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
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. Observers considered presidential elections held on November 10 and 24 and parliamentary elections in 2016 to have been generally free and fair and without significant ...
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By U.S. Mission Romania | 30 March, 2020 | Topics: Official Reports, U.S. & [Country] | Tags: 2019, Human Rights, Report, România
Romania Executive Summary The constitution prohibits restrictions on 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 have the freedom to organize “in accordance with their own statutes.” According to law, the state ...
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By U.S. Mission Romania | 24 June, 2019 | Topics: Official Reports, Policy | Tags: 2018, International Religious Freedom, Report, 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 include indicting more suspected traffickers and adopting a five-year national strategy and national action plan. However, the government did not demonstrate overall increasing efforts ...
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By U.S. Mission Romania | 20 June, 2019 | Topics: Official Reports, Policy | Tags: Report, 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
ROMANIA: Tier 2 The Government of Romania does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking; however, it is making significant efforts to do so. The government demonstrated increasing efforts compared to the previous reporting period; therefore Romania remained on Tier 2. The government demonstrated increasing efforts by significantly increasing prosecutorial use ...
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By U.S. Mission Romania | 29 June, 2018 | Topics: Official Reports | Tags: Report, Trafficking in Persons
