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Case #132: Legal assistance in a case of domestic violence

November 21, 2023

Vulnerable group: women, children; Human rights area: domestic violence; This case is about a lady, a victim of domestic violence. The beneficiary has two children in her care, a minor at risk and an adult at risk, with suicidal thoughts, as they are constantly abused by their ex-husband. The woman had a protection order against […]

Case #131: Access rights for the family of a minor in the care of a father under investigation for child abuse

September 1, 2023

Vulnerable group: children Human rights area: children's rights A new case was taken over through The Pro Bono Network for Human Rights. The applicant is a lady whose sister died two years ago, leaving two minor children: a girl from her first marriage, whom she has in her care by court order, and a boy from a cohabiting relationship, […]

Case #130: Stalled criminal investigation for victim of violent crime

June 2, 2023

Vulnerable group: victims of violence Human rights area: the right to have criminal proceedings disposed of within a reasonable time A new case was taken over through The Pro Bono Network for Human Rights. It concerns a man who, several years ago, was walking his flock of sheep near some houses when his dogs killed a puppy belonging to […]

Case #125: Legal assistance in the succession process for a survivor of domestic violence

March 22, 2023

Vulnerable group: women, children Human rights area: tenancy rights Bucharest A new case was taken over through The Pro Bono Network for Human Rights. The petitioner who contacted us is a survivor of domestic violence, escaping a marriage that ended in divorce, with the lady obtaining sole custody of her only child and a protection order against her ex-husband, […]

Case #124: Minor physically and emotionally abused by his father seeks residence with maternal grandparents

February 16, 2023

Vulnerable group: minors Human rights area: children’s rights, domestic violence, emotional abuse County: Satu-Mare A new case was taken over through The Pro Bono Network for Human Rights. It is about a 10-year-old minor, who was taken last year by DGASPC Satu-Mare, from the custody of his father who physically and emotionally abused him for 3 years. A restraining order […]

Case #123: At-risk single parent sued by neighboursCase #123:

January 13, 2023

Vulnerable group: single parent family, people with disabilities Human rights area: the right of persons with disabilities Bucharest A new case was taken over through The Pro Bono Network for Human Rights. The request came from a man who was being sued by his neighbors, and the reason was that his severely disabled son was causing noise nuisance. Although the plaintiff tried […]

Case #122: Harassment at the workplace

January 12, 2023

Vulnerable group: women Human rights area: labor law County: Sibiu A new case was taken over through The Pro Bono Network for Human Rights. The request came from a woman who was the victim of workplace harassment by her superior. The lady in question works for an association and is constantly verbally threatened, she is assigned tasks that are not part of her […]

Case #121: Legal advice for a refugee from Ukraine

January 12, 2023

Vulnerable group: refugees Human rights area: refugees' rights A new case was taken over through The Pro Bono Network for Human Rights. The request came from a refugee from Ukraine who arrived in Moldova when the war started. The applicant worked on a boat and the company that employed him promised to issue him with the necessary documents, but this […]

Case #118: Legal assistance for acquiring Romanian citizenship

December 12, 2022

Vulnerable group: refugees Human rights area: acquisition of citizenship A new case was taken over through The Pro Bono Network for Human Rights. It concerns a family of Ukrainian origin, whose members are currently refugees in Bulgaria. The person contacted us because she needs legal assistance to see if there is a possibility for her husband to acquire Romanian […]

Case #117: Discharge of a mortgage on a property by an employer of a disabled person

December 12, 2022

Vulnerable group: people with disabilities Human rights area: workers' right to information and consultation within the undertaking County: Brașov A new case was taken over through The Pro Bono Network for Human Rights. The request came from a man who was employed as a delivery driver, whose job duties included collecting the value of goods delivered. The employer required him to conclude […]

Case #116: Legal procedures for a mother from Ukraine who wants to settle in Romania

November 18, 2022

Vulnerable group: women, refugees Human rights area: refugees' rights A new case was taken over through The Pro Bono Network for Human Rights. The request came from a lady from Ukraine who wants to settle in Romania after fleeing Ukraine as a result of Russia's war against Ukraine. She has reached out to us for […]

Case #115: Divorce in a domestic violence case

November 14, 2022

Vulnerable group: women, minors Human rights area: domestic violence A new case was taken over through The Pro Bono Network for Human Rights. The request came from a woman from Bucharest, who is a victim of domestic violence from her husband, with whom she has an underaged child. Her husband is currently in police custody but continues to threaten her. The […]

Case #114: Domestic violence in an LGBTI couple

October 13, 2022

Vulnerable group: LGBTI people, victims of domestic violence Human rights area: physical violence, domestic violence A new case was taken up through The Pro Bono Network for Human Rights. The request came from Botosani, from a gay man who was in a relationship with another man for several years. In 2020, the applicant ended the relationship and the ex-partner started […]

Case #113: Asylum in Romania for Nigerian citizen, displaced by Russia's war in Ukraine

