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IMPACT.org: Amplifying the Impact of Civil Society in Transylvania

The Pro Bono Network for Human Rights

Corporate Social Responsibility in action: partnerships for change - round table with NGOs and companies

November 27, 2023

On Thursday, November 23, we organized, together with the Cluj Francophone Business Club (CFAC), an interactive meeting with a number of socially responsible companies and NGOs from Cluj, entitled CSR in action: partnerships for change. We wanted to bring together civil society with the business environment to start building a bridge between these insufficiently connected […]

IMPACT.org: Amplifying the impact of civil society in Transylvania

July 3, 2023

On June 1st, ACTEDO launched the project "IMPACT.org: Amplifying the impact of civil society in Transylvania", implemented in partnership with the Francophone Business Club Cluj Association (CFAC). The shrinking civic space and a certain volatility of civil society in Romania leads to a low level of trust in NGOs and a poor understanding of their […]

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 #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 #129: Intersectional discrimination in accessing banking services

May 18, 2023

Vulnerable group: roma people Human rights area: discrimination (criterion: Roma ethnicity, level of education) A new case was taken over through The Pro Bono Network for Human Rights. It is about a Roma man who, trying to open a salary account at a banking institution, was refused on the grounds that he "cannot read and write", so it was […]

Case #128: Obtaining the accompanying allowance in court

May 16, 2023

Vulnerable group: people with disabilities Human rights area: rights of people with disabilities A new case was taken over through The Pro Bono Network for Human Rights. The request came from a lady who has a son who is classified as permanently blind and without a personal assistant. The lady tried in court to obtain the attendant's allowance by […]

Case #127: Legal assistance in a rape case

May 8, 2023

Vulnerable group: women Human rights area: crime against sexual freedom and integrity A new case was taken over through The Pro Bono Network for Human Rights. The case concerns a young female student who filed a criminal complaint with the police for the crime of rape. After attending an art exhibition, she went with several people she knew to […]

Case #126: Sexual and moral harassment in the workplace

April 26, 2023

Vulnerable group: women Human rights area: sexual harassment, moral harassment Bucharest A new case has been taken up through the Pro Bono Human Rights Network. The request came from a lady, a victim of sexual harassment in the workplace from 2021 until now. The requester reported the issue to her manager twice: the first time she was […]

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 […]

The Pro Bono Network for Human Rights is expanding: 132 member lawyers

July 25, 2022

From the beginning of 2022 until July, 24 lawyers from all over the country joined the Pro Bono Network for Human Rights, thus the total number of ACTEDO's collaborating lawyers reached 132. They became members following training activities conducted by our organization, the thematic workshops held this year, following a recommendation from other lawyers who […]

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 #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 […]

ACTEDO provides pro bono legal assistance for refugees from Ukraine

March 3, 2022

March 3, 2022. Equality and Human Rights Action Centre (ACTEDO), a human rights organization from Romania stands in solidarity with Ukraine and the Ukrainian people and provides pro bono legal assistance to people affected by the war started by Russia, joining the campaign "Lawyers for refugees ” of the National Union of Romanian Bar Associations. […]

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 #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 […]

Lawyers who joined The Pro Bono Network for Human Rights in 2021

December 30, 2021

In 2021, 9 lawyers from all over the country became members of the Pro Bono Network for Human Rights, the largest pro bono clearinghouse in Romania, dedicated to vulnerable people. In total, ACTEDO collaborates with 108 lawyers at the national level to resolve various cases of violations of fundamental rights. The lawyers who joined in […]

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 […]

Infographic The Pro Bono Network for Human Rights - 2016

February 21, 2017

ACTEDO wins the European Award for Local Pro Bono Impact!

