The Transnistrian region of the Republic of Moldova remains a closed territory that is practically inaccessible to institutions that really monitor the human rights. As a result, the about 400,000 people living there, over 330,000 of whom are citizens of the Republic of Moldova, do not have efficient rights protection guarantees or instruments, says an annual report by the Promo-LEX Association that is quoted by IPN.
The report makes reference to the right to liberty and security, the right not to be tortured or treated in an inhuman way, the freedom of expression and association, the freedom of movement, the right to education, the right to ownership, etc.
According to experts of Promo-LEX, the behavior of the authorities of the Republic of Moldova and the Russian Federation and of the Transnistrian administration hasn’t changed. In such conditions, the challenges and serious systemic problems related to human rights remained and no attempts are made to look for and find viable solutions to guarantee and ensure the basic human rights in this territory of the Republic of Moldova.
The report authors note the Russian authorities continue to decisively influence events in this territory following the political, military and economic support offered unconditionally to the Transnistrian administration, contrary to the bilateral and international commitments and, especially, to its status of mediator in the Transnistrian settlement process.
The authors consider the constitutional authorities should overcome the stage of temporary measures and should concentrate their efforts on preventing and solving systemic problems. Also, a set of uniform, clear and viable rules and procedures should be worked out, which would be executory for all the state bodies of the local and central levels. Another suggestion is to design a set of measure to eradicate and fight impunity in the region as most of the people living there are Moldovan citizens, including the persons that violate the basic human rights and freedoms. Respectively, they should benefit from equal treatment on the part of the state.