October 13, 2022

Vulnerable group: refugees Human rights area: right to asylum A new case was taken over through The Pro Bono Network for Human Rights. The request came from a person displaced by Russia's war in Ukraine. The applicant is a Nigerian citizen who had been living in Ukraine together with his partner, a Ukrainian national. The man came to Romania following […]

Case #112: Domestic violence in an LGBTI couple

September 28, 2022

Vulnerable group: women, LGBT people Human rights area: physical violence, psychological violence, domestic violence A new case was taken up through The Pro Bono Network for Human Rights. The request came from an LGBTI woman from Bucharest who left a relationship which had been abusive both psychologically and physically. Although the relationship ended, the abuse continued and […]

Case #111: Erroneous Disability Certificate

September 13, 2022

County: Timis Vulnerable group: people with disabilities Human rights area: rights of people with disabilities A new case was taken up through The Pro Bono Network for Human Rights. The request came from the lady's daughter, whose mother suffers from Parkinson's stage 4 and is almost totally dependent on another person. Following the disability assessment, she was awarded […]

Case #110: Young man, perceived as LGBT+, assaulted by law enforcement

August 16, 2022

Vulnerable group: LGBT+ persons, victims of violence, victims of hate crimes Human rights area: physical and verbal assault, assault by law enforcement A new case was taken up through The Pro Bono Network for Human Rights. It is about a young man who was physically and verbally abused by the Romanian Gendarmerie and Police. He […]

Case #108: Sexual and psychological harassment at the workplace

August 9, 2022

Vulnerable group: women Human rights area: sexual harassment, psychological harassment, labour law A new case was taken up through The Pro Bono Network for Human Rights. It is about a woman from Bucharest who works for a state institution and is sexually harassed and constantly threatened by a work colleague. She reported this behaviour to […]

Case #107: The right to remuneration for work done and harassment from an employer

July 25, 2022

Vulnerable group: women Human rights area: labour law, harassment A new case was taken up through The Pro Bono Network for Human Rights. It is about a woman from Bucharest who started working with an association at the beginning of the year, and the proposed contract did not have clear elements defined in terms of payment and […]

Case #106: Physical abuse in public

June 16, 2022

Vulnerable group: women Human rights area: gender-based violence, physical abuse A new case was taken over through The Pro Bono Human Rights Network. It concerns a woman from Bucharest, who was a victim of physical assault in 2019, on the street, at the hands of an unknown man. The assault resulted in very serious consequences […]

Case #105: Erroneous Disability Certificate

March 21, 2022

Vulnerable group: people with disabilities Human rights area: administrative law, disability benefits County: Dolj A new request for pro bono legal assistance has been taken over through The Pro Bono Network for Human Rights. Until 2002, the person in question held a certificate of disability attesting the accentuated degree of his disability (second most severe […]

Case #104: Pregnancy discrimination in the workplace

March 21, 2022

Vulnerable group: women Human rights area: labour law City: Bucharest A new case was taken over through The Pro Bono Human Rights Network. The case it is about a lady who was fired immediately after she declared that she was pregnant. The lady was physically and verbally assaulted by the employer and was pressured by […]

Case #103: Divorce due to Psychological Violence

March 18, 2022

Vulnerable group: women, children Human rights area: domestic violence, psychological violence This case is about a woman from Cluj county who retired due to health reasons and wants to get a divorce. Her husband is abusive towards her, provoking quarrels, refusing to cover the necessary expenses, and constantly complaining that the woman doesn't bring enough income, even […]

Case #102: Divorce in a domestic violence case

March 7, 2022

Vulnerable group: women, children Human rights area: domestic violence County: Tulcea A new case has been accepted through the Pro Bono Network for Human Rights. It is about a woman, mother of five children and a domestic violence survivor. The woman’s husband is dealing with alcohol addiction, thus having an extremely violent behaviour, both verbally […]

Case #101: 112 procedure not respected in a domestic violence case

February 28, 2022

Vulnerable group: women Human rights area: domestic violence, right to safety County: Brașov A new case was taken over through The Pro Bono Human Rights Network. The case it is about a lady, victim of domestic violence în 2018, who at that moment called 112 to ask for help, the aggressor being with her in […]

Case #100: Exclusive custody of children for a mother abused by her ex-husband

January 19, 2022

Vulnerable group: women, children Human rights area: domestic violence, family law, children's rights The case it is about a divorced mother from Dâmbovița county who take cares of three children, two of whom are minors. The lady lives with her children in a rented place, because she was evicted by her ex-husband from the house where […]

Case #99: Disability benefits for a child

December 20, 2021

Vulnerable group: children, people with disabilities Human rights area: disability benefits This case is about a woman living in Brasov county, mother of a disabled child and also his personal assistant, who needs legal assistance for pending trials and a lawsuit she wants to file. The issues that she intends to tackle are: (1) Two trials […]