November 22, 2016

November 17, 2016, Amsterdam. In a ceremony at the 10th annual European Pro Bono Forum, ACTEDO receives the European Award for Local Pro Bono Impact in recognition of its outstanding contribution to promoting pro bono lawyering and access to justice in Romania. The award, set up by PILnet (The Global Network for Public Interest Law), one of […]

One year of the Pro Bono Network for Human Rights

April 16, 2016

The clearinghouse run by ACTEDO, The Pro Bono Network for Human Rights, has completed one year of activity! It was a year of positively solved cases, of challenges and lessons learned, all of which we are pleased to present in The Pro Bono Network for Human Rights. Report: 2015 - The First Year of Activity. What you […]

The Pro Bono Network for Human Rights Wins 3rd Prize at the Civil Society Gala!

June 7, 2016

Monday, June 6th 2016, after a tight competition between many initiatives of nongovernmental organisations from all over the country, The Pro Bono Network for Human Rights was awarded 3rd prize at the Civil Society Gala, at the section Protection of Individual/ Collective Human Rights. The prize is a public recognition of The Pro Bono Network's […]

14 Letters sent to Romanian Public Authorities on Access to Justice

May 24, 2016

Following the launch of the 2015 activity report of The Pro Bono Network for Human Rights, ACTEDO sent 14 letters to relevant public authorities in the field of access to justice and development, such as: The Romanian Government, The Ministry of Justice, The Ministry of European Funds, The National Association of Romanian Bars, The High Court of […]

The Access to Education of Children with Disabilities

March 17, 2016

A.S. is the mother of a child with multiple disabilities, Cătălin, living in Cluj county. Every day, A.S. together with her boy, wake up at 5.45 AM, in order to get to school, in the city of Cluj-Napoca. The two get back home, at 9 pm in the evening, very tired, after having changed several […]

Legal Clinic - An Instrument for Defending Human Rights

December 22, 2015

December 11, 2015, Law Faculty, Babeș-Bolyai University Cluj-Napoca. ACTEDO organized a debate on the role of legal clinics in the professional development of law students across the country. Renowned speakers discussed how students can support public interest and why it is crucial for them to assume an active role in social justice. (Picture taken from www.clujust.ro) Associate […]

The First 10 Months of The Pro Bono Network for Human Rights

November 9, 2015

We have been active for 10 months now, which is just enough to give us something to talk about. Here are some results of our work together with our Pro Bono Lawyers work in the past 10 months, as well as some testimonies of those involved in this project: beneficiaries of pro bono legal assistance, […]

Training - "Pro Bono for Human Rights"

November 4, 2014

In Cluj-Napoca, ACTEDO dedicated the month of November to human rights and anti-discrimination. Two training sessions, with identical content and format, Pro Bono for Human Rights, were organized on November 14th-15th and 28th-29th at Ramada Hotel in Cluj. The two sessions were aimed at strengthening lawyer's abilities to tackle human rights violations and discrimination cases. All in […]

INTERSECT: Changing the Narrative of Discrimination

ROAR: Cybercrime Victims Empowerment

The Nongovernmental Network "Breaking the Silence on Sexual Violence"

VOCIARE: The Implementation of The Victim's Directive

Study Visit in Norway

Study Visit in Ireland

EGALIS: Gender Equality Through Social Change And Education

INTEGRIS: Integrated Support For Human Rights

Hate Speech against Roma and LGBT+ People in Romania 2019-2020. Policy Paper

August 9, 2021

This policy paper documents and exposes a concerning trend whereby Roma and LGBT+ people in Romania are marginalised and degraded through hate speech and hostile public discourse. The report tracks hate speech trends in respect to these two minorities in the period 2019-2020 against the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic. Hate speech is used as […]

INTERSECT – Changing the narrative of discrimination

November 4, 2019

The project "INTERSECT – Changing the narrative of discrimination" aims at fighting against discrimination of Roma, through activities on raising awareness on discrimination and its negative impact on society; and a strong component of empowering the Roma at local level and promoting their participation in developing, implementing and monitoring policies that affect them. It also […]

Training manual for victim support workers dealing with cybercrime victims

September 14, 2021

ACTEDO presents a training manual especially designed for victim support workers dealing with victims of cybercrimes. The manual may be used in training sessions and is organised in the following 10 modules: MODULE 1 - UNDERSTANDING CYBERCRIME PHENOMENA MODULE 2 - LEGAL FRAMEWORK OF CYBERCRIME MODULE 3 - VICTIMOLOGY AND IMPACT OF CYBERCRIME MODULE 4 […]

