Please join the Harriman Institute for a discussion with Iuliana Marcinschi on human rights issues in Moldova.

Although the Republic of Moldova gained independence 23 years ago, the institutions necessary to ensure the rule of law and human rights protection have failed to do so.  High levels of migration and human trafficking, intolerance and discrimination, and ethnic and religious hostilities remain sources of division within society.  Moldovan politicians rarely listen to their electorate - so what do Moldovans have to say on their own behalf?  This is the question that Human Rights Information Center has sought to answer.  A brief talk on the report's findings. 

Iuliana Marcinschi is the director of Centrul de Informare in domeniul Drepturilor Omului (Human Rights Information Center - CIDO), an NGO for the promotion of human rights and democracy in the Republic of Moldova. CIDO works on a range of human rights issues in Moldova, focusing primarily on the rights of women, LGBT individuals, ethnic and religious minorities, and the right to education for vulnerable groups. Current work focuses on the implementation of Moldovas National Human Rights Action Plan (NHRAP) and analyzing progress made on the NHRAP Moldova for an alternative report to be submitted in advance of Moldovas review before the Universal Periodic Review in 2016.  She is also a 2014 advocate for Columbia University's Human Rights Advocates Program.

Previously, Iuliana held positions with the National Youth Council and served in an advisory position with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). In 2011, Iuliana presented an alternative report on discrimination in Moldova to the Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination in Geneva on behalf of the Non-Discrimination Coalition. In addition to her duties at CIDO, Iuliana serves as the Project Coordinator for the National Partnership for Equal Rights project with the American Bar Association Rule of Law Initiative in Moldova, focused on strengthening the capacity of LGBT and human rights groups in the country. 

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