Case #98: Single parent family facing foreclosure

December 20, 2021

Vulnerable group: single parent families Human rights area: housing rights, foreclosure A young man from Sălaj County, who lives with his father and brother, has contacted us after the forclosure proceedings were initiated illegally - according to him - regarding the property of his father. The latter has a criminal record, which has also contributed to a difficult situation in which the family […]

Case #97: Custody in domestic violence case

December 20, 2021

Vulnerable group: women, children Human rights area: domestic violence Mrs I, who lives in Cluj county, is married to an abusive man who repeatedly assaulted her. As she wishes to leave this abusive relationship, she wants to start a divorce trial, but for now, her priority is to obtain the custody of their child. The […]

Case #95 Divorce in a domestic violence case

October 5, 2021

Vulnerable group: women Human rights area: domestic violence, gender-based violence, intimate partner violence, family law, divorce This case concerns a woman who is subjected to domestic violence by her husband, who is also physically and verbally aggressive towards their underaged son. There is currently a restraining order against her husband, which is one of many […]

Case #94 Nonconsensual pornography (”Revenge porn”)

October 4, 2021

Vulnerable group: women Human rights area: nonconsensual pornography, violation of privacy This request for pro bono legal assistance comes from a young woman whose pictures with explicit content were unwittingly published on a social network. Following an online conversation, the applicant sent to the person she believed to be her interlocutor pictures in which she […]

Case #93 Domestic and sexual violence

October 4, 2021

Vulnerable group: women Human rights area: domestic violence, sexual violence, rape A new case has been taken over through the Pro Bono Network for Human Rights. It concerns a lady from Constanța County, a victim of sexual assault and violence by the former partner. Mrs. M gave birth prematurely due to the shock triggered by […]

Case #92 Gender-based discrimination (pregnancy) at the workplace

October 4, 2021

Vulnerable group: women Human Rights Area: discrimination, labour law Mrs. S. lives in Dolj County and is a victim of her employer's abusive behavior, which began when she became pregnant. After returning from her parental leave she was fired. Mrs. S challenged the dismissal in court and she won the case, so as a result […]

Case #91 Consumer rights

September 27, 2021

Vulnerable group: Roma people, families with more than two children at risk Human rights area: social inclusion, consumer rights A Roma family with an extremely low income had to subscribe to an internet service provider in order for their children to be able to participate in online classes. Later on, the internet service provider company […]

Case #90 Intimate partner violence: sexual assault

January 11, 2022

Vulnerable group: women Human rights area: sexual violence, gender-based violence, domestic violence The case concerns a woman who is a victim of sexual assault by his ex-boyfriend. She was sexually assaulted by him several times, the episode for which she contacted us taking place in April. She intends to file a criminal complaint and believes […]

Case #87 Housing rights for a person with disabilities

January 11, 2022

Vulnerable group: people with disabilities Human rights area: housing rights, social rights, disability The case concerns a gentleman from Brașov with a physical disability who, between 2011 and 2018, filed several requests to local authorities in order to have access to social housing, which he finally received in 2018. However, the building was in a […]

Case #86 The right to pension

January 11, 2022

Vulnerable group: elderly people Human rights area: pension rights The case concerns a 68-year-old gentleman from Olt county diagnosed with Parkinson's. In his workbook, the years 1989-1990 are not included. Following several requests to the archives of the former job for recognition of years worked, the applicant did not receive a favorable response, which he […]

Case #76 Domestic violence

October 20, 2020

Vulnerable group: women Human rights area: #domestic_violence, #housing It is about a woman, victim of domestic violence who was kicked out of the house by her ex-husband, along with the minor child. The woman needs court support to regain the home and remove her ex-husband. Attorney Doczy Rossler Eva (Harghita Bar) took over the case […]

Case #75 Emotional abuse

October 20, 2020

Vulnerable group: women Human rights area: #harassment A girl is blackmailed by her ex-boyfriend with the publication of indecent pictures if she doesn't accept to reconcile with him. In addition, the young woman claims that she is under constant threat by this man and wants to resolve this matter in court. Attorney George Zlati Michail (Cluj […]

Case #74 The disrespect of medical professionals

October 11, 2020

Vulnerable group: women Human rights area: #health A lady was denied a diagnosis and was disrespected by medics at a county hospital in Galati, where she went after contacting outside parasites. In addition, because of those parasites and the fact that the lady is hyperallergic, she had a glotic edema (swelling of the neck area […]

Case #73 Family abuse

September 16, 2020

Vulnerable group: women Human rights area: #habitation, #physical_integrity, #emotional_integrity A woman was physically and emotionally assaulted by her mother and was subsequently evicted in an abusive manner from her own home. In this respect, the woman needs legal support to recover her home. Attorney Cristea Smaranda (Iaşi Bar) took over the case and is offering […]

Case #70 Family abandon

September 16, 2020

Vulnerable group: women, children Human rights area: #child_support, #exclusive_custody Mrs. K. wishes to file a criminal complaint against her ex-husband for family abandonment by failing to pay child support for 3 years. As of January 2019, according to the last court order, the ex-husband should have paid child support in the amount of 1/6 of […]

