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f. Freedom of conscience and religion, freedom of expression, freedom of
association and assembly, right to participate in public and political life
In the 2011 report, CERD and HRC reported restricted freedom of religion, including
registration difficulties faced by religious groups and administrative and legal sanctions
applied to representatives of unregistered groups. CERD urged the State authorities to respect
the rights of all the religious groups. UNESCO and HRC noted that the freedom of media was
limited. CESCR, CEDAW, UNCT and HRC reported limited participation of women in
public life and urged to intensify efforts to ensure their adequate representation in leading
positions in the state. UNCT stated that human rights defenders encountered problems in their
work and that the freedom of assembly had been arbitrarily limited, for example, any
gatherings of the LGBT movements had been banned.
g. Social, economic and cultural rights
CESCR expressed its concern about the high level of unemployment and low
minimum wages. The Committee, as well as CEDAW and HRC, noted the different situation
of men and women in the labour market and the disparities in wages. HRC recommended that
the State authorities take measures to ensue adequate position of women in the labour market.
CESCR noted the high poverty rate, low level of social security and health insurance, high
infant mortality rate and deficiencies in social housing, highlighting the fact that those
problems affected mainly the Roma minority and vulnerable groups. HRC urged the State
authorities to eliminate the use of abortion as a method of contraception and to increase the
sexual awareness of the society. CESCR also commented on the inadequacy of the education
system and the situation of children with disabilities and the Roma minority in terms of their
access to education. CRC recommended that Moldova improve the situation by eliminating
the causes of low enrolment rates.
h. Rights of minorities
CERD commented on the difficulties of ethnic minorities in accessing the labour
market and participating in public administration and public and political life. CERD also
stated that the Roma minority was discriminated and marginalised. CESCR recommended
that measures be taken to guarantee recognition of the rights of ethnic minorities and that a
special action plan be adopted to address the issue of the Roma minority.
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