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09-14-2006, 07:15 PM
Iata un articol Amnesty International recent (cer scuze ca e in Engleza):
ews Release Issued by the International Secretariat of Amnesty International
Moldova: Freedom of expression under attack
Nine people in Moldova are at risk of being tried and sentenced for the
peaceful exercise of their rights to freedom of expression and assembly
with one activist appearing in court this week. If they are sentenced to
prison Amnesty International will consider them prisoners of conscience
and will call for their immediate and unconditional release.
The nine members of the Moldovan non-governmental organization (NGO), Hyde
Park, were arrested on 30 August at a demonstration in the capital,
Chişinǎu, for which they had been granted permission. They were
demanding the erection of a statue to the famous Romanian writer Liviu
Rebreanu. However, a large number of police descended upon them and in 30
seconds all nine participants in the demonstration were forced into
several police cars. Audio recordings made on a mobile phone during the
arrest by one of the members of Hyde Park show no evidence that the
demonstrators resisted the police or insulted them.
The demonstrators were detained for 40 hours in the badly ventilated cells
at Buiucani district police station. During this time they were given
nothing to eat or drink, were not provided with bedding and only had
limited access to a toilet. A lawyer was present and asked to speak to
them, but police officers turned down the request on the grounds that he
had not yet drawn up a contract with the accused. In addition, police
officers studied and deleted all photographic and video contents from the
detainees’ mobile phones without getting a court order.
"These nine people are going to be tried for the legitimate exercise of
their rights to freedom of association and assembly," said Heather McGill,
Amnesty International's researcher on Moldova.
"Their treatment by the police violates international human rights
conventions that Moldova is party to."
In a letter to the General Prosecutor, Amnesty International has asked for
the charges against the demonstrators relating to participation in or
organization of an unsanctioned meeting to be dropped since Hyde Park had
permission for the demonstration. The organization has also asked the
General Prosecutor to examine the charges of resisting, and insulting
police officers, and to investigate thoroughly the actions of the police
officers in this case.
33-year old Oleg Brega is going to appear in court on 13 September 2006.
He may be charged in connection with organizing an unsanctioned meeting in
spite of a decision by the appeal court on 28 August granting them
permission. Angela Lungu, Anatolie Juraveli, Roman Cotelia, Mariana
Galescu, Sergiu Trocin, Anatol Hristea-stan, Radu Vasilascu and Vitalie
Dragan, between 18 and 50 years of age, were charged under Article 174 of
the Administrative Code for participating in an unsanctioned meeting,
resisting the police and insulting police officers. They will be tried at
the end of September and could face maximum prison sentences of 30 days or
a fine.
Background
Other recent events have also shown a lack of respect by the Moldovan
authorities for freedom of expression. On 31 August, a signature
collecting action organized jointly by Amnesty International Moldova with
other NGOs as part of the Stop Violence against Women campaign was
disrupted by police officers who tried to prevent the lesbian, gay
bisexual and transgender organization GenderDoc-M from displaying their
banner. The police claimed that GenderDoc-M carries out propaganda for
homosexual lifestyles, and that the organization had not been named as an
official participant in the action. The police eventually withdrew, but
threatened to inform the Mayor of Chişinǎu that Amnesty
International Moldova cooperates with GenderDoc-M, so that it can take
this into consideration when giving permission for future actions.
The Mayor of Chişinǎu refused permission to hold a Gay Pride
rally in Chisinau on April 28 this year on the grounds that religious
groups had announced that they would organize protest actions if the rally
went ahead.