Procedures manual for victims of cybercrime and victim support workers

September 14, 2021

ACTEDO has published a manual on cybercrimes, especially created for victim support workers dealing with victims of cybercrime. The manual contains: > definitions and examples of cybercrimes > the legal framework on cybercrimes in Romania and Europe > theoretical perspectives for understanding this phenomenon > the cost and impact of cybercrimes > intervention models for […]

Project ROAR: Cybercrime Victims Empowerment

September 4, 2019

Between 1% and 15% of Europeans fall victim to a type of cybercrime yearly, which means that between 5 and 76 million people are affected by online fraud, identity theft, cyberbullying or online sexual exploitation[1]. The majority of these attacks go unnoticed and are not reported. Successfully preventing and fighting cybercrime involves an accurate understanding […]

Joint Opinion on the ratification of the Istanbul Convention

January 24, 2016

This joint opinion analyses various aspects and provisions of the Council of Europe Istanbul Convention which still require transposition into domestic law, without aiming to be an exhaustive or comprehensive analysis of the primary, secondary or tertiary legislative instruments or of the institutional framework which regulates this field. The purpose of this joint opinion is […]

Sexual Violence Referral Centres - Policy Paper

February 24, 2016

Almost 28.5% of women (3 million women) in Romania are victims of physical and/or sexual violence throughout their lives, and 6% of women (600,000 women) fall victim to sexual violence. Thus, sexual violence constitutes a matter of national public health which requires urgent action. Moreover, sexual violence is one of the least reported and sanctioned crimes. […]

Infographic - Sexual Assault Referral Centres

February 24, 2016

With this infographic, we aim to highlight the obstacles that a victim of sexual violence face, in Romania, from the difficulty in obtaining a medical certificate to filing a complaint or accessing basic healthcare and legal aid. There is an urgent need for sexual violence referral centres in Romania which are able to provide integrated services. As part and coordinators of the NGO Network, Breaking the Silence against Sexual Violence we advocate for the respect of human rights of the victims of sexual violence and urge the authorities to take measures.

The Conclusions of the Conference "Sexual Violence: Challenges and Solutions in the Context of the Ratification of the Istanbul Convention" - Febr. 23, 2016

March 1, 2016

Bucharest, Febr. 24, 2016 - The nongovernmental organisations members of the national network Breaking the Silence on Sexual Violence organised yesterday, February 23, 2016, a conference regarding the protection of victims of sexual violence and the Romanian state's obligations in the area of gender-based violence. The Conference "Sexual Violence: Challenges and Solutions in the Context of […]

ACTEDO is Breaking the Silence on Sexual Violence

April 30, 2014

Sexual Violence in Romania In Romania, approximately 4 out of 20 women are victims of a sexual aggression throughout their lives, as a recent study by the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights shows. The same study points to the fact that merely 5% of violent attacks on women are reported to the Police and […]

VOCIARE Report: The Implementation of The Victims' Directive in Romania

August 8, 2019

We are pleased to announce the successful completion of the European project Vociare: Victims of Crime Implementation Analysis of Rights in Europe, coordinated by Victim Support Europe (VSE) and The Portuguese Association for Victim Support (APAV), in which ACTEDO was a partner, together with 20 other organisation across Europe. The goal of the project, which […]

Study Visit in Norway: Legal Aid for Refugees and Immigrants

May 12, 2016

Between 20-25 April, ACTEDO went to Norway on a study visit to learn more about how Norwegian NGOs and institutions provide legal aid and otherwise assist refugees and immigrants, a particularly relevant topic in the context of the current refugee crisis in Europe. The study visit was funded with the help of EEA Grants through the Fund for Bilateral Relations, […]

Study Visit in Norway: Legal Aid for Refugees and Immigrants

May 12, 2016

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Handbook for Secondary School Teachers: Teaching and Integrating Gender Equality in the Classroom