Case #69 Right to pension of persons with disabilites

September 16, 2020

Vulnerable group: persons with mental disabilities Human rights area: #mental_health, #pension Mr. H. suffers from bipolarity. He was admitted on several occasions on the basis of the condition in question and claims that he has not received the pension which he should have received from the beginning of his classification in a degree of disability. […]

Case #68 Family abandon

September 16, 2020

Vulnerable group: women, children Human rights area: #shared_custody, #child_support The mother of two twin children managed to obtain, following the divorce, joint custody with her established residence and with the obligation of ex-husband to pay child support. However, the man has not fulfilled his obligation for more than a year, with the woman having to […]

Case #67 Technical unemployment

July 15, 2020

Vulnerable group: women Human rights area: #labour_law, #technical_unemployment A lady who was technically unemployed but who had also carried out some work from her home, refused to continue her work, while still maintaining her technical unemployment. The employer forced her to go on unpaid leave, threatening to dismiss her by dismissing her post if she […]

Case #66 Harassment of a transgender person

July 15, 2020

Vulnerable group: transgender person Human rights area: #harassment, #rent, #housing It is about a transgender person who lives for rent in Bucharest. The owner of the apartment began to ask for a higher amount for maintenance than they initially agreed and as stipulated in the bills during that period. Subsequently, the lady who own the […]

Case #64 Labour law after maternity leave

July 15, 2020

Vulnerable group: women Human rights area: #labour_law A lady who returned from parental leave in January 2020 was informed by the employing company that her post had been restructured since Octomber 2018, with the company undergoing a legal reorganization, a matter which had not been forwarded to her until then, although during the leave she […]

Case #63 Build without authorization

July 15, 2020

Vulnerable group: single parent family Human rights area: #habitation It is about a woman, the sole mother of a child, who has built, without authorization, a house for her and her child. Following several complaints, the person received an 8-month deadline from the city hall to demolish the building. However, this property is the only […]

Case #62 The right of inheritance of a disabled person

July 15, 2020

Vulnerable group: disabled persons Human rights area: #inheritance_rights A deaf-muted person has received as an inheritance an immovable property in which he currently lives, without having any other housing. The person wishes to have all the legal formalities regarding the transfer of the property on his behalf completed. Therefore, the person concerned needs legal assistance in […]

Case #61 Salary rights of a personal assistant

July 15, 2020

Vulnerable group: women, children, persons with disabilities Human rights area: #labour law The mother of a disabled child who holds the status of personal assistant claims that she does not fully benefit from the salary rights arising from this quality and claims to recalculate the salary of employment by granting a 15% increase and holiday […]

Case #60 Domestic violence

April 28, 2020

Vulnerable group: women, children Human rights area: #domestic_violence, #children_rights The mother of a disabled child was the victim of the former husband's domestic violence, along with her sharing custody over the child. The former spouse does not get involved in the provision of the insurance for the purchase of the medicines the child needs. In addition, the […]

Case #59 Discrimination

April 7, 2020

Vulnerable group: LGBTQ+ Human rights area: #discrimination, #work Mr. E. is a young transgender that lives in Galaţi County, who works in a cultural institution, being subjected to discriminatory treatment everyday. Recently, the young man received a negative assessment of his performance, without any justification, which he later challenged to the institution's management. The management response may […]

Case #58 Medical malpractice

January 28, 2020

Vulnerable group: elderly people Human rights area: #health, #malpractice Mr C. is retired and lives in Cluj County. He filed a complaint of malpractice at the Public Health Department Cluj due to the way in which a doctor handled his wife's case. In 2016, she was admitted to a hospital in a town in Cluj […]

Case #57 The parental rights of a single mother

September 10, 2019

Vulnerable group: women, Roma Human rights area: #parentalrights Mrs. V. is a single mother, she has a two-and-a-half-year-old son whose father went abroad for four years. The father is not fulfilling his parental obligations in any way, so Mrs. V. contacted the ACTEDO team to obtain in court the financial support that is needed for […]

Case #56 Appealing the assignment of a child's disability degree certificate

September 10, 2019

Vulnerable group: children, people with disabilities Human rights area: #health #socialrights Mr. F. lives in Cluj-Napoca and has a three-year-old boy who suffers from microcephaly, a condition that has severely affected his locomotor system and the development of his communication skills. The child has been treated by several neurologists so far and most of them […]

Case #55 Child support

June 8, 2020

Vulnerable group: women, people with disabilities Human Rights area: #domesticviolence #parentalrights Mrs. T. lives in Ilfov County and is the mother of an underaged child. She is not married and she does not live with her child's father, but she does live with her child and her mother. Mrs. T has a disability and her […]

