HUMAN RIGHTS DEVELOPMENTS IN ROMANIA
THE ACTIVITIES OF THE ROMANIAN HELSINKI COMMITTEE (APADOR-CH)
2001 REPORT

 

INTRODUCTION

I. HUMAN RIGHTS LEGISLATION

1. The Criminal Code and the Criminal Procedure Code
2. The Law on classified information
3. The Law on access to public information
4. The Law on national security
5. Government Ordinances that put in danger human rights
6. Restitution of the real estate abusively taken by the state

II. THE POLICE - GENERAL ASPECTS AND INDIVIDUAL CASES

1. The legislative framework
2. Concrete aspects of the Police activity
3. Individual cases investigated by APADOR-CH in 2001
4. Older cases, yet unsolved

III. ASPECTS FROM PENITENTIARIES

1. The detention conditions
2. Connection with the outside
3. Discipline and disciplinary punishments
4. Leisure pursuits and cultural-educational activities

IV. FREEDOM OF SPEECH AND ACCESS TO INFORMATION OF PUBLIC INTEREST

1. The draft law on the status of journalists
2. The National News Agency ROMPRES
3. Cooperation with organization ARTICLE 19

V. NATIONAL MINORITIES IN ROMANIA

1. Developments in the legislative framework
2. Developments in matters of public policy
3. New elements that require a Law on national ethnic minorities
and ethnic-cultural groups
4. Observations on the situation of Csangoes in Moldavia
5. Observations on the Harghita-Covasna Report of the Control Commission of SRI (The Romanian Intelligence Service)


VI. CASES ON TRIAL IN THE EUROPEAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS (Strasbourg)

1. Ieremeiov versus Romania (1)
2. Ieremeiov versus Romania (2)
3. Olteanu versus Romania
4. Vili Rupa versus Romania
5. Achim versus Romania
6. Cotlet versus Romania
7. The Greek-Catholic church of Saint Vasile Polona versus Romania
8. The Greek-Catholic parish of Sambata-Bihor versus Romania

VII. OTHER ACTIVITIES

1. The program of free of charge legal consultations
2. The program for familiarizing judges and lawyers with the case-law
of the European Court regarding freedom of speech
3. The project on national and religious minorities in the Balkans
4. The project developed by the association in cooperation with NEKI
non-governmental organization of Hungary

CONCLUSIONS

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