Key documents
- Shadow report on Moldova.
- Full intervention of Ms Ala Iatco, EHRA member and activist from Moldova at the 145 session of the Human Rights Committee.
- Concluding observations by the Human Rights Committee.
Civil society intervention
Following submission of the shadow report on Moldova for the 145 Session of the Human Rights Committee (2 – 19 Mar 2026) Eurasian Harm Reduction Association (EHRA) has received an invitation to make a live intervention on 9 March 2026.
Ms Ala Iatco, EHRA member and activist from Moldova, stressed (full intervention here) that Moldova has made commendable progress in many areas, aligning its laws with international human rights standards, and that however, some vulnerable people – especially those who use drugs, and particularly women in this group – still face significant and painful challenges. This isn’t just about written laws; it’s about real practices that contradict human rights principles.
Shadow report
The EHRA Shadow report stresses that 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).