Case #54 ENFORCEMENT ORDER WITH PROCEDURAL DEFICIENCIES

June 8, 2020

Vulnerable group: women Human Rights area: #righttohousing Mrs. B. lives in Bucharest and she contacted us regarding the enforcement of a judgement that puts her right to housing at risk. She claims that she was deceived into contracting a fraudulent loan which she must now pay back. Even though Mrs. B. filed criminal complaints and […]

Case #53 Discrimination of an LGBT person

June 8, 2020

Vulnerable group: LGBT people Human Rights area: #discrimination Mr. R. lives in Bucharest and is part of the LGBT community. He was fined by the police while he was in a cruising area and the following weeks he received through mail multiple reports for contraventions. He claims that the actions detailed in the reports are […]

Case #52 MENTAL ILLNESS DISCRIMINATION AT THE WORK PLACE (2)

June 8, 2020

Vulnerable group: women, people with mental health conditions Human Rights area: #discrimination #labourlaw #mentalillness Mrs. C. lives in Bucharest and claims that she was discriminated at the workplace because of her mental illness. She states that her individual labour contract was abusively terminated, without respecting the obligation to inform the employer about the decision regarding […]

Case #51 MENTAL ILLNESS DISCRIMINATION AT THE WORK PLACE

June 8, 2020

Vulnerable group: women, people with chronic illnesses Human Rights area: #discrimination #labourlaw #mentalillness Mrs. M. is living in Cluj-Napoca and claims that she was discriminated at the work place as her employer refuses to give her a promotion because of the illness that she was diagnosed with. Moreover, she was fired from her position as […]

Case #50 Children taken over by the Child Protective Services without reaching out to their relatives

May 15, 2019

Vulnerable group: children Human rights area: #childrensrights Mr. G. reached out to us after the three under-aged children of his uncle where taken by DGASPC Bihor after their mother's death and their father's disappearance. Mr. G. lives abroad and he tried to contact DGASPC Bihor in order to obtain more information about the children because […]

Case #49 Victim of human trafficking

May 15, 2019

Vulnerable group: women Human Rights area: #humantrafficking #abudction #deprivationofliberty Mrs. D. lives in Iași County and she was the victim of a criminal organization specialised in human trafficking from Iași County. Mrs. D. filed a complaint with the Police, which resulted in some of the traffickers being convicted, but not the leaders of the criminal […]

Case #48 HARASSMENT AND DISCRIMINATION OF A PERSON WITH A DISABILITY

June 8, 2020

Vulnerable group: people with disabilitie Human Rights area: #discrimination #harassment Mr. B. is a person with a disability, who works in a Mall, where he is constantly subjected to harassment and verbal insults by another employee. Mr. B. filed a complaint against the employee at the National Council for Combating Discrimination, which commenced an investigation […]

Case #47 Kenyan woman seeks assistance in order to divorce abusive husband

April 22, 2019

Vulnerable group: women Human Rights Area: #domesticviolence #violenceagainstwomen Mrs. M. is a Kenyan woman married to a Romanian citizen with whom she has a little girl. Mrs. M. is a victim of physical abuse perpetuated by her husband, as well as psychological and emotional abuse, with her husband forbidding her to visit her family in Kenya. She […]

Case #46 Room and board allowance for a child with special educational needs

April 22, 2019

Vulnerable group: children, people with disabilities Human rights area: #righttoeducation #disability Ms. G. lives in Gorj County and is the mother of a child with special educational needs, who is entitled to a 50% increase of the room and board allowance. Ms. G. submitted an application for an increase of the allowance and even though the law […]

Case #45 Single mother, victim of domestic violence, seeks to obtain the exclusive custody of her children

April 22, 2019

Vulnerable group: women, single mother, children Human rights area: #domesticviolence #violenceagainstwomen Ms. N. lives in Timiș County and is the mother of two minor children. She divorced 3 years ago but the children and her continue to be victims of domestic violence. Ms. N. has reached out to the police several times and obtained several […]

Case #44 Single mother, victim of domestic violence, seeks custody of her child, who has been abducted by his abusive father

October 25, 2018

Vulnerable group: women Human rights area: #domesticviolence #violenceagainstwomen Mrs M lives in Cluj county, she is a Romanian citizen and is still married to an American citizen, with whom she has an under-aged child. They initially lived in the USA, but after several incidents of violence, the woman managed to return to Romania, but her […]

Case #43 Single mother, survivor of domestic violence, is requesting child support

September 24, 2018

Vulnerable group: women, single mothers, children Human rights area: #patrimonialrights #violenceagainstwomen The applicant, a domestic violence victim, is a single mother of two, one of which is a minor. The aggressor, who is her children’s’ father, refuses to pay child support for his 3 year-old daughter. Because of her precarious financial situation and the fear […]

Case #42 The right to housing of an elderly person

August 10, 2018

Vulnerable group: elderly persons Human rights ares: the right to housing Mrs R. is an elderly person living in her parents' house in Bucharest, where through an inheritance she acquired the status of life tenant, while the property was allotted to Mrs R.'s son and his wife. After the death of Mrs R.'s son, her daughter-in-law […]

