Helsinki Committee for Human Rights in Moldova changed its structure and statute

The results of the General Assembly of the Helsinki Committee for Human Rights in Moldova (HCHRM) and its new structure were made public at a press conference which took place on Tuesday, July 4, at the headquarters of the Committee in Chisinau. According to the head of HCHRM, Stefan Uratu, despite all the contradictory discussions which lasted for about 10 hours, the General Assembly from June 30, decided to change the statute and the structure of the organization. New positions were created – that of Executive Director and Financial Director, and both will be subordinated to the Administration Council and will be given through a contest. At the moment these positions are vacant. In the same context, Teodor Carnat, member of the Board, mentioned that the Assembly elected also the leading bodies for the next two years – the Board with 7 members and the Commission for Revision with 3 members. According to Carnat the structure of HCHRM will be in accordance with the international requirements in the area and with recommendations of the International Helsinki Federation. In this way, the organization will be more efficient and at the same time more transparent, the quoted source added. At the press conference, the president of HCHRM also mentioned that many persons from both sides of Nistru River do not want the Committee “to succeed”, this being the reason why the financial activity of the Committee was not made public, though the members of the organization always had access to this kind of information. The Helsinki Committee for Human Rights in Moldova is an independent, non-profit and apolitical NGO that protects human rights. The Helsinki Committee monitors if the engagement taken by the Republic of Moldova in front of OSCE, United Nations and the Council of Europe are respected.