Report: Human Rights in the Transnistrian Region of Moldova in 2011[EN]
Raport: Drepturile omului în regiunea transnistreană a Republicii Moldova în 2011[RO]
Доклад: Права человека в приднестровском регионе Республики Молдова в 2011 году[RU]

Human Rights in the Transnistrian Region of Moldova in 2011

The right to life is a natural human right, defended both nationally and internationally. Therefore, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights decides in article 3 that Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of persons The European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms determines in article 2 that Everyones right to life shall be protected by law. No one shall be deprived of his life intentionally save in the execution of a sentence of a court following his conviction of a crime for which this penalty is provided by law and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights decides in article 6 (1) that Every human being has the inherent right to life. This right shall be protected by law. No one shall be arbitrarily deprived of his life.