Case #41 The right to education of a child with a disability

August 10, 2018

Vulnerable group: children, persons with disabilities Human rights area: right to education M. is a teenager from Dâmbovița county who, as a result of an accident which left her with a rare form of epilepsy, can no longer attend high school. Her parents have requested homeschooling for M. with the County Centre for Educational Resources […]

Case #40 Sexual harassment at the workplace

August 9, 2018

Vulnerable group: women Human rights area: sexual harassment Ms G. has been subjected to abuse at her workplace by her former boss, who also demanded sexual favours in exchange for certain company-related privileges. The applicant has several recordings of her discussions with her former boss and she has already made complaints with the competent authorities in Buzău, where […]

Case #39 Repatriation of Romanian citizens

May 22, 2018

Vulnerable group: refugees Human rights area: repatriation of Romanian citizens Ms. M. and her two adult sons, all Romanian citizens, are refugees in The Republic of Guinea. The applicant moved to Guinea before 1989 and both of her sons were born there. After the Romanian Embassy in Conakry closed down during the Liberian war, none of […]

Case #38 Discrimination of an HIV-positive person tackled at the National Council for Combating Discrimination

March 22, 2018

Vulnerable group: persons with disabilities Human rights category: #harassment, #discrimination The applicant is HIV-positive and suffers from a serious disability. He works at the local mall, where an employee from a nearby shop subjects him to discrimination and insults related to his health state on a daily basis and usually in front of customers. The applicant has […]

Case #37 Potential medical negligence resulting in the death of a patient

March 19, 2018

Vulnerable group: elderly people Human rights area: #righttolife The applicant claims that her mother died as a result of medical negligence. Although the woman arrived at the hospital with alarming symptoms, among which incoherence and fainting, the applicant claims that the doctors did not examine her properly and sent her home shortly after. On the way […]

Case #36 Forced hospitalization in a psychiatric hospital and abuse against an elderly person

March 15, 2018

Vulnerable group: elderly people Human rights area: #health #righttoprivacy The applicant claims that her mother was hospitalized in a psychiatric hospital and was treated with drugs for non-existent diseases (schizophrenia and hepatitis B), was prevented from communicating with her family, was physically and verbally abused, had her domicile changed without her consent and was denied […]

Case #35 Misevaluation of disability degree

March 12, 2018

Vulnerable group: persons with disabilities Human rights area: #health, #socialrights The applicant, a person who suffers, since birth, from a neurological impairment, has held until recently a certificate classifying his condition as a 2nd degree disability (marked handicap). After his last reassessment his doctor advised to adjust the category of his handicap to 1st degree […]

Case #34 Misdiagnosis and malpractice in mental health case

March 12, 2018

Vulnerable group: women, elderly people Human rights area: #health Ms. L. claims that she, along with her mother, were misdiagnosed with depression by a Romanian psychiatrist, after less then half an hour examination. Subsequently, they received a treatment based on psychotropic drugs. Soon after, her mother committed suicide and the applicant herself had 2 suicide attempts […]

Case #33 Recognition of Romanian citizenship for a foreign minor

March 12, 2018

Vulnerable group: children, persons with disabilities Human rights area: #recognitionofcitizenship The applicant, a Romanian citizen, is the mother of a 9 year old who was born in Canada. The Romanian authorities have constantly refused, for various reasons, to issue a Romanian birth certificate to the child. Without a personal identification number, the minor is enrolled […]

Case #32 Social housing for a single mother

January 18, 2018

Vulnerable group: women, single mothers Human rights ares: #housingrights #discrimination Ms. A., mother of 2 under-aged children, one of whom was born with a serious disability and who are currently living in one of Cluj-Napoca’s shelters for the homeless, applied with the city hall of Cluj-Napoca for social housing. Following the evalution of the Local […]

Case #31 The right to information and screening during pregnancy

January 18, 2018

Vulnerable group: women Human rights ares: #malpractice #health The suppliant, mother of a 10 month-old who was born with a serious disability (hydrocephalus) followed by a spinal affection, intends to enact the criminal liability of the physician who monitored her pregnancy, along with the criminal liability of the hospital he is working for. Although the woman went […]

Case #30 Workplace Harassment

November 4, 2017

Vulnerable group: women Human rights ares: #harassment #discrimination Mrs S lives in Bucharest and claims to be a victim of workplace harassment and discrimination, having been submitted to humiliating treatment, sexual advances, offensive remarks, and unjustified nonpayment of salary. The suppliant has several pieces of evidence that support her claims, such as audio recordings and written correspondence that […]

CASE #29 REPATRIATION OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VICTIMS

July 12, 2017

Vulnerable group: women Human rights area: #violenceagainstwomen #domesticviolence Ms. C., a Romanian citizen, is the mother of three daughters who have been living in Palestine with their father, who has subjected them to violence and abuse, causing them to flee home. The girls are all Romanian citizens but they do not possess documents in that sense, […]