All AI documents on Moldova:
http://amnesty-news.c.topica.com/maae87WabtdM8chkG3Lb/
Presupun ca exista mai multe probleme ale societatii noastre ce pot fi discutate pe marginea acestui articol, insa mi-a aparut intrebarea daca cumva exista in moldova un ONG sau un altfel de grup local care sa monitorizeze respectul drepturilor omului pe la noi? cunoaste cineva o astfel de organizatie?
ews Release Issued by the International Secretariat of Amnesty International
Moldova: Freedom of expression under attack
Nine people in Moldova are at risk of being tried and sentenced for the
peaceful exercise of their rights to freedom of expression and assembly
with one activist appearing in court this week. If they are sentenced to
prison Amnesty International will consider them prisoners of conscience
and will call for their immediate and unconditional release.
The nine members of the Moldovan non-governmental organization (NGO), Hyde
Park, were arrested on 30 August at a demonstration in the capital,
Chişinǎu, for which they had been granted permission. They were
demanding the erection of a statue to the famous Romanian writer Liviu
Rebreanu. However, a large number of police descended upon them and in 30
seconds all nine participants in the demonstration were forced into
several police cars. Audio recordings made on a mobile phone during the
arrest by one of the members of Hyde Park show no evidence that the
demonstrators resisted the police or insulted them.
The demonstrators were detained for 40 hours in the badly ventilated cells
at Buiucani district police station. During this time they were given
nothing to eat or drink, were not provided with bedding and only had
limited access to a toilet. A lawyer was present and asked to speak to
them, but police officers turned down the request on the grounds that he
had not yet drawn up a contract with the accused. In addition, police
officers studied and deleted all photographic and video contents from the
detainees’ mobile phones without getting a court order.
"These nine people are going to be tried for the legitimate exercise of
their rights to freedom of association and assembly," said Heather McGill,
Amnesty International's researcher on Moldova.
"Their treatment by the police violates international human rights
conventions that Moldova is party to."
In a letter to the General Prosecutor, Amnesty International has asked for
the charges against the demonstrators relating to participation in or
organization of an unsanctioned meeting to be dropped since Hyde Park had
permission for the demonstration. The organization has also asked the
General Prosecutor to examine the charges of resisting, and insulting
police officers, and to investigate thoroughly the actions of the police
officers in this case.
33-year old Oleg Brega is going to appear in court on 13 September 2006.
He may be charged in connection with organizing an unsanctioned meeting in
spite of a decision by the appeal court on 28 August granting them
permission. Angela Lungu, Anatolie Juraveli, Roman Cotelia, Mariana
Galescu, Sergiu Trocin, Anatol Hristea-stan, Radu Vasilascu and Vitalie
Dragan, between 18 and 50 years of age, were charged under Article 174 of
the Administrative Code for participating in an unsanctioned meeting,
resisting the police and insulting police officers. They will be tried at
the end of September and could face maximum prison sentences of 30 days or
a fine.
Background
Other recent events have also shown a lack of respect by the Moldovan
authorities for freedom of expression. On 31 August, a signature
collecting action organized jointly by Amnesty International Moldova with
other NGOs as part of the Stop Violence against Women campaign was
disrupted by police officers who tried to prevent the lesbian, gay
bisexual and transgender organization GenderDoc-M from displaying their
banner. The police claimed that GenderDoc-M carries out propaganda for
homosexual lifestyles, and that the organization had not been named as an
official participant in the action. The police eventually withdrew, but
threatened to inform the Mayor of Chişinǎu that Amnesty
International Moldova cooperates with GenderDoc-M, so that it can take
this into consideration when giving permission for future actions.
The Mayor of Chişinǎu refused permission to hold a Gay Pride
rally in Chisinau on April 28 this year on the grounds that religious
groups had announced that they would organize protest actions if the rally
went ahead.
All AI documents on Moldova:
http://amnesty-news.c.topica.com/maae87WabtdM8chkG3Lb/
Presupun ca exista mai multe probleme ale societatii noastre ce pot fi discutate pe marginea acestui articol, insa mi-a aparut intrebarea daca cumva exista in moldova un ONG sau un altfel de grup local care sa monitorizeze respectul drepturilor omului pe la noi? cunoaste cineva o astfel de organizatie?