Youth Council expresses concern about human rights violation
The National Youth Council of Moldova, uniting 37 all-republican and regional youth organizations, has expressed concern about violations of human rights in Moldova, particularly the rights of young people.
The Council wrote in its press statement that while supporting the rights of assembly, association and expression, it condemns the acts of violence and vandalism that took place last 7-8 April as well as acts of intimidating and discriminating the youth, and condemns the forcing of students into putting their signatures under documents compelling them to take no part in protest actions.
The Council also condemns expulsion or threats to expel students from educational institutions as a punishment for participating in peaceful actions of protests concerning the freedom of expression. In the Council's opinion, the Moldovan authorities have violated the rights of the young people arrested on 7 April for their participation in the Chisinau riots, namely the right to live, the right to be protected against tortures or inhuman or humiliating treatment.
The organization also condemns the intimidation of NGOs and independent institutions by the Ministry of Justice and the National Tax Inspectorate. The Youth Council called upon state institutions to stop their hostile or forcible measures against the youth and to enter into a constructive dialog with the young generation to overcome the current political crisis.
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