August 14, 2023

The handbook supports teachers in understanding the impact they have in the formation of an inclusive society, as well as providing concrete suggestions for integrating gender equality in the classroom. The handbook is primarily addressed to secondary education teaching staff, especially from middle school and high school, regardless of their specialization. At the same time, […]

Case #122: Harassment at the workplace

January 12, 2023

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 #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 #102: Divorce in a domestic violence case

March 7, 2022

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

Case #94 Nonconsensual pornography (”Revenge porn”)

October 4, 2021

Case #93 Domestic and sexual violence

October 4, 2021

We've started "EGALIS: gender equality through social change and education"

June 15, 2021

Through education we can change outdated mentalities and build a society in which girls and women have equal opportunities, respect and full rights. Education is the best way to prevent sexism, discrimination and gender-based violence. As part of the Coalition for Gender Equality we are pleased to announce that we have started the implementation of […]

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 Study #2 Pro Bono Legal Aid: Access to Justice for People with Disabilities - Disability Misclassification

August 29, 2023

The following story is completely real and belongs to a beneficiary of ACTEDO's pro bono legal assistance program, The Pro Bono Network for Human Rights, the largest pro bono clearinghouse in the country, dedicated to vulnerable people whose fundamental rights have been violated. The request for legal assistance came from Ioana, from Timișoara, whose mother […]

Case Study #1 Pro bono legal aid: Failure of judicial bodies to investigate a serious case of physical violence against a woman attacked on the street by a stranger

August 29, 2023

The following story is completely real and belongs to a beneficiary of ACTEDO's pro bono legal assistance program, The Pro Bono Network for Human Rights, the largest pro bono legal clearinghouse in the country, dedicated to vulnerable people whose fundamental rights have been violated. About 3 years ago, Elena was attacked and assaulted on the […]

First National Pro Bono Forum in Romania, a major conference dedicated to fundamental rights and social justice, organized in Cluj-Napoca

June 15, 2023

14 June 2023, Cluj-Napoca. The Equality and Human Rights Action Centre (ACTEDO), in partnership with the Centre for Legal Resources (CRJ) and with the support of the Cluj Bar Association, organised on Tuesday 13 June the first National Pro Bono Forum in the country, a large-scale conference dedicated to fundamental rights and social justice. The […]

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

June 2, 2023

NATIONAL PRO BONO FORUM: Fundamental rights and social justice in Romania in the context of the shrinking of civic space, Cluj-Napoca, June 13

May 25, 2023

In recent years, amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the war in Ukraine and the energy crisis, social and political polarization has been more pronounced than ever before, and many fundamental rights, especially those of minorities, have come under fierce attack from many social and political actors. At the global level, there is a stagnation or even […]

Case #129: Intersectional discrimination in accessing banking services

May 18, 2023

Case #128: Obtaining the accompanying allowance in court

May 16, 2023

Case #127: Legal assistance in a rape case

May 8, 2023

Case #126: Sexual and moral harassment in the workplace

April 26, 2023

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

March 22, 2023

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

February 16, 2023

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

January 13, 2023

Case #121: Legal advice for a refugee from Ukraine

January 12, 2023

Case #118: Legal assistance for acquiring Romanian citizenship

December 12, 2022

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 […]

RECOMMENDATIONS Free access to justice for vulnerable groups in a democratic judicial system

November 22, 2022

In November, ACTEDO and the Center for Legal Resources (CRJ) launched a study on access to justice for vulnerable groups, which identifies a series of legislative gaps in the field and proposes concrete measures, including legislative changes, to improve access to justice. The study is designed for lawyers, magistrates and other legal professionals, as well […]

REPORT Free access to justice for vulnerable groups in a democratic judicial system

August 14, 2023

"Globally, it is estimated that almost four billion people live outside the protection of the law, mostly because of poverty or because they are marginalized by society.[1] In Romania, in 2020, 35.8% of the population lived at the poverty line and at risk of social exclusion, the highest proportion in the European Union, where the […]

