The Senate – Judiciary Committee: increased punishments for sexual offences and human trafficking Today, the senators in the Judiciary Committee voted the legislative proposal for amending the Criminal Code (Penal Code) and the Criminal Procedure Code. The initiative was submitted to the Parliament by the independent member of the Parliament
How will changing the law affect adoption process? Romania had, at the end of 2018, over 52000 children in the protection system. Each and every one of them has a different story, but all of them need to be taken care of, to be protected and to be offered the
Every child has the right to a family "The child has, by birth, the right to a name, a nationality and, as far as possible, the right to know and be cared for by their parents" - UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. Sadly, children do not always
The child protection system-current situation, problems, solutions What is the protection system? Which institutions represent it? Which laws give it its legal character? The public system of child protection is a governmental mechanism that who has to find solutions for the children who cannot live in their biological families.
Midterm elections – record number of female candidates for Congress November 6th, 2018 was the date of midterm elections in United States. These elections are very important for America’s politics, not only because they have the power to change the political orientation of the Congress, but because they are considered
Refusing pregnancy abortions is an abuse Lately, we have been finding more and more cases of doctors working in Romanian hospitals who refuse to perform abortions on demand. We have at least 12 hospitals, where only therapeutic abortions take place - county emergency hospitals in Botosani, Satu Mare, Slatina, Vaslui,
Equal Opportunities and Gender Equality - What is the Economic Impact? Lately, gender equality has become an important topic on the Romanian political scene. President Iohannis and Prime Minister Dăncilă have repeatedly spoken about this issue, but each time the discussion has been approached from the point of view of
Those convicted of sexual offenses, harassment or crimes against juveniles, enrolled in an automated national registry Independent MP Oana Bîzgan proposes the set-up of the National Automated Registry regarding the authors of sexual offenses, harassment or offenses against juveniles. The register would be a means of knowing and operative identification
Changes to the Penal Code make victims more vulnerable Amendments to the Penal Code and Criminal Procedure Code make victims more vulnerable and are in aggressors’ favour. Most of the amendments proposed to Parliament by the majority coalition for the Penal Code and Criminal Procedure Code endanger access to justice
International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women All over the world, from November 25 to December 10, actions are being organized for 6 days of activism against violence against women. In Romania, the number of victims of domestic and sexual violence is increasing from year to year and
