One in four felt discrimination in Moldova during the last year, says EU-funded survey

The general population and professionals in the Republic of Moldova consider discrimination a widespread problem, according to a national study, co-funded by the European Union and the Council of Europe as part of the EU ‘Partnership for Good Governance’ programme.

One in four Moldovans said they had felt discriminated against in the last year. In the majority of cases, respondents did not go to court or to the Council for preventing and eliminating discrimination and ensuring equality (the Equality Council). At the same time, one in two respondents said the justice system in Moldova is not prepared to deal with cases of discrimination.

The ‘National study on the perception of the general population and the opinion of professionals on the preparedness of the justice sector actors in the Republic of Moldova to deal with cases of discrimination’ was conducted in September-November 2020 on a sample of 1,059 respondents among the general population and over 600 respondents among professionals in the justice sector. The aim of the study was to assess their perception and opinion on the preparedness of justice sector actors to deal with cases of discrimination.

This study has been produced by the project ‘Strengthening the capacities of the justice sector actors to deliver justice in line with European standards, in particular to fight discrimination in the Republic of Moldova’, co-funded by the European Union and the Council of Europe and implemented by the Council of Europe as part of the Partnership for Good Governance.

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