Report on the Monitoring of Freedom of Assembly in Moldova between January and December 2009

Report on the Monitoring of Freedom of Assembly in Moldova between January and December 2009

Report on the Monitoring of Freedom of Assembly in Moldova between January and December 2009[EN]
Raportul de monitorizare a libertăţii de întrunire în Republica Moldova în perioada ianuarie – decembrie 2009[RO]
Доклад о мониторинге свободы собраний в Республике Молдова в период с января по декабрь 2009 года[RU]


Report on the Monitoring of Freedom of Assembly in Moldova 

between January and December 2009


The report has been prepared within the project implemented by the Resource Centre for Human Rights (CReDO) between January and August 2009, supported by the Soros Foundation Moldova. The informational basis of the report was completed by monitoring the freedom of assembly between September and December 2009 with the support of the OSCE Mission to Moldova.


The report presents the observations on the freedom of assembly made during 2009, as well as the analysis of the developments in the field according to the information collected as compared to earlier periods. The report presents and analyzes the legal and practical framework in which the freedom of assembly is exercised in Moldova. It records the progress in the implementation of the new law on assemblies that entered into force in April 2008 and the progress in adjusting the practical framework to the formal one. The report presents the quantitative and qualitative evidence gathered during monitoring, which support the theses stated.


Findings confirm a positive trend in the exercise of the freedom of assembly in Moldova. For the organizers and participants in assemblies, the new legal framework provides greater freedom in organizing and conducting peaceful assemblies. The total number of assemblies and the number of spontaneous assemblies has increased, and the rate of violent assemblies has decreased (from 2.6% in 2008 to 2.1% in 2009).

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