HUMAN RIGHTS DEVELOPMENTS IN ROMANIA
THE ACTIVITIES OF THE ROMANIAN HELSINKI COMMITTEE (APADOR-CH)
2002 REPORT

INTRODUCTION

I.THE LEGISLATIVE FRAME ON HUMAN RIGHTS

1. Emergency Ordinance no. 58/2002
2. The Law on classified information no. 182/2002
3. The Criminal Procedure Code
4 . The Law on political parties
5 . Access to public information (the application of Law no. 544/2001)

II. POLICE - GENERAL ASPECTS AND INDIVIDUAL CASES

1. Law no. 218/2002
2. Law no. 360/2002
3. Concrete cases investigated by APADOR-CH

III. ASPECTS OF THE TREATMENT OF DETAINEES FROM PENITENTIARIES

1. Overcrowding
2. Health care and conditions of hygiene and sanitation
3. Food
4. Connection with the world
5. Discipline and disciplinary punishments
6. Spare time, cultural and educative activities

IV. NATIONAL MINORITIES IN ROMANIA

1. Drafting a law on national minorities
2. The establishment of the National Council for Combating Discrimination
3.Critical remarks regarding the “Amendments Bill to Government Ordinance no. 26/2000 on associations and foundations” drafted by the Parliamentary Group of National Minorities

V. CASES ON TRIAL IN THE EUROPEAN COURT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS (STRASBOURG)

1. The evolution of cases initiated by APADOR-CH prior to 2002
2. Cases which involved APADOR-CH during 2002

VI. OTHER ACTIVITIES

1. The withdrawal of licence for the private television station OTV
2. The project for the familiarization of journalists and counsellors with European standards regarding the freedom of expression (together with the Press Monitoring Agency)
3. The project for the assessment of compatibility between the Romanian penitentiary legislation and practice and the European and UN standards (together with the Legal Resources Centre)
4. The free legal consultation program

CONCLUSIONS

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