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 […]

Round table, Cluj Bar: Free access to justice for vulnerable groups, in a democratic judicial system

November 17, 2022

Equality and Human Rights Action Centre (ACTEDO), the Center for Legal Resources (CRJ) and the Cluj Bar Association will organise on Thursday, November 24, 2022, between 1:30 p.m. and 6:00 p.m., at the headquarters of the Cluj Bar Association, on Pavel Roșca Street, no. . 8, a round table, entitled: Free access to justice for […]

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 #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 #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 […]

The Pro Bono Network for Human Rights is expanding: 132 member lawyers

July 25, 2022

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 […]

Human rights training sessions (March-April 2022)

April 20, 2022

In March and April 2022, ACTEDO, with the support of CRJ, organized a series of three training sessions of two days each in three cities in the country (Cluj-Napoca, March 25-26; Constața, April 8-9, and Brașov, April 15-16). The sessions were entitled Protection of fundamental human rights in the current context and were addressed to […]

Case #104: Pregnancy discrimination in the workplace

March 21, 2022

ACTEDO provides pro bono legal assistance for refugees from Ukraine

March 3, 2022

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 […]

Lawyers who joined The Pro Bono Network for Human Rights in 2021

December 30, 2021

"Strategic Human Rights Cases. Justice in Support of the Citizen"- Official Launch of the project INTEGRIS: Integrated Support for Human Rights

November 25, 2021

On the occasion of European Pro Bono Week*, on November 25th, 2021, ACTEDO and the Center for Legal Resources (CRJ), with the support of ACCEPT, ANAIS and The Pro Bono Network for Human Rights, officially launched the project INTEGRIS: Integrated Support for Human Rights, with an online event called: Strategic Human Rights Cases. Justice in […]

Workshop: Inclusion and Nondiscrimination of LGBTQ People

November 5, 2021

Thursday, November 4th, 2021, ACTEDO, together with the Center for Legal Resources (CLR), with the support of [H]LGBTQ United Brasov, organized a workshop dedicated to support service providers for people in vulnerable situations, entitled: Inclusion and Nondiscrimination of LGBTQ People. The workshop was built around the main issues that the LGBTQ minority (lesbians, gays, bisexuals, transgender people, queer […]

Workshop: Good Practices for the Protection and Support of Survivors of Domestic Violence

October 29, 2021

Thursday, October 28th, 2021, ACTEDO, together with the Center for Legal Resources (CLR), with the support of The Eastern European Institute of Reproductive Health (IEESR) and the Association for Liberty and Equality of Gender (A.L.E.G.), organized a workshop dedicated to support service providers for people in vulnerable situations, entitled: Good Practices for the Protection and […]

Workshop: The Roma Minority - (Non)discrimination, Housing Rights and Hate Speech.

October 22, 2021

Thursday, October 21st, 2021, between 17:00 and 19:00, ACTEDO, together with the Center for Legal Resources (CLR), organized a workshop dedicated to providers of support services for people in vulnerable situations, entitled: The Roma Minority: (Non)discrimination, Housing Rights and Hate Speech. The workshop was built around current problems and solutions to ensure the inclusion of […]

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

October 4, 2021

Case #91 Consumer rights

September 27, 2021

ACTEDO launches a database with assistance services at the national level for people in vulnerable situations

September 16, 2021

ACTEDO provides a database with national assistance services for people in vulnerable situations, for example: The database contains the following types of services – most of them free – grouped as follows: [1] The information in this section comes from research carried out by the Center for Legal Resources (CRJ) within the project VICToRIIA: Best […]

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 […]

INTEGRIS Project: Integrated Support for Human Rights

April 8, 2021

On April 1st, the project titled "INTEGRIS - Integrated Support for Human Rights'', coordinated by ACTEDO and implemented in partnership with the Centre for Legal Resources (CRJ), was launched. The project aims to support and strengthen the capacity of vulnerable groups to exercise and defend their fundamental rights and to combat discrimination. The main beneficiaries […]