Home / Human Rights
Human Rights

Human rights are rules that ensure the protection of the dignity and freedom of each individual.

In their totality, fundamental rights form the basis of the legal status of an individual. The specific expression and scope of these rights may differ both in the positive law of various states and countries, and in various international legal treaties. In international public law, the most famous document that enshrines them is the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights. In OSCE member states, issues of human rights, fundamental freedoms, democracy and the rule of law are of an international nature and are not exclusively internal affairs of the respective state.

According to Resolution of the Parliament of the Republic of Moldova No. 90/2011 on the approval of the National Action Plan in the Field of Human Rights for 2011–2014 [Ro]

Human rights and fundamental freedoms are the prerogatives of each individual in his relations with society and the state, established by national and recognized by international law, which express fundamental social values and the purpose of which is to satisfy the basic needs and legitimate aspirations of a person in the socio-economic, political, cultural and historical context of society.

The protection of human rights through legal instruments that translate these rights into the plane of law has become an imperative for the Republic of Moldova, which, after proclaiming its sovereignty and independence, ratified a number of documents of universal significance in the field of human rights, opening the way to an international system for the protection of human rights. Of particular importance are the following international documents that enshrine human rights: the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, the Convention on the Rights of the Child, etc.

Office of the People's Advocate (Ombudsman) in Moldova

The Office of the Ombudsman as the National Institution for Human Rights is an independent state entity, with a constitutional mandate to protect and promote human rights at the national level according to the provisions set out in the Paris Principles.

This institution has the role of ensuring democratic control and promoting justice and respect for human rights in a society.

For information: