Eurasian Harm Reduction Association (EHRA) has submitted the shadow report on Moldova for the 145 Session of the Human Rights Council (02 Mar 2026 – 19 Mar 2026).
Moldova has made progress in aligning its laws and policies with international human rights standards, but significant implementation gaps persist, particularly affecting vulnerable populations such as people who use drugs, women and other marginalized communities.
This report responds to the Human Rights Committee’s List of Issues questions on access to justice (para. 17) and gender‑based violence against women (para. 10), to which the State party has provided only limited information. It highlights concerns under key provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) and presents updated evidence, illustrative cases and data from civil society organizations working with affected populations.
The analysis draws on publicly available reports, information provided by national civil society organizations and cases documented in the REAct database (REAct in Moldova is a monitoring and response system where trained community paralegals (REActors) from 15 NGOs document cases of rights violations against key populations and link victims to legal aid and other support, using the data for national advocacy and strategic litigation).