HUMAN RIGHTS DEVELOPMENTS IN ROMANIA
THE ACTIVITIES OF THE ROMANIAN HELSINKI COMMITTEE (APADOR-CH)
1999 REPORT

CONTENTS:

INTRODUCTION

I. HUMAN RIGHTS LEGISLATION
1. The Penal Code
2. The Penal Procedure Code
3. The draft bill on the security of state and job-related secret information
4. The Law on National Security

II. THE POLICE: LEGAL FRAMEWORK, THE SITUATION IN POLICE LOCKUPS, INDIVIDUAL CASES
1. The legal framework
1.1. The draft bill on the modification of Law 26/1994 on the Organisation and Functioning of the Romanian Police
1.2. The draft bill on the statute of police officers
2. Police lockups
2.1. Issues of permanent concern for APADOR–CH
2.2. Conditions of detention
3. Individual cases documented by APADOR–CH in 1999
3.1. Petre Ilie, Gheorghe Nedelcu and Victor Gheorghe from the town of Buftea
3.2. Constantin Buzatu (Craiova)
3.3. The case of Gheorghe Dumitrache from Sascut (currently living in Bacau)
3.4. The case regarding Viorel Haica (Targu-Jiu)
3.5. The case regarding Liviu Constantin Nita from Ploiesti
3.6. The case of Vili Rupa from Hunedoara
3.7. The case of Sofica and Gavriliuc
3.8. The case of Nicu Olteanu (Bucharest)
3.9. The case of Cristian Venus Dumitrescu (Craiova)
3.10. The case of Aurel Uluiteanu (municipality of Barcanesti, county of Ialomita)
3.11. The case of Nicusor Sima (municipality of Borcea, Calarasi county)
3.12. The case regarding the Foundation Action, Tradition and Trans-Communication (ATT) (Bucharest)

III. CARRY OUT OF SENTENCES IN UNITS OF THE GENERAL DIRECTORATE FOR PENITENTIARIES
A. Legal aspects
a) Draft bill on the carry out of sentences and on preventive measures with deprivation of liberty
b) The draft bill on the organisation and functioning of probation services
B. Aspects from penitentiaries
a) Preliminary issues
b) General aspects from penitentiaries
c) The events that occurred at the Iasi penitentiary in September 1999

IV. FREEDOM OF RELIGION
A) Constant topics related to freedom of religion and belief in Romania
B) The new draft bill on the status of religious denominations

V. NATIONAL MINORITIES

VI. OTHER ACTIVITIES
1. Legal assistance
2. The Royaumont process and monitoring of minority communities' rights
3. The project on legislation for the non-profit sector

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