Case #28 Custody in a Domestic Violence Case

June 28, 2017

Vulnerable group: women Human rights area: #violenceagainstwomen Mrs I. lives in Cluj-Napoca and is the mother of a two year-old girl and a victim of her husband's violence, whom she is currently divorcing for this reason. Mrs. I has contacted the Police several times and has certificates proving the violence she has suffered. The criminal investigation […]

Case #27 Patrimonial rights of a person with disabilities

February 16, 2017

Vulnerable group: persons with disabilities Human rights category: #patrimonialrights #disability The current curator of F.B., a person with disabilities, wants to obtain in court the patrimonial rights which F.B. should have received in the last years. After the death of F.B.’s parents, he was supposed to receive a pension as a descendant. However, the pension was collected by his […]

Case #25 Thai mother requests entrustment of her son

January 17, 2017

Vulnerable group: children, women. Human rights area: #parentalrights Miss M., a Thai woman residing in the UK, has requested legal assistance for her son to be entrusted to her, after he was taken without her consent to Romania by his father, where he is currently living. After a trial in British courts, Miss M. obtained […]

Case #24 Forced evictions

October 14, 2016

Vulnerable group: Roma Human rights category: #housingrights #forcedevictions A new case of forced evictions has reached ACTEDO after 6 Roma families from Arad county were forced to leave the house they rented and used for 40 years. The reason? The factory which lodged them was bought by an investor in June 2016 and the 20 […]

CASE #23 DISCRIMINATION BASED ON DISABILITY

August 31, 2016

Vulnerable group: people with disabilities Human rights category: #discrimination Mr. M, a candidate for mayor in Iaşi County claims that he is discriminated against by one of his counter candidates because of his disability. The latter published an article in a local newspaper, accusing him of illegally obtaining his disability certificate with the sole purpose […]

CASE #22 SOCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR SCHOOL CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES

August 31, 2016

Vulnerable group: children, people with disabilities Human rights category: #disability #socialwork #education An association from Sibiu wishes to help disabled children from Mureș County to have the social assistance that they are entitled to by law. Children and young adults who go to school and have special educational needs have the right to a daily […]

CASE #21 POLICE HARASSMENT

August 31, 2016

Vulnerable group: women, people with disabilities Human rights category: #harassment #officialmisconduct Mrs. A lives in Mureş County and has a physical disability. On one of her medical visits to Cluj-Napoca she was stopped by bus ticket inspectors and escorted to the Police station, under the accusation that she refused to present an ID. Mrs. A. […]

CASE #20 THE RIGHT TO MEDICAL ASSISTANCE

August 31, 2016

Vulnerable group: children, persons with chronic illnesses Human rights category: #health #righttomedicalassistance Mr. M lives in Germany with his daughter who suffers from heart disease. In 2010, when they were living in Galați and his daughter was under-aged, he requested a heart transplant be performed abroad for his daughter, through the E112 Form of the […]

CASE #19 SEXUAL VIOLENCE AGAINST A MINOR

August 31, 2016

Vulnerable group: children, women Human rights category: #violenceagainstwomen #sexualviolence In the summer of 2015, C. was 16 years old and living in a foster care center in Galați County. After having sexual relations with a 23 year-old man, he blackmailed her and coerced her to send him intimate photos. Under the threat of making the […]

CASE #18 THE RIGHT TO A PERSONAL CAREGIVER FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

August 31, 2016

Vulnerable group: elderly, persons with chronic and professional illnesses Human rights category: #health #personalcaregiver Mr. C and his wife are elderly people and they live in Mureş County. He suffers from Parkinson disease and his wife is his main caretaker. The law allows his wife to be hired as her husband’s personal caregiver, but only […]

Case #17 Living conditions, Elderly people

August 31, 2016

Vulnerable group: elderly people Human rights category: #livingconditions Mr G. is retired and finds himself at risk of not being able to cover subsistence expenses, as he has no income. His two sons refuse to help him, although they have the financial means to do so. Based on the provisions of the New Civil Code, parents […]

CASE #16 ACCESS TO EDUCATION OF CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES

August 31, 2016

Vulnerable group: children, people with disabilities Human rights category: #disability #education Unheard Voices Association (Asociația Voci Neauzite) from Cluj-Napoca offers support for disabled children’s right to education. They have documented the cases of 12 children who are discriminated against at school and whose rights to education and transportation are not respected by the public institutions […]

CASE #15 INVOLUNTARY COMMITMENT

August 31, 2016

Vulnerable group: people with chronic and professional illnesses Human rights category: #involuntarycommitment Mr. T lives in Cluj-Napoca. He was diagnosed with schizophrenia and, for the last few months, against his parents’ advice, has chosen to follow an alternative treatment. As a result, Mr. T was hospitalized without his consent for two weeks in the restricted […]

