Launch of Consortium to promote antidiscrimination policies in the Republic of Moldova
03/07/2007
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Information Centre "GenderDoc-M"
Launching of Antidiscrimination Consortium to promote antidiscrimination policies in the Republic of Moldova
Press release
2 July 2007
Beginning with April 2007 the project „Promotion of Antidiscrimination policy in Moldova” has been started. The project has been launched by the Antidiscrimination Consortium composed from NGOs working to protect human rights in Moldova. At present the organizations working to protect the rights of ethnic minorities, youth, people with disabilities, LGBT community, women etc enter the Consortium. The Consortium is open for all organizations interested to support promotion of this idea.
The aim of the project is to promote and adopt antidiscrimination policies and also positive international practices compatible for Moldova.
The project foresees elaboration of the minimum standards for the anti discrimination law, which should be adopted, organization of the trainings for the participants of the coalition, for journalists, who will highlight the subject in local and national mass media, working meeting and work in groups with the participation of actors involved in the process of elaboration, promotion, and adoption of anti discrimination policies, radio programs dedicated to the subject of the anti discrimination, seminars for the decision making bodies with participation of experts from Europe.
The project duration is nine month and it is being implemented with the financial support of the Swedish Helsinki Committee and open Society Institute (Budapest) and in tight collaboration with OSCE mission to Moldova.
For additional information you can contact Boris Balanetkii, executive director of Information Centre „GenderDoc-M” at director@gay.md, or by phone: +37322 54 44 20.
Press release
2 July 2007
Beginning with April 2007 the project „Promotion of Antidiscrimination policy in Moldova” has been started. The project has been launched by the Antidiscrimination Consortium composed from NGOs working to protect human rights in Moldova. At present the organizations working to protect the rights of ethnic minorities, youth, people with disabilities, LGBT community, women etc enter the Consortium. The Consortium is open for all organizations interested to support promotion of this idea.
The aim of the project is to promote and adopt antidiscrimination policies and also positive international practices compatible for Moldova.
The project foresees elaboration of the minimum standards for the anti discrimination law, which should be adopted, organization of the trainings for the participants of the coalition, for journalists, who will highlight the subject in local and national mass media, working meeting and work in groups with the participation of actors involved in the process of elaboration, promotion, and adoption of anti discrimination policies, radio programs dedicated to the subject of the anti discrimination, seminars for the decision making bodies with participation of experts from Europe.
The project duration is nine month and it is being implemented with the financial support of the Swedish Helsinki Committee and open Society Institute (Budapest) and in tight collaboration with OSCE mission to Moldova.
For additional information you can contact Boris Balanetkii, executive director of Information Centre „GenderDoc-M” at director@gay.md, or by phone: +37322 54 44 20.
