ROLUL OMBUDSMANULUI ÎN MONITORIZAREA DREPTURILOR OMULUI ÎN REGIUNEA TRANSNISTREANĂ A REPUBLICII MOLDOVA
THE ROLE OF THE OMBUDSMAN IN MONITORING HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE TRANSNISTRIAN REGION OF THE REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA

Summary/Abstract: The Ombudsman is the National Institution for the Protection of Human Rights with an extended mandate to prevent, protect and promote human rights. The Office of the Ombudsman of Moldova has been reaccredited with the “A” status, the highest status offered to national institutions for the protection of human rights, which shows the correspondence of its mandate with the Paris Principles on the functioning of the Ombudsman Institution. This international certification gives the Ombudsman of Moldova opportunities to extend its traditionally known attributions (e.g. examining complaints) to functions of mediator, monitoring and reporting on human rights, etc. The role of the Ombudsman institution in conflict areas has been less addressed in the specialized doctrine. Although it does not have access to the Transnistrian region and is not involved in the negotiation process or working groups, the Ombudsman of the Republic of Moldova closely monitors the situation regarding the respect for human rights in the region, resolves claims and mediates complex processes. An active role in this process is played by the Office's representative office in the village of Varnița, which opened in 2012. This monitoring process includes both observing the level of human rights protection by the constitutional authorities and the level of protection of individuals' rights by the de facto administration. We note that the Office of the People's Advocate of Moldova has extensive experience in the field, which can be assimilated from other similar institutions. In this paper, the authors try to describe what the role of the People's Advocatefor conflict zones would be, what this institution could achieve in the field, and what the challenges, but also the opportunities forthis title would be. The paper does not claim to be perfect, but rather a premise for further multi-aspect research.

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