EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Romania is a constitutional republic with a democratic, multiparty parliamentary system. The bicameral parliament consists of the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies, both elected by popular vote. Observers considered the November 2019 presidential election and December 2020 parliamentary elections to have been generally free and fair. The Ministry of Internal Affairs is …
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By U.S. Mission Romania | 21 March, 2023 | Topics: Human Rights, Policy, Reports | Tags: 2022, Human Rights Practices, România
ROMANIA (Tier 2) The Government of Romania does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking but is making significant efforts to do so. The government demonstrated overall increasing efforts compared with the previous reporting period, considering the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on its anti-trafficking capacity; therefore Romania was upgraded to …
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By U.S. Mission Romania | 22 August, 2022 | Topics: Policy, Reports | Tags: 2022, Report, România, Trafficking in Persons
Executive Summary The constitution prohibits restricting freedom of conscience and belief, as well as forcing an individual to espouse a religious belief contrary to the individual’s convictions. It stipulates all religions are independent from the state, and religious groups have the freedom to organize “in accordance with their own statutes.” According to the law on …
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By U.S. Mission Romania | 1 July, 2022 | Topics: Policy, Reports | Tags: 2021, International Religious Freedom, România
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Romania is a constitutional republic with a democratic, multiparty parliamentary system. The bicameral parliament consists of the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies, both elected by popular vote. Observers considered the 2019 presidential election and December 2020 parliamentary elections to have been generally free and fair. The Ministry of Internal Affairs is responsible …
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By U.S. Mission Romania | 13 May, 2022 | Topics: Human Rights, Policy, Reports | Tags: 2021, Human Rights Practices, România
Romania (Tier 2 Watch List) The Government of Romania does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking but is making significant efforts to do so. These efforts included investigating more trafficking cases; convicting more traffickers; and establishing a dedicated unit for prosecuting trafficking crimes composed of seven prosecutors. Additionally, the government …
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By U.S. Mission Romania | 1 August, 2021 | Topics: Policy, Reports | Tags: 2020, Report, România, Trafficking in Persons
ROMANIA (Tier 2) The Government of Romania does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking but is making significant efforts to do so. These efforts included investigating more trafficking cases; convicting more traffickers; and establishing a dedicated unit for prosecuting trafficking crimes composed of seven prosecutors. Additionally, the government issued regulations …
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By crusoveanul | 28 July, 2021 | Topics: Policy, Reports | Tags: 2021, Report, România, Trafficking in Persons
U.S. Secretary of State Pompeo released the State Department’s 2020 Trafficking in Persons Report on June 25. This year marks the 20th anniversary of the TIP report and the introduction to the 2020 edition celebrates our progress in combating human trafficking. The goal of the report is to stimulate action and create partnerships around the …
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By U.S. Mission Romania | 26 June, 2020 | Topics: News, Official Reports, Policy, Reports | Tags: 2020, Report, România, TIP, Trafficking in Persons
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Romania is a constitutional republic with a democratic, multiparty parliamentary system. The bicameral parliament consists of the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies, both elected by popular vote. The country held parliamentary elections in 2016 that observers generally considered to be free and fair and without irregularities. In 2014 the country held presidential …
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By U.S. Mission Romania | 16 April, 2019 | Topics: Reports | Tags: 2018, Human Rights, Report, România