Center of Partnership for Development,CPD; Human Rights Institute, IDOM; National Center for Durable Development, CNDD; HomoDiversus association – observer member; “The Stoics” association for youth with functional disabilities; “Sprijin si Speranta” Association for support of persons with disabilities. The Association for Charity and Social Assistance “ACASA”; Center for Partnership and Development, CPD and HelpAge Moldova
JS3 Human Resource Group: 13 human rights activists
JS4 HomoDiversus; Human Rights Information Centre (CIDO) and the Association of Social and Cultural Development (“Delfin”), Chisinau, Republic of Moldova
TEAJCW The European Association of Jehovah’s Christian Witnesses, London, United Kingdom.
THe right to education is dealt with several times, in particular regarding the Roma people (13, 70-75)
13. JS2 reported that the Roma faced widespread and systematic discrimination when accessing employment, education, health care and social services. Similarly, CoE-CM mentioned that many of the Roma continued to live in isolated settlements in substandard housing and extreme poverty conditions, and had low rates of participation in the education system, and they often faced discrimination and sometimes hostile societal attitudes.
Right to education
70. JS1 stated that although the primary and secondary education were free of charge, the practice of informal payments was widespread in the education system. As a result, the children from poor families were prone to drop-out and to be subjected to discrimination.
71. JS1 reported that the enrolment rate had constantly decreased during the last years mostly in the rural areas. Furthermore, JS1 stated that the rural schools were ill-equipped and understaffed to meet the existing educational standards. 1
72. While noting the initiatives taken to improve the enrolment of Roma children at schools and their integration in the education system, CoE-ACFC was concerned that the main difficulties faced by the Roma in the education system persisted: lower enrolment in education, higher drop-out rates, much lower educational attainment and higher illiteracy rates among Roma compared to the majority population.
73. Furthermore, CNR claimed that unequal teatement by teachers who tended to give less attention to Roma children in the classrom and the discriminatory attitude towards Roma students discouraged them from attending school and became one of the reasons for school drop-outs among the Roma. It added that the problem of early marriages among the Roma communities was another reason that negatively affected education of children, which usually led to school drop-out, especially of Roma girls.
74. According to CNR, Roma faced difficulties in accessing higher education, because they were the last ones on the list of quota for disadvantaged groups. JS3 made similar observations. CNR recommended that the Government support the inclusion in the school system of all children of Roma origin and reduce drop-out rates, especially among Roma girls, in cooperation with Roma parents, associations and local communities.
75. JS1 reported that children with disabilities were generally studied in segregated educational settings, which offered reduced opportunities for the rehabilitation of these children. The access of these children to mainstream education was limited by the lack of comprehensive policies on inclusive education and the practical mechanisms for their integration in mainstream educational institutions. JS1 and JS3 recommended that the Government adopt the concept of Inclusive Education.
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JS2: Joint Submission No 2: Coalition on Anti-Discrimination: National Youth Council in Moldova, CNTM; Informational Center “GenderDoc-M”; Roma National Center in Moldova, CNR; Resource Center for Human Rights, CReDO; Association of Roma people “Porojan”, Association “Young and Free”; Hyde Park civic initiative group; Center of Partnership for Development,CPD; Human Rights Institute, IDOM; National Center for Durable Development, CNDD; HomoDiversus association – observer member; “The Stoics” association for youth with functional disabilities; “Sprijin si Speranta” Association for support of persons with disabilities. The Association for Charity and Social Assistance “ACASA”; Center for Partnership and Development, CPD and HelpAge Moldova.
JS1 : Joint Submission No 1: Alliance of Active NGOs in Social Protection of the Child and Family (ASPCF) and Independent Experts: Tatiana Jalba, Elena Prohnitchi, Veaceslav Luca and Sergiu Rusanovschi, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova.
JS3 Human Resource Group: 13 human rights activists
73.19. Eliminate discriminatory practices against persons with disabilities in the medical setting and ensure physical access of children with disabilities to educational and public institutions, as part of its implementation of the Strategy of social inclusion of persons with disabilities (Thailand);
73.22. Provide social services on health and access to education to children belonging to the most vulnerable groups (Uruguay);
73.23. Undertake efforts to prevent child labour, the segregation of children with disabilities in educational system and prevent the crimes committed against children, especially smuggling and sexual harassment (Poland);
73.59. Consider ways and means to ensure the right to education of children with disabilities, also in collaboration with the relevant international organizations and agencies (Italy);
75.24. Strengthen the training programmes on human rights for the benefit of law enforcement officials (Algeria);
76.11. Support and develop education programmes and institutions for national minorities in their mother-tongue (Russian Federation);
76.12. Maintain the network of pre-university institutions with access to education in minority languages in line with the recommendation by the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights on the guarantees for the rights of ethnic minorities (Bulgaria);
76.15. Establish legislation and the necessary measures to guarantee freedom of religion in the country, particularly in public education (Mexico).
Date of 1st review: 12 October 2011
Date of the 2nd review : October 2016
On the basis of all the recommendations received by Republic of Moldava for the first cycle, 8 of them are related to human rights education and training.
Adopt a specific policy to address the root causes of domestic violence, particularly violence against women and children, and conduct awareness campaigns, particularly in the rural areas
Strengthen programmes of public awareness of the very serious problem of human trafficking and involve all stakeholders in the work
Address the root causes of domestic violence in order to carry out awareness campaigns on violence against women and their rights, especially in rural areas
Take concrete measures to raise public awareness about LGBT rights, including the guarantee of the right of assembly and association
Continue public awareness campaigns on domestic violence and increase the penalties for this crime
Adopt awareness-raising programs to combat gender related stereotypes
Continue pursuing awareness raising campaigns aimed at eliminating stigmatisation of persons with disabilities, the difficulties they face at the labour market and in general, their exclusion from social life
Strengthen the training programmes on human rights for the benefit of law enforcement officials