﻿{"id":278484,"date":"2026-03-03T15:51:43","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T13:51:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipn.md\/anonymous-complaints-and-severe-sanctions-in-cases-of-sexual-harassment-in-universities\/"},"modified":"2026-03-03T15:53:40","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T13:53:40","slug":"anonymous-complaints-and-severe-sanctions-in-cases-of-sexual-harassment-in-universities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipn.md\/en\/anonymous-complaints-and-severe-sanctions-in-cases-of-sexual-harassment-in-universities\/","title":{"rendered":"Anonymous complaints and severe sanctions in cases of sexual harassment in universities"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Complaints regarding sexual harassment in universities can be submitted anonymously, online or in person, and each institution is obliged to appoint a coordinator and a review committee for the cases. These provisions are part of a regulation approved by the Ministry of Education and Research, reports IPN.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the MEC, the regulation defines clear responsibilities for institutions, transparent procedures for reporting and examining cases, protective measures for affected individuals, as well as prevention actions through information and education.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Therefore, depending on the severity, penalties can range from warning and reprimand to expulsion, dismissal, or referral to legal authorities. All complaints will be officially recorded.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The framework regulation was developed at the initiative of the MEC by the International Center &#8220;La Strada&#8221;, with the support of UN Women Moldova and the EU, as well as with the backing of the Government of Denmark.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Complaints regarding sexual harassment in universities can be submitted anonymously, online or in person, and each institution is obliged to appoint a coordinator and a review committee for the cases.&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":108,"featured_media":141918,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[138],"tags":[22472,2026,20986,16353,7735,8024],"class_list":["post-278484","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-society","tag-sexual-harassment","tag-mec-en","tag-complaints","tag-regulation-en","tag-students-en-2","tag-universities"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - 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