CASE #14 VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN, HARASSEMENT

August 31, 2016

Vulnerable group: women Human rights category: #violenceagainstwomen #harassment Mrs. A lives in Braşov and is the mother of two underaged children. When she attempted to separate from her partner, he became abusive, threatened her and tried to kidnap her. Fortunately, passersby came to her rescue and accompanied her to the Police station to have […]

CASE #13 ACCESS TO EDUCATION OF CHILDREN WITH AUTISM

August 31, 2016

Vulnerable group: children, people with chronic and professional illnesses Human rights category: #education Mrs. L lives in Dej and has two children. One of them, a little girl with autism, is enrolled in school but her parents decided to homeschool her. This was the solution that Mrs. L deemed appropriate given the school’s schedule and […]

CASE #12 PARENTAL RIGHTS

August 31, 2016

Vulnerable group: women, children Human rights category: #parentalrights After a relationship that lasted until April 2014, Mrs. C became the mother of a little girl. The father refused to meet the girl and be involved in her upbringing, although he is compelled to by the law as the biological father. Mrs. C lives in Mureş […]

CASE #11 PARENTAL RIGHTS

August 31, 2016

Vulnerable group: children, families at risk Human rights category: #parentalrights Spanish authorities have decided to take into the state’s custody two Romanian children living in Spain. At the time, they were being cared for by their maternal grandmother, as their mother was temporarily in Romania and their father in prison. Romanian authorities have repeatedly asked […]

CASE #10 PARENTAL RIGHTS

August 31, 2016

Vulnerable group: women, children Human rights category: #parentalrights Mrs. V lives in Mureş County and is the mother of a child whose custody has been given to the father. The father does not live in Romania, he works abroad, and the child is raised by the paternal grandparents. Mrs. V wants to regain the custody […]

CASE #9 DETENTION CONDITIONS

August 31, 2016

Vulnerable group: detainees Human rights category: #detentionconditions Mrs. T is the mother of a young Romanian man who, together with his friend, has been sentenced to 23 years and a half in a Turkish prison for fraud. They wish to be repatriated to Romania to serve the rest of their sentence in their home country, […]

CASE #8 ACCESSIBILITY OF PUBLIC SPACES

August 31, 2016

Vulnerable group: people with disabilities Human rights category: #accessibility A number of NGOs from Bucharest, among which OPTAR and ActiveWatch, have taken action against the lack of proper accessibility of public spaces for disabled people. Although there is a law stipulating the construction standards and facilities for disabled people which civil buildings and urban public […]

CASE #7 DISCRIMINATION AGAINST ROMA, HOUSING RIGHTS

August 31, 2016

Vulnerable groups: Roma Human rights category: #discrimination #housingrights Mrs. D lives in Cluj-Napoca together with her mother, husband, siblings, children and nephews (a total of 10 people) in an apartment building. As early as 2007, Mrs. D’s mother has suspected the building administrator of miscalculating their maintenance expenses and their penalties. An inspection conducted by […]

CASE #6 HOUSING RIGHTS

August 31, 2016

Vulnerable group: elderly people Human rights category: #housingrights Mr. O lives in Cluj-Napoca, but he is facing homelessness as a result of his home being on the verge of foreclosure. Due to his inability to pay the CEC bank credit he has taken for the property, the latter was sold for a price much lower […]

CASE #5 FORCED EVICTIONS

August 31, 2016

Vulnerable group: Roma Human rights category: #housingrights #forcedevictions Several Roma families from Cluj-Napoca –approximately 80 people – are in danger of being forcibly evicted. They live in a building around which they have constructed informal settlements. The legal status of the building is unclear, given that some of the apartments have purchase agreements and registration […]

CASE #4 RELIGIOUS DISCRIMINATION

August 31, 2016

Vulnerable group: women, religious minorities Human rights category: #discrimination Mrs. V is threatened and harassed at her workplace due to her being a Muslim. She works in a demanding environment with severely disabled people in Constanța County, her harasser being an Orthodox priest. Mrs. G has been frequently subjected to disciplinary investigations despite her claiming […]

CASE #3 FAIR TRIAL

August 31, 2016

Vulnerable group: women, eldery people Human rights category: #fairtrial Mrs. M is a widow who resides in the rural area of Cluj County, and does not have any source of income. In 2013 one of her sons was murdered, and shortly after her husband passed away as a result of the grief and pain. The […]

CASE #2 VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN

August 31, 2016

Vulnerable group: women Human rights category: #violenceagainstwomen Mrs. G lives in Râmnicu Vâlcea and she is a victim of the ceaseless aggression perpetuated by her brother. He is currently under psychiatric treatment and has been prohibited from consuming alcohol, interdiction which he does not abide to. Mrs. G is not the sole victim, as her […]

CASE #1 VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN

August 31, 2016

Vulnerable group: women Human rights category: #violenceagainstwomen Mrs. D and her former partner lived together for 4 months in Călăraşi County, during which time she was subjected to physical violence. Mrs. D was threatened by her former partner as well as his friends, so that now she fears for her own safety and the safety […]